Date:         Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:56:21 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From:         Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: The weekend whales of camping
Comments: To: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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Yes, I've noticed that pet size in inversely proportional to vehicle
size, as is driver size and cell phone size, in general.

People with proclivity for the tiniest tech toys are usually seen in
Suburbans and Escalades.

Dunno.

Jim


On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:52 PM, Michael Elliott wrote:

> Oh -- something I noted on my camping trip two weeks ago up the West
> Coast on Highway 1 from San Diego to Fort Bragg and back: On the
> weekdays I saw many, many Westies, driving and camping. But from
> Friday
> morning on through Sunday, the Westies thinned out, while the giant
> RVs
> and trailers hauled by bulky pickup trucks with clattering Diesel
> engines took over. Every one seemed to have a little yappy dog.*
>
> From my campsite at Kirk Creek campground, which overlooks the Pacific
> ocean, I watched the Gray Whales migrating south. They get as large as
> 52 feet long. Turning around, I could see the motorcoaches trundling
> north and south on the highway. Saw quite a few 52-footers there, too.
>
> *The smaller the dog, the larger the RV?
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>