Excited!

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike) 08/10/2017 at 11:15 • Filed to: Excited!, Snack Exchange

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Well Oppo, I am sitting here and typing up a letter to Borsuq, for those of you that remember him. He doesn’t post ‘round these parts anymore really, but I talk to him quite regularly through other channels. He’s been a huge help with my information/love/knowldge about FIAT 126s and other obscure Polish and Eastern Bloc cars, especially what I should look for when importing my 126 when the time comes, etc!

We talk about other non-car stuff as well, and we had the brilliant idea to do a snack exchange (plus some other non-snacky, car-related, country/culture/whatever-related stuff too! :D)

There is currently a box of the FINEST Canadian pre-packaged snack cuisine...plus some random other stuff. Hoping to send it tomorrow, and with Canada Post, shipping will probably be murder, but looking forward to my package from Borsuq in several weeks in return! :D Polish snacks and random stuff ftw! :D

Not posting any pics or descriptions of my things being sent to him until his package arrives, then you’ll see another post then! :D

CalzoneGolem > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/10/2017 at 11:17

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It better have Lays Ketchup chips.

Party-vi > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/10/2017 at 11:18

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I miss his FIAT posts.

Cé hé sin > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/10/2017 at 11:27

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I was wondering what happened to him. Did somebody here do something to send him away?

I miss his Shoebox updates.

Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/10/2017 at 11:28

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Glad to hear he’s OK.

Last I recall, the head gasket in his E320 puked, and he disappeared.

Send him some cinnamon gum and Dr. Pepper (both were difficult/impossible to find when I was there).

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/10/2017 at 11:38

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Let him know Oppo says hi and that we miss him and his tiny Fiat.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 08/10/2017 at 11:51

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The gasket had gone, but not badly...just a seep, he thought it was worse than it is. In fact, it’s still ‘busted’ as Borsuq put it :P

I could get some gum, but not sure if he is a gum person...as for pop, there are several Canadian companies that sell odd flavours I could send (cranberry raspberry Big8 ftw!), but I decided not to as I don’t know how carefully the box will be handled and I don’t want it to go flat or burst on it’s long trip to his place. He lives on the far side of Poland near the Belarussian border, so the package has a long journey to make!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Cé hé sin 08/10/2017 at 11:55

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Not sure on the first one and never felt my place to ask him about his choice! I hear about the little Shoebox daily though, he drives it whenever he can. It survived two almost-floodings in their garage at one point! :P

My two recent pics of it - both July. It found two friends! It is COMICALLY small next to that F-Type :D

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 08/10/2017 at 11:55

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Will do! :D

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > CalzoneGolem 08/10/2017 at 11:56

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Surprisingly, they already have ketchup chips in Poland he tells me! :O

CalzoneGolem > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/10/2017 at 12:03

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Yeah but are they Lay’s because they’re the best! We have ketchup chips in The States but they are no match for the Canadian Lay’s.

Also tell him I said, “Hi!”

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > CalzoneGolem 08/10/2017 at 12:23

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Will do if I have enough space in me box! :D

duurtlang > CalzoneGolem 08/10/2017 at 12:42

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There are Lay’s chips with Heinz ketchup flavour available in almost every Dutch supermarket, so it’s probable you can easily get them in Poland as well...

I’ve bought it quite often.

pip bip - choose Corrour > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/11/2017 at 08:46

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how is his 126?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > pip bip - choose Corrour 08/11/2017 at 09:13

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As far as I know, fine! He was going to take it to work today, but it is hella hot where he lives and he wanted the luxury of capitalist A/C in his Mercedes :P

pip bip - choose Corrour > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/11/2017 at 09:17

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convince him to drop in and say hi.