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Bob P.

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Bob P. last won the day on February 6 2018

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  • Your Drum Corps Experience
    Dips '64-73,
  • Your Favorite Corps
    Regiment, Cadets, Crown
  • Your Favorite All Time Corps Performance (Any)
    Regiment 2008
  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Montreal, Que., Canada

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  1. Denso parts are also used in BMW cars, for ex. air conditioner compressor and alternator.
  2. Listening to mechanics at a dealership is like believing everything you see on the internet - self serving on their part. BTW, a Denso starter is just a starter made by Denso, a japanese company. They are very good heavy duty starters. In practice, the less COLD starts/stops the better for the engine. There is no difference for a warm engine though, but there IS a difference in fuel savings.
  3. Nope, the engineers took that into account and "beefed up" the solenoid and the starter accordingly. I do find the feature annoying and contributing to a feeling of lack of control over the vehicle. But then I feel the same about automatic transmissions! I drive a 6 speed manual.πŸ˜‰
  4. You haven't been to the Olympic Stadium in Montreal for the worst sound. πŸ€” Since even the best of indoors is bad, I won't attend any DC presentation at an enclosed stadium.
  5. Thanks. Fran sent me a personal note responding to this, saying pretty well what you have said.
  6. Are you saying that you haven't seen all of these shows live? I find that hard to believe. Or, are you saying that these are you favourites? BTW,beside the 1972 Blue Stars, I have seen all of the others live.
  7. Agreed, but then I don't attend any indoor DC contest, because the sound is so bad. Even if held in San Antonio, which definitely is much more interesting than Indy, I would not attend. The last DCI chamionship I have attended was 2007 Pasadena, which definitely is way more interesting than Indy.πŸ˜‰
  8. Yes to Blue Stars. Drill was terrific and fit the music.
  9. If you mean 'habillement' or clothes, then you are correct. It covers both costume and uniform. Costume is a broader term, which includes uniform as a subset. If I were to wear an army uniform to a costume party it would be considered a costume. I don't understand why costume is considered pejorative. DC has always been donning costumes, they just happen to be military uniforms for the most part.πŸ˜‰
  10. Either on the road to Buffalo for our last contest or on the road back to home near Montreal after some 7-8 contests during our annual DC tour which would have started in Little Rock AR. Sigh, not this year.πŸ€’
  11. As a humble Canadian, I cannot (will not) comment on this!😷
  12. Well I guess that I am even older than you. As a process engineer, I first used Fortran 4 with punch cards. Moved to APL later. Still have my Texas Instrument Ti 81 or is that 61?πŸ€’
  13. I didn't know that you were a doctor!πŸ˜‰ Oh crap, its the engineer in me.
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