736 Remington is not far from where we lived in Sunnyvale (we had a
residence in Sunnyvale from 1980-1996 before we moved into the mountains).
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On Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 7:38 AM Robert <[email protected]> wrote:
> 736 Remington Drive 1962-1969... Lockheed was the big employer.
> Doctors were the top of the income pyramid.. Cherry orchards
> everywhere.. A different world in Sunnyvale back then...
>
> On 3/9/19 7:10 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
> >
> > Yes. It was pure luck. My first "real" job, and I was destined for a
> > field job in Gary, Indiana. Two weeks after that, Sperry bought our
> > company and laid off 5 out of 6 of the employees. I figure they kept me
> > because I was cheap (fresh out of college). Of the remaining 1 out of 6,
> > half quit and walked out. So I was now one of about 50 remaining
> > employees of what had been over 600 when I'd started.
> >
> > I got called in and informed that the job in Gary was still there, but
> > there were now openings all over the country; one of which was
> > Sunnyvale, California. Well I'd been to the Bay area when I was in the
> > service, and I'd been to Gary too. I liked the Bay area _*_WAY_*_ better
> > than Gary, so I said I'll go there. That was 48 years ago, and it was
> > like the proverbial "coming out smelling like a rose" kind of thing.
> >
> > --
> > bp
> > part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 4:46 PM Chuck McCown <[email protected]
> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >
> > Did you move there before the electronics boom?
> > *From:* Bill Prince
> > *Sent:* Friday, March 08, 2019 5:42 PM
> > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT new electric car
> > Around here you can't swing a cat without hitting a Tesla. Just
> > driving down the hill (about 6 miles) I usually pass a half dozen of
> > them going the opposite direction.
> > --
> > bp
> > part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com
> > On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 4:25 PM Robert Andrews
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > & I was just driving behind a 100D
> >
> > On 03/08/2019 02:55 PM, Craig Schmaderer wrote:
> > > If only…..
> > >
> > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of * Josh
> Luthman
> > > *Sent:* Friday, March 8, 2019 2:19 PM
> > > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
> > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT new electric car
> > >
> > > What exactly are you looking for? Does it simply have to be
> > an electric
> > > car? Is it just electric + price?
> > >
> > >
> > > Weird someone would go from a Leaf to a Model S because about
> > the only
> > > similarities are that they both have 4 wheels and a
> windshield.
> > >
> > > Josh Luthman
> > > Office: 937-552-2340
> > > Direct: 937-552-2343
> > > 1100 Wayne St
> > > Suite 1337
> > > Troy, OH 45373
> > >
> > > On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 1:20 PM <[email protected]
> > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Took me a bit to decode the model S numbers.
> > >
> > > 60, 70, 85 Those are kWh of battery
> > > 85D is a 4 wheel drive (D for dual motors)
> > > P85D is the performance version.
> > > Love to have but too cheap to do it probably.
> > >
> > > Seriously considering a used model S.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Friday, March 8, 2019 11:16 AM
> > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT new electric car
> > >
> > > Warren King turned me on to the used inventory at Tesla.
> > > I am thinking a 2015 or 16 model S Perhaps an 85D.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Robert Andrews
> > > Sent: Friday, March 8, 2019 11:03 AM
> > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT new electric car
> > >
> > > Tesla 3
> > >
> > > Sorry, cheap shot !
> > >
> > > On 03/08/2019 09:21 AM, [email protected]
> > <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > My latest Leaf is due to be returned today as the
> > lease is expired.
> > > > Not sure what to get next. The new Leaf with increased
> > range is
> > > rumored
> > > > to be out in June.
> > > > Maybe I will wait, maybe I will try a Bolt this time
> > around.
> > > > Any opinions?
> > > >
> > > >
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