Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:21:22 -0700
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: I are mades it [no real VC]
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Sure. There's very little VC.
But it gave me laff! Good stuff Mike.
I say make the most or your side of the garage. Put all your Vanagon
spare parts there!
You do have spare parts right? --- ;^)
Neil N.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, all!
>
> Al Knoll took a picture of me in front of Mellow Yellow during my
> drive-by visit. Then, by using some clever and advanced Photoshopping
> techniques, he substituted a picture of some old short fat guy in place
> of me. Just look at this picture:
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/j.michael.elliott/LadybugTrailer/photo#5234382659994281042
>
> Clearly, that can't be me.
>
> @ Stephen G.: This massive undertaking has been in the planning stages
> for a couple-three months, so there was plenty of opportunity to
> thoroughly botch the job. But so far, so good. The only hitch has been
> that the sellers did not get all the work done that was in the contract,
> e.g., didn't clean the house (it's a mess), and didn't hire an
> electrician to take care of the safety-related problems (aluminum
> wiring, wrong breakers in the panel). No worries on either, I'm hiring
> folk to take care of those things then will bill the seller back. If
> they don't pay the tab, I'll take 'em to small claims court. My family
> are a poor but proud people and not normally a litigious bunch but this
> is a bit much.
>
> (No Vanagon content so far . . . )
>
> @ Jake de'V.: While the "aerodynamic aids" on the front of Mellow Yellow
> probably have negligible influence on wind resistance, they have a great
> big fat influence on nighttime visibility: on a dark road the headlights
> to a far better job lighting up the bicycles than they do the pavement!
>
> (Not really Vanagon content, but consider black bikes if you want to
> mount them in front like I do ...)
>
> @ Maggie: I think that an antonym for "fun" is in fact "moving." So, no:
> it isn't fun.
>
> (Etymology ain't Vanagons...)
>
> @ Roger W.: I have heard of this fabled land of which you speak. Mayhap
> the Missus and I will pay a visit!
>
> (Jeez -- not a bit of content there, either ...)
>
> @ neil N: Unlikely that I'll have Vanagon workshop here. The two car
> garage will house Mrs Squirrel's car and tons of my cr#p.
>
> (Vanagon content? You be the judge.)
>
> @ Tom the BZ: 1. I passed a sign on the way that announced that this
> stretch of highway had been adopted by the "BZs of Lemoine." Relatives?
> 2. w/r/t analyzing effect of trailer aerodynamics on mileage -- screw
> that. Now that the Big Drive is over I'm content to drink beer and watch
> the sun set. Oregon is very close to beervana and I intend to appreciate
> that fact in full. You are welcome to visit and persue such scientific
> endeavors if you wish. I, personally, get cranked up over such things
> when they matter to me. Otherwise I'm content to watch.
>
> (Again, nothing worth bragging about VC-wise.)
>
> @ Phil Z.: The WetWesties ReUnion at Union, OR, is now within easy
> driving distance. I will see how our energy level is so shortly after
> our personal migration and whether we have sufficient wattage remaining
> in our batteries to pay a visit!
>
> (Invitation to WetWesties ReUnion/Bus Pilots Camp-out qualifies as
> Vanagon content!)
> --
>
> 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
>
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