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Date:         Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:18:03 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: heading out tomorrow (NVC)
Comments: To: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <88C0E84C-D698-46AD-85CB-9B210EE99984@comcast.net>
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If they think Battle Mountain is the armpit of the nation, they haven't traveled around much !! There's thousands of places way yuckier than Battle Mountain, Nevada.

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Tom Buese Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 12:59 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: heading out tomorrow (NVC)

On Dec 5, 2007, at 1:37 PM, Eastman, Cecil @ ELM wrote:

> Ooh, Battle Mountain. The home of the world Human-Powered Vehicle > time > trials. Fastest time on a bicycle: 84 mph. That's MPH. Don't > try this at

Battle Mountain, NV (BM) also proudly advertises that fact that it was selected as "the armpit of the nation".

YMMV,

Tom B.-nicer than Lovelock, however?

> home. > > Cecil > > Cecil K. Eastman, CPA > Atwood Mobile Products > Plant Controller - Creation Windows > 574/264-3131 ext 104 > 574/264-9725 fax > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > Scott Daniel - Shazam > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 3:21 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: heading out tomorrow ... > > Well, I-5 in southern western Washington was flooded last night the > TV said. > Around Chehalis, between Olympia and the Columbia River. > You'd be better off to go east on 90 out of Seattle, then southish. . > I think I'd take that to Idaho Falls, then straight south on this > sweet > little remote two lane road, that drops right down to I-80. The > border town > there is JackPot, at the Idaho/Nevada border. > That's probably your most direct interstate route, Seattle , then > I-90 > eastward, then down to 80, then east. Battle Mountain, that's the > Nevada > town you'd access 80 at. > I love it out there !! Been there lots in a turbo diesel vanagon. > > What is an OEM 89 westy. You mean Original from the factory 89 > diesel westy > ? > And what is OEM stylized California decals ? > Pinstripping or ? > Scott > turbovans > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > Roger Whittaker > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 11:58 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: heading out tomorrow ... > > dear friends > tomorrow afternoon i will be heading out in my OEM 89 diesel > westie ... > she is white with OEM stylized California decal package ... > > leaving powell river bc (highway 101)in the early afternoon... > heading south to seattle washington (I5) > then south east to pick up 80 east bound to pemberville ohio > please advise of any serious impassable road i may encounter > please advise of any similar vehicles i should watch for in my rear > view ... > please wave and smile friendly like if you see my square headlights > yours > > -- > roger w > There are two kinds of jobs in the world: > Picking up garbage and telling people things. > Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) > ----------------------------------------------------------- > View the growing list of video work at: > http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners > and ... older work at > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257 > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364


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