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Date:         Fri, 17 Nov 1995 19:29:51 -0800
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         raven@halcyon.com (Mark McCulley)
Subject:      Re: Aladin's Treasure Cave in Renton?

Wouldn't you rather have one of those complete bathrooms with the stainless toilet and blue flush water? Now that would be something to have in a bus! > Hi all, > First, let me tall you that there is a very cool thing >up near Seattle, the Boeing Company Surplus Sale Building. Its >at South 208th and 84th Ave South, in Renton, I believe, and >open Tuesday-Friday 10-5, Saturday 9-4. Their info line is 206 393 4062 >and that's got directions and hours, you can talk to a person there >at 206 393 4065. > > What they sell is whatever scraps they have left from making >airplanes, etc, and I'm told its pretty much price by the pound. They have >aluminum, steel, wires, cables, insulations, upholstry, carpet, plastic, etc, >as well as bins full of back issues of Aviation Week and Space Technology >and all kinds of other wacky things. Makes me want to visit. > > However, I'm not close to being able to go visit yet. So >what I was wondering was, would someone from the Seattle area go >there for me and get me about $10 worth of big, interesting, carpet scraps? >Then box it and UPS it down? I think I remember the price being $1/lb >last time Ian was there, so this would be $10 worth of stuff, in >a cardboard box maybe 12-14lb UPS'ed to me. I can write you a check >up-front and buy your lunch if you want. > > I need liners for my new tool box drawers, and I figure >lightwieght, long-wearing airliner carpet would make beauts! It comes, >I presume, in all those wonderful vivid colors that are sometimes >used in airliners, and I could also give the extra as gifts at Christmas. > > If $10 worth sounded like a big hassle, but a smaller amount >would be do-able, I need enough for 6 drawers, each 22 inches long and >about 8 inches wide. > > And yes, as a matter of fact, doesn't this sound like >a great place to get stuff to customize one's bus/transporter/camper? >Aluminum for solar-cell racks, etc? > > > No time for the heat exchangers last night :( Tonight >or tomorrow morning, I fervently hope. Full report when I know >something! > ------------------------------ > |######\ _==_ /######| > cheers! |#######\ = \/ = /#######| > Bill Abbott |########\ =\/\/= /########| > '70 single cab |#########\ -__- /#########| > '93 Corrado |##########\ /##########| > ------------------------------ > | N E T S U R F N U G E N | > | vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu | > ------------------------------


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