[AT] OT Re: HIGH IDLE now runaway cars

[Al Jones]

Charlie,

I had one of those Kodak cameras as a kid--probably my first camera.  It was the one where you could pull the backing off the print once it developed for a photo that was not as "bulky" as a Polaroid print. (Seems like Kodak called it the "trimprint.")  IIRC, we got a coupon from Kodak and I used it to buy myself a Kodak "Disk" camera.  They went from one weird format to another!!

Al


-----Original Message-----
>From: charliehill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>Sent: Feb 2, 2010 8:43 AM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] OT Re: HIGH IDLE now runaway cars
>
>David,  I had an old Kodak Handle camera.  If you remember it was a cheap 
>but improved knockoff of a polaroid instant print camera.  Well Polaroid 
>sued and won and Kodak had to stop making film for them.  I was sent a form 
>for the class action suit.  At some point they settled and sent me a letter 
>telling me I'd get $50 if I sent in the camera.  Then I got another letter 
>that said all I had to do was send in the metal name plate from the front of 
>the camera.  So I peeled it off and sent it in.   A few MONTHS later I got a 
>letter in the mail with coupons good for a total of $50 off the purchase of 
>a rather large amount of Kodak film products.
>
>At that point I had absolutely nothing but but some scrap paper and a Kodak 
>Handle camera in mint condition except for the name plate.  Of course that 
>made it useless as a collector piece so I threw the whole mess away.
>
>How much money do you think the $#%^#%^$#&^ lawyers got?
>
>Charlie
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "David Bruce" <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 6:55 AM
>Subject: Re: [AT] OT Re: HIGH IDLE now runaway cars
>
>
>> Of course they will come whether deserved or not.
>>
>> Sad thing is the only ones who really win from them are the lawyers.
>>
>> I've been "a party" in several class action cases (never as a principal
>> however)  and I think somewhere along the way I got a $20 off the next
>> purchase coupon.
>>
>> In my mind the jury is out on the idea of Toyota reacting too slowly to
>> the situation however there have been reports of  potential problems for
>> a number of years.  Regardless they are now the whipping boy just like
>> Ford and Firestone were over the Explorer roll overs, etc.
>>
>> David
>> NW NC
>>
>> Ralph Goff wrote:
>>> I guess we should have known the class action lawsuits against Toyota 
>>> would
>>> be coming.
>>> http://www.globaltvbc.com/Regina+lawyer+issues+class+action+suit+against+Lexus+Toyota/2508481/story.html
>>>
>>> Ralph in Sask.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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