Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:50:04 -0600
Reply-To: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
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From: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Daughter Broken Down Just West Of Salt Lake City
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Scott, yup you got it. It seemed to me they should have planned to
leave a couple of days earlier, but one of the three passengers sprung
some news at the last minute that she needed to attend a wedding on
Saturday. Of course, I rear my ugly bald head and say, 'WTF?' But
Sunday departure it is, though we planned an early Sat. departure.
It's all good though. They were exposed and performed really well.
They are animated and have a great attitude. You and me would be under
the vehicle and would only enjoy Burning Man after we succeeded in
repairing it right there on the side of the road, but for them it's
entirely different. It's funny, but my 32 year old son would never
leave 'Baby.' Baby was so good to him for several years and he would
be good right back. My daughter and her friends never had the
connection, so they blasphemed and rented a Caravan. It's likely that
they will have more fun than the purists, that's for sure! Once you
focus, though, all that comes of this kind of thing is inspirational
and makes the players grow. The big stand-out is the list and The
Samba. A bunch of great people willing to stand up. I'm proud to be
part of it! Now come on and break down in Durango!
Miguel
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
- Thomas A. Edison
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 7:39 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> HI, I was wondering about them getting to BM..
> so it's leave the good ole vanagon and rent a Dodge Caravan apparently.
>
> sounds like a new logistical thing to deal with.
>
> most of the 2.1's I see have the metal flange with hose nipple there.
>
> and ...actually, come to think of it ..
> I'm sure a 2.1 wbxr could run pretty nicely without that one air bleed on
> it. Just block it off somehow until the right part can be found.
> but you should have all that stuff tomorrow anyway.
>
> I saw that you said many trips and never being broken down in vanagons over
> the years.
> For an event like BM perhaps one needs to plan two extra days on the way
> there, 'just in case' there's a vehicle issue.
>
>
> Scott
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "miguel pacheco" <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 3:30 PM
> Subject: Re: Daughter Broken Down Just West Of Salt Lake City
>
>
> Scott, actually this is a 90 and these are plastic (soon to be
> otherwise.) Yes, not a manifold, agreed. Picky, picky..........
> Thanks for the manufacturing suggestions, but I'd rather not do the
> McGyver thing.
> All parts are being overnighted and the kids have rented a Dodge
> Caravan SXT and are once again on course for Burning Man.
> This list and The Samba have been great. We received all kinds of
> offers. We received offers for beer, lodging, money (what?) and one
> kind gentleman who offered to drive 40 miles out of Salt Lake City to
> pull the parts. What a great bunch of people!!
> I'm on the Rescue Squad in Durango, Colorado and you can expect all
> the same from me!
> Miguel
>
> I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
> - Thomas A. Edison
>
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