Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 15:05:23 -0700 (PDT)
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From: "Steven Johnson" <sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com>
Subject: Re: CCC's lost & found (fwd)
So Malcolm Holser says:
>
> I guess all of the busses made it up the hill -- we saw none on the side.
> We even made it up going the speed limit the whole way! Sure glad the
> road has a 15 mph limit -- that was ours as well. We were not so popular
> on the Tioga Road out of Lee Vining. Fifteen doesn't seem to cut it with
> the other drivers there.
Hey Malcolm,
Glad you and the family made it okay. I had the same uphill (so-what-else-
is-new) as you. Used the pull-outs as much as possible. Got some 'thank-
you' waves from some, some others probably wanted me to make a sharp left
of the embankment. Oh well, 20 - 25mph is not too bad. Sometimes first
gear was the only one I could go forward in after some of the pull-outs!
Really good campout Kath/Mark! Kudos also to Martha and her new TDI toy.
Linda and I had a great time even though I was sleepy most of the time. :)
Did the Devils Postpile thing and the hot showers were a little hotter
than I cared for, but Linda loved it. Saturday nights potluck Mexi
dinner was fabulous!
Linda and I also used our Propex propane heater for the first time.
Runs and feels great when I have battery power. And as I was reminded
of several times while there, I need an aux. battery. Well, I knew in
advance that I'd probably have battery problems because when I worked
in the evening to get the heater in and hooked up, I had the rear light
on and after only a couple hours work, the battery was dead. I knew then
that my original battery was nearing the end of it's life. And I've been
mulling the aux. battery issue over and I finally think I know which way
to go on what to use which is 2 6V T105's by Trojan which was suggested
by Bradley at the campout. The original battery provided power for most
of both nights although Linda kept wanting to turn up the heat while I
cautioned that little heat would be better than none at all. So I think
next time, the battery power will be a non-issue and we'll be plenty
comfortable. I'll probably be too hot the way Linda wants it. :(
Thanks to Jeff Schneider and Bret ??? friend of someones for the
jump starts. And thanks to those that offered too.
Steven
Sacramento, CA
sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com