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Date:         Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:11:17 -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: /Window Tinting. Cut the curtains
Comments: To: Matt Thyer <matt_thyer@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <COL109-DS12C647239859093625E180EE9E0@phx.gbl>
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Of course its legal! Don't let the Chicken Littles get you down.

I spent years driving cube vans, dump trucks, five ton trucks and tradesman's vans, none of which had back windows.

I think you develop better traffic-monitoring skills when relying solely on the side mirrors.

Of course as always, YMMV

Jake

On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Matt Thyer <matt_thyer@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Heh, > > Yep Zeno is the name of my van. He's named after Zeno of Elea < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno_of_Elea> who is the Greek philosopher > who > invented the dialectic and, in context, wrote several paradoxes of motion > including "the arrow paradox". > > "If everything when it occupies an equal space is at rest, and if that > which > is in locomotion is always occupying such a space at any moment, the flying > arrow is therefore motionless." > > This is supposed to make me feel better when we're all stationary on the > side of some road together. I could be stationary at any moment regardless > of vector or momentum. > > And yes, I do sometimes drive with the blinds closed. Not sure if its > legal > or not, but no one's bothered me so far and if they do I'll happily offer > to > open them to the view. > > MT > http://zenoswagen.wordpress.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Michael Sullivan > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 12:07 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: /Window Tinting. Cut the curtains > > Hey, dave...Zeno is a listmembers van that was posted recenetly with the > new > solar panel setup and the pics showed it in the windfarm...you > member..right? Anyhoo...I see LOTS of GM conversion vans wth the shades > pulled on the road and I am not saying it is legal, just...what was it we > were discussing??? :-). > BTW-I work about 80 hrs a week and my clients are really getting me worked > up today so sorry if I can't elaborate more. Back to work. > Michael in San Antonio > 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' > > > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 2:02 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > > > What is Zeno? however, others have convinced me that some do drive > > without rear or side visibility, except for mirrors. I have seen many > > panel vans, and of course, large trucks (and motor homes) lack rear > > and side window visibility. That doesn't mean that those of us who > > have it shouldn't keep it. I'd certainly feel handicapped without as > > wide a range of vision as possible. DMc > > > > ---- Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > < But aren't the shades that folks use "see through"? > > > > David McNeely > > > > > > Didn't we just see Zeno with the shades in the back (the vertical > > blinds)? > > > Michael in San Antonio > > > 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' > > > > -- > > David McNeely > > >

-- Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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