Date:         Sun, 30 Aug 1998 11:58:58 -0600
Reply-To:     BILL <billv2@PRODIGY.NET>
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From:         BILL <billv2@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject:      UTAH Listmembers--Thanks
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I would like to thank all the Utah listmembers who responded to my post a
couple of weeks ago. The response was OVERWHELMING! I never thought that so
many of you would be willing to take the time to go look at a van for me and
check it out.

I especially would like to thank Gary Shea. He helped me to find the deal of
a lifetime. He steered me away from an 81 that could have been very
expensive to fix and they wanted too much for it. So in an attempt to find
another, lead me to an 82 Ca Westy, one family owner, with only 64,100
miles. He went out of his way to "inspect" this van for me spending hours of
his Saturday. He has bent over backwards to help me in this van purchase. I
am very grateful. THANK YOU.

I was in need of an "escape pod" thus the name, Free Bird. Ya see I work for
Satan (City of Billings). Harsh words, but true. This past year my employer
changed their policy and tell me they "own" me. Yes, that's 24hrs/day,
7-days a week. In the past couple of months, my youngest daughter, age 8,
has been very ill. We have to keep taking her to the emergency room at one
of our local hospitals because her breathing is very labored--can't breathe.
While she is undergoing numerous tests, her condition has improved somewhat.
Since my wife also works evenings and weekends its hard for her to spend any
time with them, (I have two little girls ages 8 & 10). Anyway, my employer
has told me they "don't give a damn about my family" and when they call me,
I'd better respond within x minutes requardless of my family emergencies.
No, my job is not that vital that I have to even be "on call". I'm not
telling you the half of it. So if I seem alittle negative, it's the stress.
Back to the Westy....I enjoy backpacking and tent camping, but do to my work
situation, I don't have the time. So the Westy is going to allow me to "get
away", even if it's for only ONE night. Thus the name Free Bird (Lynyrd
Skynyrd) And, YES, I am looking for employment as far away as possible from
Bastard (Billings), MT.

Bill
'85 GL [*Magic*Bus*]
'82 Ca. Westy [*Free*Bird*]??????
Big Sky Country