Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:18:03 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: heading out tomorrow (NVC)
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If they think Battle Mountain is the armpit of the nation, they haven't
traveled around
much !! There's thousands of places way yuckier than Battle Mountain,
Nevada.
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Tom Buese
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 12:59 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: heading out tomorrow (NVC)
On Dec 5, 2007, at 1:37 PM, Eastman, Cecil @ ELM wrote:
> Ooh, Battle Mountain. The home of the world Human-Powered Vehicle
> time
> trials. Fastest time on a bicycle: 84 mph. That's MPH. Don't
> try this at
Battle Mountain, NV (BM) also proudly advertises that fact that it
was selected as "the armpit of the nation".
YMMV,
Tom B.-nicer than Lovelock, however?
> home.
>
> Cecil
>
> Cecil K. Eastman, CPA
> Atwood Mobile Products
> Plant Controller - Creation Windows
> 574/264-3131 ext 104
> 574/264-9725 fax
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Scott Daniel - Shazam
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 3:21 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: heading out tomorrow ...
>
> Well, I-5 in southern western Washington was flooded last night the
> TV said.
> Around Chehalis, between Olympia and the Columbia River.
> You'd be better off to go east on 90 out of Seattle, then southish. .
> I think I'd take that to Idaho Falls, then straight south on this
> sweet
> little remote two lane road, that drops right down to I-80. The
> border town
> there is JackPot, at the Idaho/Nevada border.
> That's probably your most direct interstate route, Seattle , then
> I-90
> eastward, then down to 80, then east. Battle Mountain, that's the
> Nevada
> town you'd access 80 at.
> I love it out there !! Been there lots in a turbo diesel vanagon.
>
> What is an OEM 89 westy. You mean Original from the factory 89
> diesel westy
> ?
> And what is OEM stylized California decals ?
> Pinstripping or ?
> Scott
> turbovans
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Roger Whittaker
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 11:58 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: heading out tomorrow ...
>
> dear friends
> tomorrow afternoon i will be heading out in my OEM 89 diesel
> westie ...
> she is white with OEM stylized California decal package ...
>
> leaving powell river bc (highway 101)in the early afternoon...
> heading south to seattle washington (I5)
> then south east to pick up 80 east bound to pemberville ohio
> please advise of any serious impassable road i may encounter
> please advise of any similar vehicles i should watch for in my rear
> view ...
> please wave and smile friendly like if you see my square headlights
> yours
>
> --
> roger w
> There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
> Picking up garbage and telling people things.
> Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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