Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:14:26 -0700
Reply-To: Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From: Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject: Re: AC ego disaster, pig killing cold
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Jim,
You forgot to tell the younger ones, that killing pigs happened in January
because keeping the meet cold had to be about that time of the year. It was
before the fridge arrived to the US. In Europe they are still using this
time of the year. So, if you would ever try to take a tour with your
Vanagon Camper around the villages in Eastern Europe in January, you would
find a few feasts with good drinking, dancing and singing going on. Even
though they have a small fridge now. These wardrobe size fridges are only
in the US. Their fridge is not much bigger than the one we have in our
Westfalias. A/C and Power Stearing is still a unessential luxury over
there. We are having the best of this world here.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Felder" <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: AC ego disaster
>I remember hearing about that, particularly in little rural towns
> when dad would take his family back home to show the locals how he'd
> "made it" in the big city. I have heard from more than one person
> that dad ordered the windows to be rolled up as they passed the city
> limit sign, and they couldn't be rolled down until the family left
> town again, no matter how hot it got.
>
> Vanagon content: I went back to a small tennessee community where I
> once lived and gave my ex-neighbor a ride in my Vanagon that would
> have been in my 69 bus back when I lived there. His remark about the
> Vanagon's air conditioning: "It's cold enough to kill pigs in here."
> For those not familiar with the concept of killing pigs, it's
> normally done in the coldest days of january. And don't look at me. I
> don't eat 'em at all.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Jun 15, 2006, at 10:10 AM, Roger Sisler wrote:
>
>> No , it is a 85 westy with a gas 1.9. I only drive like it is a
>> diesel. I
>> am old enough to remember hearing that folks used to drive with the
>> windows
>> up in 100 degree weather to make their friends think they had a/c.
>> This was
>> back in the early 60's when a/c was still new.
>>
>
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