Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 02:28:28 -0500
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Alaska (was RE: Vendors Come Through(DVW & Bus Depot)(no serious
VC))
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All of which reminds me of my favorite Alaska joke:
What's the state wine of Alaska?
I WANNA GO TO HAWAAA-IIII!
It's still Friday somewhere on the list, isn't it?
Joy
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Mark Tuovinen
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 4:48 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Vendors Come Through(DVW & Bus Depot)(no serious VC)
Don,
I figured that if you already knew what we need before we do, that you would
also have our credit card information. If you are going to let us down now,
then we will just have to take our business elsewhere, like Schucks, NAPA,
Carquest (insert your favorite chain store here).
As for life in Alaska let me correct a few false impressions. First, stop
looking at those maps that show Alaska as a small state in the Pacific off
the southern coast of California. Alaska is a large state, 1/5 the size of
the entire United States, and is attached to the continent on the western
edge of Canada. We like to remind Texans that get too full of themselves
that if we split the state into two individual ones, Texas will become the
third largest state in the union. As we are north and west of your location,
the correct term is UP there. It is true that some parts of the state do not
see the sun for a period of time each winter, this happens on the North
Slope, where the oil in your engine comes from. This feature is especially
handy for the oil companies as they can spill oil in November and nobody
will see it until the sun rises again in mid-January. The rest of the state
is so large and diverse that there is no one answer for the amount of
sushine that we receive
, much of it however does come in liquid form, hence Alaskans don't tan,
they rust. In my area, Anchorage, which by the way was named by none other
than Captain James Cook, mid winter days have no more than 5 hours of
daylight. We make up for this with numerous trips to Hawaii, a mere 6 hour
flight to the south thanks to a local charter company. We can afford to do
this because the state of Alaska wisely gives each citizen a check once a
year for a sum that has been between one and two thousand dollars almost
every year since 1982(?). For those that are aware of the "Pilgrim" family
currently battling the National Park Service over access rights to property
within a national park that they are purchasing for far more then its value,
the annual state dividend is how they are paying for the land. Sixteen
family members multiplied by the amount of the annual check is a tidy sum.
Back to the weather, all good things must come to an end, in the summer we
are tortured with 19+ hour
s of real daylight, and 4 hours of what you would call dusk. This allows us
to mow lawns, go fishing, climb mountains, hike, bike, run, kayak, etc, etc,
etc, 24 hours a day during our short summer season. This is also the real
reason why we live here.
Have a great day. Remember, it's FRIDAY!!!!!
Mark in AK
P.S. Alaskans love to talk about their state
----- Original Message -----
From: Don Deitke <DVWImports@AOL.COM>
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2004 6:29 pm
Subject: Re: Vendors Come Through(DVW & Bus Depot)(no serious VC)
> Mark ~ We will send all the the items you requested for the gang
> .If you
> need more time to make up a larger gang order feel free to do so .
> thats long
> enough .Please remit your card number & expiration and your order
> will go out
> yesterday to the gang By the way Mark is it true that down there
> in AK. you have
> to have the sunshine pumped in the winter ??? Caution a order this
> large may
> require 3 to 5 your cards
> Thanks Don @ DVW Have a nice evening
> www.dvwimportautoparts.com
>
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