Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 13:18:34 -1000
Reply-To: Mick Kalber <hotlava@interpac.net>
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From: Mick Kalber <hotlava@interpac.net>
Subject: Re: weak seat belt retractor
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Low? You think that's low? I thought $45 was outrageous! Used to be $25,
and I even thought that was ridiculous. Course some guy on Maui says it's
$72 there. Yikes. So how much is the fine where you are? Now, mind you I
am a seat belt fan just like you are and wear mine all the time, so it's not
really an issue with me... but that's why I want mine to work properly, so
it's not a pain in the ass when I put it on and take it off all the time.
In fact, this probably doesn't afect you now, but in the westys with the
swivel seats the attach end of the seat belt is way way down by the floor
and a real pain to attach each time, so I swapped out for a non-westy,
non-swivel seat model that had the end on a longer metal bar... probably
what your bus has now I assume. It's a lot easier to attach.
Love BC, man... don't know where Bowen Island is though... we come up as
often as we can to Vancouver and we especially love Vancouver Island.
Tofino and the national parks near there... too cool. a lot like here
actually except much cooler obviously... but black lava rocks and white sand
beaches. Very similar. Love the eagles, whales, and I'm a real seafood
freak... halibut, mussels, oysters... I have an old girlfriend that runs a
restaurant there called the Alleyway Cafe... right behind the bank in
downtown Tofino.
Ever go there? You probably know lots of cool camping spots near where you
live, eh?
There is a guy that rents westys here... but what you really need is a
syncro... most of the really cool beaches here are inaccesible without one.
Now the other islands are different... Maui and Kauai are much easier to
camp on than here. But there are some great places here if you can get to
em.
aloha!
Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
62 Halaulani Place Hilo, Hawaii 96720
ph. 808-935-5557 fax 808-935-0066
hotlava@interpac.net
www.volcanoscapes.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Tobin Copley [mailto:tobin.copley@ubc.ca]
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 12:28 PM
To: Mick Kalber; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Re: weak seat belt retractor
At 9:43 AM -1000 8/17/00, Mick Kalber wrote:
>Well... in Hawaii the fine for not wearing your seatbelt is $45... that's
>right, FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS!!! And it's enforced on a regular basis. The
>cops set up traps to watch specifically for people not wearing belts.
>Amazing, eh? Anyway, as you might guess, we wear our seatbelts here.
Wow. That is indeed amazing. Why would the fine be set so low?
Glad to hear compliance there is so high regardless.
Anyway, let me know if anyone gives you the skinny on a fix.
Love to go rent a westy in Hawaii some time, but I suppose a boat may
give a bit more flexibility... Looking forward to taking the young
family into Baja this February, so I'll still get my vitamin D this
winter, one way or the other!
T.
(Who absolutely would not still be on this earth if it weren't for my
seat belt!)
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Tobin Copley Bowen Island, BC, Canada tobin.copley@ubc.ca
'82 westy 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
'97 son Russell =============
'99 daughter Margaret /_| |__| |__|:| clatter
1995: 'Round US, Mexico, Canada 15,000 mi O|. .| clatter!
1996: Vancouver to Inuvik, NWT 7,400 km ~-()-==----()-~
Previous buses: '76 westy deluxe (Daisy), '76 westy standard (Mango)
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