Date:         Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:54:46 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Rescue Squad;
Comments: To: "John C..." <Trvlr2001@comcast.net>
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I think Joe Fortino moved to Oregon.  :-)

On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 10:07 AM, John C... <Trvlr2001@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi All,
> ( Resue Squad at work ! :o)
> I just updated my rescue squad info.
> On Larry's ( very neat ) site :o)
> ( tootin' my own horn ! ;o)
> No, not really ! :o)
> ( Very grateful? Yes ! :o)
> I was very honored to help and store a 84 Westy For a gal who broke down in
> the SLC UT area, While she got back to Canada (ahhh, Canada ! (  Ay  :o)
>  To
> make arrangements to have the bus picked up.
> ( sad for her, cuz she sold it. )
> ( Good for Justin cuz he drove all the way down to the US . & bought it !!
> :o) Thanks for the cold case, Justin !!! ;o) Say Ay to the USAy!  :o) It
> felt nice to give back a little, to a community that has given me Sooo Much
> !!!
> ( In Sooo many Ways !!! ;o) hee hee hee
> Thanks to Everyone !!!
> John C.
>
>
> OK, headed off to Death Valley
> PS:
> I may be givin' you guys a call !  ( see below :o) & good on us all that
> are
> on the squad list !!
>
>
> Displaying 3 closest volunteers in or near 89084.
>
>
>
> Nathaniel "Skip" Emmert-Keaton
>
> LAS VEGAS, NV 89103
>
> Phone: 702-253-7966
>
> Email:  <mailto:skip@skipemmert.com> skip@skipemmert.com
>
> Comments: We have a place to park, some tools, very little expertise, and a
> web connection to look for answers.
>
> Located 14 Miles from you.
>
> Near: 36.34 N   114.89 W
>
>  _____
>
>
> Andy and Cindy Blair
>
> LAS VEGAS, NV 89123
>
> Phone: 702-250-3581
>
> Email:  <mailto:andyblair@cox.net> andyblair@cox.net
>
> Comments: My mechanical knowledge is limited, but we can help with
> transportation and a place to stay.
>
> Located 20 Miles from you.
>
> Near: 35.99 N   115.16 W
>
>  _____
>
>
> Joseph Fortino
>
> LAS VEGAS, NV 89129
>
> Phone: 233.9981
>
> Comments: place to work and some tools/help
>
> Located 34 Miles from you.
>
> Near: 35.79 N   115.18 W
>
>  _____
>
> Any other contacts ?  ;o)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> A little Canadian "local" "COULEUR"  (F/C spelling :o) Why are Canadian's
> called Canucks?
> Ummm. Ver-y  In-ter-est-ing !!!
>
> Standard dictionaries like Chambers and the Oxford English Dictionary don't
> give an etymology.
>
> Cassell's Dictionary of Slang and Eric Partridge's Dictionary of Slang and
> Unconventional English think it may be a combination of 'Canadian' and
> 'Chinook', but this seems to be no more than a guess.
>
> Cassell's also mentions a possible derivation through French from the
> Hawaiian 'kanaka', meaning man, but it doesn't say why the French should
> have transplanted a Hawaiian word to Canada.
>



--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

Crescent Beach, BC

www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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