Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-13 Thread Paul Osborne
>I thank you from the most heartfelt depths of my heart for the hospitality >you have offered me. I can tell that this trip, which might have been a >big chore, is going to turn out to be one of the highlights of my personal >history. I am really pumped. I'm so excited for John! You'll have

Re: [ZION] a whirlwind trip south

2002-11-13 Thread Elmer L. Fairbank
At 18:44 11/12/2002 -0700, M Marc wrote: Seriously -- did you guys hear about a case back east somewhere, New York state, iirc, where a tech had inadvertently left an oxygen cylinder in the room, and when the MRI was turned on, it got sucked right into the core, killing the poor patient (a yo

Re: [ZION] a whirlwind trip south

2002-11-12 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Stephen Beecroft wrote: > > As far as I know, only ferromagnetic materials pose a danger. I don't > think either titanium or silver is ferromagnetic, though I could be > wrong. And as you point out, the techs can mathematically correct for > the presence of metal, which will introduce distortion

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread John W. Redelfs
After much pondering, Doug McGee favored us with: I'd be happy to give you a lift from the airport. Hopefully I can talk my wife into riding along and doing dinner with us. If not, perhaps some others will want to do dinner with us. Anyway, count on the ride from the airport to Provo. Doug, w

RE: [ZION] a whirlwind trip south

2002-11-12 Thread Stephen Beecroft
-Marc- > Seriously -- did you guys hear about a case back east somewhere, > New York state, iirc, where a tech had inadvertently left an > oxygen cylinder in the room, and when the MRI was turned on, it > got sucked right into the core, killing the poor patient (a > young boy) instantly. Unless MR

Re: [ZION] a whirlwind trip south

2002-11-12 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Gary Smith wrote: > What, no back bacon > And how about giving our poor Ketchikaner a took, so he can bear those > cold Canadian winters and Marc's liberal kindness? > Who took John's toque? They should give it back. I have a siwash I can lend him. It's bright red with snowflake patterns, s

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread John W. Redelfs
After much pondering, Tom Matkin favored us with: I've been a little overwhelmed with the volume of chatter today. I've tried, at the least, to read everything on this thread but I can't be sure. So I'll summarize and stand to be corrected if necessary. You have it perfectly, Tom. I am so thri

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Thanks for the encouraging word, but you'd be surprised. After my last fall, on Sunday evening, I thought I had landed up against the wall. I was actually on the floor. It was totally dark and I hadn't a clue where I was. Someone had broken one of our cardinal rules here, which is never leave the b

[ZION] a whirlwind trip south

2002-11-12 Thread Gary Smith
What, no back bacon And how about giving our poor Ketchikaner a took, so he can bear those cold Canadian winters and Marc's liberal kindness? John, if you schedule it now, you can get scheduled to get an MRI scheduled in Canada when you pass through Lethbridge of course you'd have to retu

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Tom Matkin
I've been a little overwhelmed with the volume of chatter today. I've tried, at the least, to read everything on this thread but I can't be sure. So I'll summarize and stand to be corrected if necessary. My understanding is that JWR is planning to leave Provo on Wednesday November 20, 2002 in the

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Elmer L. Fairbank
At 12:17 11/12/2002 -0700, M Marc wrote: another aspect of this is that I lose my sense of where I am in space if I don't have enough visual or tactile clues, and don't know up from down. Often I don't realize I've even fallen until I feel the pain from the blow). Ah, my friend, come grovel i

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Marc A. Schindler
"John W. Redelfs" wrote: > Is the road from Edmonton to Prince George as good as the road from > Prince George to Prince Rupert? > It's basically freeway* almost half the way (from Hinton to Edmonton -- the last 40% of the way, iow), and good 2-lane highway with shoulders and passing lanes fr

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Mark Gregson wrote: > > > The temple > > is closed on Monday, isn't it? I for sure want to do a temple session > > while I'm there. It is so hard to get to a temple when one is in > > Ketchikan. > > Your schedule probably won't allow for it, but you could attend a session in either >Cardston

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Mark Gregson
> I'll leave Wednesday morning however early I need to. But > if I leave Cardston before noon on Thursday, I ought to be able to get to > Edmonton about 6:00 PM or even earlier don't you think? Sure, so long as the weather cooperates. It's dual lane divided highway all the way except fo

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Geoff FOWLER
My wife and I are living in Layton now, and we may be able to make a temple excursion that evening. She is a couple of months pregnant now, and depending on how she feels, we may be up to it. My preference would be the Bountiful temple, but any others in the area would work just as well. Geoff

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Mark Gregson wrote: > > > do what we can to accommodate you. I'm probably the closest to the highway you'll > > be on (the Yellowhead) but Mark's not too far off, and > > That's right. It's a fifteen minute drive from my house to the highway, John, so >call me when you get to the little white

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Stephen Beecroft
-Stephen- > -Stephen- >> I wish I could, Stephen. But there isn't any coastal route from >> the Seattle area to Prince Rupert. Amazing. I quoted myself. No, wait, that was actually John. I just got confused and thought he was me because he's going to be in Utah with me. Except that I don't live

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Stephen Beecroft
-Stephen- > I wish I could, Stephen. But there isn't any coastal route from > the Seattle area to Prince Rupert. Nonsense! There's always a route. Oh, do you mean a route you can drive your car through? Never mind. > You mean you can't get in any of the building because they laid > you off? Sh

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread John W. Redelfs
After much pondering, Mark Gregson favored us with: Your schedule probably won't allow for it, but you could attend a session in either Cardston with Tom Matkin, or Edmonton with me (and Marc, if he's feeling well enough). If you plan on an Edmonton temple session you will need to bring your t

