Date:         Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:43:54 -0700
Reply-To:     Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: How tall is a Vanagon Westy, anyway?
Comments: To: Sam Conant <samcvt@comcast.net>
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I 90 just east of Boston is called Boston Harbor. You must be thinking of
the Mass Turnpike Extension Allston Brighton area.

Hmmm.... just looked at the new map. They extended the Mass Turnpike
extension to go to the airport. Amazing.

My mistake.


tim ex  Medford Mass.

On 10/31/07, Sam Conant <samcvt@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> From experience, I've learned to not drive my Westy into cities where I
> plan
> to stay in hotels which have only underground or roofed parking
> areas.  One
> notorious one is located and spans I-90 just east of Boston.  It has a
> sharp, down-sloping and curved entrance and one can become easily and
> "scrapingly trapped" when trying to enter.  The hotel has only limited
> uncovered parking available.
> SamC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maggie Dew" <wildebus@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 12:13 PM
> Subject: Re: How tall is a Vanagon Westy, anyway?
>
>
> > My '85 has a taller front end - and with 15" tires it is at least 7
> feet.
> > I
> > can't park in any of the parking garages, like at the airport, etc.  I
> > can't
> > park in the garage at home either.  Sigh . . .
> >
> > Maggie
>



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