Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 16:07:08 -0600
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From: bueses <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: Searching the archives, suggestions for successful searching
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on 9/7/06 3:52 PM, Jake de Villiers at crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM wrote:
> Well, that would be lovely Tom, but I'm not the only one who finds that
> impractical or there would be plenty of chatter about it on the List. I'm
> looking for a simple weekend outing.
Jerome Jamboree, 9/15-17????- 300+- vw buses, vans in one place for a simple
weekend- & it's only 600 miles from moi in SLC.
Grin,
Tom B.
>
> I'd be happy with a Regional Gathering along the lines of what Ben has going
> on in Frisco or a Buses by the Bay sort of thing.
>
> I know there are at least 50 of us in the Seattle to Vancouver corridor;
> heck, I see 3 to 6 at every bluegrass festival we go to.
>
> Just dreaming, Jake
>
> On 9/7/06, bueses <bueses@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> on 9/7/06 2:02 PM, Jake de Villiers at crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COMwrote:
>>
>>> That would be fun. If I ever get any time I'm going to try to organise
>> a
>>> PNW get together in southern BC or northern Washington. I've met a few
>>> listees who live nearby, but a Campout might be entertaining.
>>
>>
>> I thought it was a unanimous vote to meet somewhere in Oklahoma that Joy
>> recommended?
>>
>> Grin,
>>
>> Tom B.
>>>
>>> George Thorburn's idea was good, just mis-located. Hey George, how's
>> your
>>> van?
>>>
>>> Jake
>>>
>>> On 9/7/06, bueses <bueses@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> ...............
>>>>> :::The archive have a search feature. Click on the link from the
>> base
>>>>> :::page that reads "Search the archives."
>>>>> :::
>>>>> :::At least 90% of the time you will get better info and get it sooner
>>>> by
>>>>> :::searching the archives for a half hour to an hour than you will by
>>>>> :::posting and waiting for people to reply to your problem. For many
>>>>> :::problems you can find the answer in about the same time it takes to
>>>>> :::write and post the email asking the question.
>>>>> :::
>>>>>
>>>>> Ah, but Sam, you miss the point! Posting is a social experience, you
>>>> get to
>>>>> bond with the other vanagonauts and feel yourself the member of an
>> elite
>>>> and
>>>>> arcane tribe!
>>>>>
>>>>> Whereas searching is a solitary, indeed lonely experience, with none
>> of
>>>> the
>>>>> warmth of human contact that you get from conferring with your
>>>> cyberbuddies
>>>>> on the list...
>>>>
>>>> I couldn't have said it better!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Tom B.-actually talking face to face w/ your cyberbuddies is an even
>> more
>>>> radical phase these days?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jake
>>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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