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Jim Cobabe
John, My folks place is in Sanpete County, about 50 miles southeast of Provo--midway between Provo and Manti. This is about two hours of highway time from the airport, or from downtown SLC. In any case I'm really flexible. How about you and Doug figure out a schedule that works, and I'll be

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Doug McGee
John, I'd be happy to give you a lift from the airport. Hopefully I can talk my wife into riding along and doing dinner with us. If not, perhaps some others will want to do dinner with us. Anyway, count on the ride from the airport to Provo. Doug On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 06:51:20 -0900 "John

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread John W. Redelfs
After much pondering, Jim Cobabe favored us with: The Mount Timpanogos Temple is closing for their annual 2-week maintenance, starting Monday. Regular sessions are available on Saturday starting every half-hour, through 8:00 p.m. If you're not feeling inclined to attend a session on Saturday nig

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Mark Gregson
> The temple > is closed on Monday, isn't it? I for sure want to do a temple session > while I'm there. It is so hard to get to a temple when one is in > Ketchikan. Your schedule probably won't allow for it, but you could attend a session in either Cardston with Tom Matkin, or Edmonton

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Jim Cobabe
John, The Mount Timpanogos Temple is closing for their annual 2-week maintenance, starting Monday. Regular sessions are available on Saturday starting every half-hour, through 8:00 p.m. If you're not feeling inclined to attend a session on Saturday night, there are any number of other templ

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Mark Gregson
> do what we can to accommodate you. I'm probably the closest to the highway you'll > be on (the Yellowhead) but Mark's not too far off, and That's right. It's a fifteen minute drive from my house to the highway, John, so call me when you get to the little white church by the overpass and

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread John W. Redelfs
After much pondering, Doug McGee favored us with: John, I'd be up for a visit. What time do you get into SLC? Want to come North a bit? I'm up for buying lunch or dinner if you'd like to. I'm getting into Salt Lake City on Saturday at 4:30 PM. Want to meet my plane? I don't have any way o

[ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Doug McGee
John, I'd be up for a visit. What time do you get into SLC? Want to come North a bit? I'm up for buying lunch or dinner if you'd like to. Doug -- Out the modem, through the POP, down the T1, off the router, down the OC3 ...nothin' but Net. --- Name: Doug

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread Elmer L. Fairbank
At 17:47 11/11/2002 -0900, BLT wrote: Now that you are no longer working for Microsoft, do you still have the tenacious loyalty to them that you used to feel? John, Speaking of your great love for Microsoft, my daughter just sent me this link. Thought you would appreciate it, if you haven't

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread John W. Redelfs
After much pondering, Marc A. Schindler favored us with: The only way to visit Seattle is to take the ferry down the Inside Passage from Ketchikan (if there is one) or Prince Rupert, but that would take quite a while, I would think -- a few days, John? There is regular Alaska Marine Highway ser

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-12 Thread John W. Redelfs
After much pondering, Jim Cobabe favored us with: John, I'm living at my folk's place in central Utah these days. Not doing much of anything--I've just been hanging around half-heartedly looking for gainful employment. I can come and find you just about any time. It would be great fun to get to

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-11 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Edmonton to Prince Rupert depends a lot on the weather. Good weather -- probably 10 hours. Bad weather...well, who knows. The freeway from Edmonton (the Yellowhead) peters out around Hinton, as I recall, but it's still good highway through Jasper National Park and in B.C. BC speed limits are only 9

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-11 Thread Marc A. Schindler
It is kind of rough. If he leaves from Skagway, he takes the Alaska Highway to just across the BC/Yukon border, then head uth to Prince Rupert, hit the Coquahalla Highway to Vancouver -- it's like a big backwards "C", whereas if he goes through Grande Prairie AB (where I think Kilometre 0 is on the

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-11 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Don't worry, John, they all look the same anyway ;-) But it is a nice, green campus -- kind of like a university. Stephen was a good host when I visited there. Sadly illness has prevented return trips, although my minister has been down since to speak at the Microsoft world government leaders

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-11 Thread Tom Matkin
Marc A. Schindler wrote: > Let us know what you decide, and I'm sure I speak for the 3 of us when I > say we'll > do what we can to accommodate you. I'm probably the closest to the > highway you'll > be on (the Yellowhead) but Mark's not too far off, and Cardston's about > a 45 > minute side tr

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-11 Thread Jim Cobabe
John, I'm living at my folk's place in central Utah these days. Not doing much of anything--I've just been hanging around half-heartedly looking for gainful employment. I can come and find you just about any time. It would be great fun to get together--how about a temple session at Provo, o

Re: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-11 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Let us know what you decide, and I'm sure I speak for the 3 of us when I say we'll do what we can to accommodate you. I'm probably the closest to the highway you'll be on (the Yellowhead) but Mark's not too far off, and Cardston's about a 45 minute side trip each way (from the main highway south fr

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-11 Thread John W. Redelfs
After much pondering, Stephen Beecroft favored us with: If you decide to take the coastal route, stop by and visit. I'll even show you around Microsoft's campus, though I can't get in any buildings... I wish I could, Stephen. But there isn't any coastal route from the Seattle area to Prince Ru

RE: [ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-11 Thread Stephen Beecroft
If you decide to take the coastal route, stop by and visit. I'll even show you around Microsoft's campus, though I can't get in any buildings... Stephen John W. Redelfs wrote: > It looks like I'm going to make a whirlwind visit to SLC-Provo this > coming > weekend. My son-in-law, Jeff, has t

[ZION] A Whirlwind Trip South

2002-11-11 Thread John W. Redelfs
It looks like I'm going to make a whirlwind visit to SLC-Provo this coming weekend. My son-in-law, Jeff, has taken a job with the University of Alaska in Juneau and has to report for work on the 19th. He is going to fly up and leave my daughter with the job of driving the family automobile to