Name: Tom Cates
Age:34
Gender: Male
Relationship: Dana, the exceptionally =
wonderful
camping wife. She always has the van ready to GO at 5:15 on =
Friday for
weekend trips.
Home: Asheville, NC (Camping =
Heaven)
Favorite City: Asheville (I never did =
figure out
why I shouldn't live where I want to 8^)'
Born: California, Grew up in Atlanta =
(Stone
Mountain + Lithonia)
Occupation: Corporate Welfare
Recipient
List History: About a year and a half =
or so, maybe
two
Hobbies: Playing all those Dreamcatcher =
games with
Dana, Fantasizing about riding again (Tommassini Genius w/Record, =
Kestrel
MxZ with most of the original XT, about ten other frames in various =
states of
disarray), Camping, Feigning ignorance when asked computer questions at =
work,
Renovating our 1917 house, pondering kayaking, Missouri Wines (Norton =
and
Cynthiana), Ordering parts from Ron, Fraternizing at Campouts, and =
spoiling the
hell out of my nephew, Daniel.
Avocation: Working on my own cars,
correctly.
Rescued Cats: Mercury (Orange Tabby), =
Murphy (Grey
Tuxedo), Blanche (Tortoise Shell), Heinrich (White), Bethesda (Black), =
Eeyore
(Grey Manx) and Felix (Grey Tabby). We have a cat door, you =
bet.
VW: Hammurabi, 83 air-cooled Westfalia, =
20K on the
AVP rebuild and going stronger all the time.
Other Car: 92 Vigor (Dana's ride, to be =
replaced by
a 21 window sunroof 12V, anybody wanna trade?)
Past VW: 83 Rabbit, 73 =
Westfalia
Past Cars: (Chronologically) 55 Bel Air =
2D HT (High
School, couldn't break it) Old 70's Dodge Telephone Van (no comment), =
Rabbit (FI
troubles, repair shop scam), Bel Air again (sold), 82 Bonneville =
(totaled by a
fool in a Camaro who ran a stop sign), 82 Cavalier CL (totaled by a =
Sears Semi
Hydroplaning and Jackknifing on I-85, very exciting ride, not
recommended) , 86 Le Baron 'talking' GTS
(POcompleteandtotalutterandunmitigatedS, traded), 86 Taurus MT-5 (2.5 =
88HP Pinto
engine and a new head gasket every 6 months, let Ford have it back =
at the
end of the lease), 89 SHO (Fast, personal visit from Police Chief, =
sold), 73
Westy (Gave to Cousin), 80's 4D Le Baron, Aspen style (Gave away =
for the
dignity and dependability of walking), 67 Corvair 500 HT (one of my =
favorites,
sold), 89 Honda Civic LX 4D, (Sacrificed itself for me on the back of a =
wrecker,
the ultimate in convenience, never ever let me down), 87 Mercury Grand =
Marquis
(Drove like it was on four randomly oscillating casters in the snow, =
sold), 89
Corolla (Sold with a bad tranny at the local Auto Auction to a Dealer, =
HeHe),
Vigor, and Hammurabi.