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Date:         Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:13:24 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Can't see the forest for the fees?
Comments: To: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <94701.3544.qm@web33501.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Man, I go away for a few days and you guys get all political but I'll second that -

"Long live King Zoltan of Vanagon!"

On 7/21/07, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I vote to elect Zoltan to be King of Vanagon. > > Robert > 1982 Westfalia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: > > > Our "Democratically Elected Dictatorship" will > > do whatever they feel like > > without asking or caring about the ones who > > elected them. They can steel, > > lie, cheat, promise falsly, pass laws and rules > > and regulations unfavorably, > > and they even want to be reelected, while we > > have no chance to get them out > > for many years. It is a form of democracy, but > > not the one we should have > > in our times. It was what we had to accept > > when distances were great, > > communications were slow, could not reach most > > people at once as we can now. > > Today, it is outdated and the time of "Direct > > Democracy" is in and the thing > > that should have been already in practice. > > Kings don't want to be > > dismounted. So, we will have to deal with > > these local little kings until > > the system of the direct democracy is applied. > > Look it up in the dictionary. > > Vanagon content? Well, here on the list we are > > having direct democracy. > > Members are all reached at once, can vote or > > deal with problems all > > together, they all get the emails, only they > > don't interfere with the > > inputs, some only send in a message a year, but > > read all every day. See? > > Everybody is involved and can make decisions if > > asked. If we would want > > them all to send a short message just to know > > that they are there, we would > > be surprised of all the hundreds of emails that > > day. The silent majority is > > there and are with us every day, and feeding > > off our good messages all the > > time. Those who ask questions, ask in > > everybody's name. We all experience > > the same problems now or later or before. > > > > When I see someone put his/her hand on a Bible > > and makes a promise, to me it > > means that he can do a lot of bad things > > without us being able to fend them > > off. It means, no accountability. Trust, good > > character, and such noble > > traits are not around when money is involved. > > Mostly. > > The folks on this list are doing a noble deed. > > By choice. Our benefit is > > each other's company and all the good advice we > > get daily. > > Thanks for this genuine trustable group, who > > are all friends without shaking > > hands. > > Zoltan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Pensioner" <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 12:18 PM > > Subject: Can't see the forest for the fees? > > > > > > > Our esteemed governator is spelt Ahnold like > > he pronounces it. But don't > > > get me started on rocks and locks. > > > > > > Is this an Whoregon policy only? State > > stuff? or is it the Feds agin? > > > There was a NF fee system being tried out > > some years (3) ago wonder if > > > it's > > > the same thing. I'll check. I noticed that > > my parking was free with my > > > "geezer pass" and my campsite fees were half > > off. Only 10bux for the pass > > > with proper credentials (62 years on the > > clock) and it's lifetime deal. > > > > > > Do YOU qualify? Go gitchaself one! Best ten > > bux you'll spend in the next > > > fifty years or so. Have em put it in your > > coffin or pyre when you depart > > > (non transferable). At least get a parks > > pass now $80 BUX egad! but good > > > for a year. Thats only four visits to > > Yosemite, Jellystone and others. > > > > > > http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/passes/ > > > > > http://www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/senior.shtml > > > > > > http://www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/about-rec-fees.shtml#standard > > > > > > The 'geezer pass' is the old Golden Age > > passport. Now extinct. However I > > > have one squirreled away in Bessie the > > Charolais Camper (Syncro SVX) (RVC) > > > and use it often. For twenty years I bought > > Golden Eagle passes every > > > year, > > > thought the advantages far outweighed the > > original $20 cost when it > > > brought > > > FREE not half-off camping. No 'parking' fees > > or 'day use fees' for > > > ordinary > > > places then. Sadly all gone by. Now we > > support mumblers with tea towels > > > who take August off for $10B a month while > > the west is on fire and USFS > > > (branch of Department of Agriculture) goes > > beggin' for qualified personnel > > > and capital equipment like fire trucks, > > slurry bombers, caterpillars, > > > water > > > trucks, chain saws, helicopters...Dude! > > Where's my Country? > > > > > > BLM 'this land is your land' no longer fee > > free either. > > > > > > Al > > > > > > NF dispersed camper, ruffledgrouch, > > G.O.M.E.R, MAAGie RVN-Laos 61-63, > > > viejo > > > pescador jubilado, Proud Geezer Pass User. > > etc etc. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: > > 269.10.12/910 - Release Date: 7/21/2007 > > > 3:52 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com


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