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Date:         Thu, 25 Apr 2002 10:37:12 -0700
Reply-To:     developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Westy Tent Sale----
Comments: To: lbmelman <lbmelman@EARTHLINK.NET>
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No, opening mail for people who have abandoned a premises with no forwarding address is not illegal. It is the only way to find a person and the post office just throws the mail away I am told by them. I had a similar problem and asked the PO.

William

----- Original Message ----- From: "lbmelman" <lbmelman@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 1:27 AM Subject: Re: Westy Tent Sale----

> Perhaps the tent was not stolen but taken back by its rightful owner. > > By the way, do you open all mail that comes to your address regardless of > who it is addressed to? Just wondering, but I think that is illegal. > > > > on or about 4/24/02 4:57 PM joetruss@HOTMAIL.COM wrote: > > >This is fairly relevant: > > > >I was living in a house full of hippies a few years ago, and one of the guys > >living there drove a Jeep Cherokee. He special-ordered a rear-attaching > >tent from Jeep and had it delivered to the house. > > > >This was a nice enough guy, but he decided to leave town and not pay his two > >months of rent (my name was on the lease.) Soon after he left, his new Jeep > >tent arrived in a cool carry-bag, and sure, a Vanagon looked kinda strange > >with a tent that says "JEEP" in giant letters across the front attached to > >it, but it fit onto the sliding door side perfectly and the awning stretched > >out nice and smoothly at the far end, and it matched the blue and grey color > >of my Vanagon... > > > >Anyway, camping in a GL became camping in a two-room apartment with a front > >porch. Pulling off next to a stream in a deserted canyon, I could, in about > >ten minutes, set up my own little spread. It was Perfect, and thus began my > >belief that there is no reason for me to get a Vanagon Westfalia. > > > >I only wish I could find the a-hole who stole it while we were tailgating at > >a concert in Keystone... > > > >Get one of those tents--They make the whole thing that much better, in my > >opinion. > > > >Joe T. > >Denver, CO > >'85 GL "bertha" > >'66 Westy > > > > > >----Original Message Follows---- > >From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> > >Reply-To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: Re: Westy Tent Sale---- > >Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 17:13:33 -0600 > > > >William...I have a friend who has one of these. He has a family and they use > >the "attached" version most of the year, either to stay out of direct sun or > >wet weather. Particularly good for larger groups of adults that don't want > >to squeeze into the 4-sleeping situation in the van. He also has an awning > >and so this creates a little space but can be made open to create access to > >each area, in the tent or the van. I'm single so the awning which creates > >some shade/protection for me outside my van is more than enough. Different > >strokes.... > >They are very cool for those that like them. > >Bob Stevens > >'91 Westy > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > >Joe T. > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > >http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx


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