VACList-Digest Sunday, March 10, 2002 Issue 236
Today's Topics:
1. introduction
2. Re: introduction
3. Re: Airstream Shocks
4. Re: introduction
5. Re: DMV regitration
6. Re: Membership revisited
7. Re: DMV regitration
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Message Number: 1
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 17:15:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Odessa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: introduction
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Hello everybody,
I have just joined this list and wanted to say hello. I live in Odessa, Texas and I
am wondering if there are other VAC members in this area? I have been searching for
my fist Airstream for about a year now and thought I hadi found it this week.
One of my friends at work told me about an old Airstream that he bet I could pick up
for a song. He and I drove over to see it. There in tall grass was sitting a
neglected Airsteam. I was so excited because through the broken window I could see a
mostl
So my search continues.....and the 1962 Safari with broken windows and flat tires
continues to sit in grass....
Am I the only one who has experienced this???
Tim Baker
Future Vintage Airstream Owner
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<P>Hello everybody,</P>
<P>I have just joined this list and wanted to say hello. I live in Odessa, Texas
and I am wondering if there are other VAC members in this area? I have been
searching for my fist Airstream for about a year now and thought I hadi found it this
<P>One of my friends at work told me about an old Airstream that he bet I could pick
up for a song. He and I drove over to see it. There in tall grass was
sitting a neglected Airsteam. I was so excited because through the broken window
I<P>So my search continues.....and the 1962 Safari with broken windows and flat tires
continues to sit in grass....</P>
<P>Am I the only one who has experienced this???</P>
<P>Tim Baker</P>
<P>Future Vintage Airstream Owner</P><p><br><hr size=1><b>Do You Yahoo!?</b><br>
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Message Number: 2
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 23:28:08 -0500
From: "Sanderson Sandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: introduction
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Hi Tim,
No, you aren't the first or only one to encounter this phenomenon. =
Three years + ago, my son told me about a "little bitty" Airstream he =
spotted in a neighboring town. He had even talked to the owner, and told =
him that I was always looking for an oldie. Long story short, based on =
want ads supplied by his son, the owner decided the trailer was worth =
$6-8 K. This was a 1960 17' Pacer. It hadn't been on the road in at =
least a decade, but was mostly all there. When I asked for specifics on =
his pricing, he showed me the print-outs his son had sent him. =
Surprise!! they were all for highly polished, restored or "improved" =
Bambi's, mostly from the West Coast. The owner was very tenacious about =
his asking price, however, and we never struck a deal before he passed =
away last Summer.=20
There is a happy (for me) ending to this story. I contacted his son, =
who initially wanted the same price, UNTIL I sent him to R.J Dial's =
website with it's pricing guidelines. It is now mine and I have started =
to get it road worthy and a full resto is contemplated for the near =
future.
In a word, persistence!
Walt
S. W. Sandy
WBCCI # 4159 & VAC
Region 2 VAC Representative
1960 17' Pacer
1970 27' Overlander
South West New Jersey
Mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Odessa=20
To: Multiple recipients of VACList=20
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 8:15 PM
Subject: [VAC] introduction
Hello everybody,
I have just joined this list and wanted to say hello. I live in =
Odessa, Texas and I am wondering if there are other VAC members in this =
area? I have been searching for my fist Airstream for about a year now =
and thought I hadi found it this week.=20
One of my friends at work told me about an old Airstream that he bet I =
could pick up for a song. He and I drove over to see it. There in tall =
grass was sitting a neglected Airsteam. I was so excited because =
through the broken window I could see a mostly original interior. The =
tires were flat and it looked like it has sat there for years. After =
some research, I found out who owned the property and things started =
sounding better. Come to find out I've gone to church wiht the lady =
that owns the property for several years. So I go to talk to her and =
asks if she might consider selling the old trailer. "Oh... you mean the =
antique Airstream.....". My heart sank. I knew then she was going to =
be one of those people that didn't understand that to get high prices =
for Airstreams you have to spend lots on them to restore them first. " =
You know someone offered my son $6,000 for it last year and he turned =
them down..."
So my search continues.....and the 1962 Safari with broken windows and =
flat tires continues to sit in grass....
Am I the only one who has experienced this???
Tim Baker
Future Vintage Airstream Owner
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi Tim,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> No, you aren't the first or =
only one=20
to encounter this phenomenon. Three years + ago, my son told me =
about a=20
"little bitty" Airstream he spotted in a neighboring town. He had even =
talked to=20
the owner, and told him that I was always looking for an oldie. Long =
story=20
short, based on want ads supplied by his son, the owner decided =
the=20
trailer was worth $6-8 K. This was a 1960 17' Pacer. It hadn't been on =
the road=20
in at least a decade, but was mostly all there. When I asked for =
specifics on=20
his pricing, he showed me the print-outs his son had sent him. =
Surprise!! they=20
were all for highly polished, restored or "improved" Bambi's, mostly =
from the=20
West Coast. The owner was very tenacious about his asking=20
price, however, and we never struck a deal before he passed away =
last=20
Summer. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> There is a happy (for me) ending =
to this=20
story. I contacted his son, who initially wanted the same price, UNTIL I =
sent=20
him to R.J Dial's website with it's pricing guidelines. It is now mine =
and I=20
have started to get it road worthy and a full resto is contemplated for =
the near=20
future.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> In a word, =
persistence!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> =
=20
=
=20
=
=20
=
=20
Walt</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>S. W. Sandy<BR>WBCCI # 4159 & VAC<BR>Region 2 =
VAC=20
Representative<BR>1960 17' Pacer<BR>1970 27' Overlander<BR>South West =
New=20
Jersey<BR>Mail to: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A></FONT><=
/DIV>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Odessa</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
[EMAIL PROTECTED]=20
href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Multiple recipients of =
VACList</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 09, 2002 =
8:15=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [VAC] =
introduction</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<P>Hello everybody,</P>
<P>I have just joined this list and wanted to say hello. I live =
in=20
Odessa, Texas and I am wondering if there are other VAC members in =
this=20
area? I have been searching for my fist Airstream for about a =
year now=20
and thought I hadi found it this week. </P>
<P>One of my friends at work told me about an old Airstream that he =
bet I=20
could pick up for a song. He and I drove over to see it. =
There in=20
tall grass was sitting a neglected Airsteam. I was so excited =
because=20
through the broken window I could see a mostly original =
interior. The=20
tires were flat and it looked like it has sat there for years. =
After=20
some research, I found out who owned the property and things started =
sounding=20
better. Come to find out I've gone to church wiht the lady that =
owns the=20
property for several years. So I go to talk to her and asks if =
she might=20
consider selling the old trailer. "Oh... you mean the antique=20
Airstream.....". My heart sank. I knew then she was going =
to be=20
one of those people that didn't understand that to get high prices for =
Airstreams you have to spend lots on them to restore them first. " You =
know=20
someone offered my son $6,000 for it last year and he turned them =
down..."</P>
<P>So my search continues.....and the 1962 Safari with broken windows =
and flat=20
tires continues to sit in grass....</P>
<P>Am I the only one who has experienced this???</P>
<P>Tim Baker</P>
<P>Future Vintage Airstream Owner</P>
<P><BR>
<HR SIZE=3D1>
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Message Number: 3
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 21:04:07 -0800
From: Webmaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Airstream Shocks
I'm re-posting this, as I just remembered that posts with attachments don't
get on the daily Digest.
RJ
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There seems to have been a lot of confusion this last week on shocks. I got
quite a few offline e-mails from people going "huh"?
I checked into the matter for clarification from a few reliable resources.
Through the '40's, '50's & '60's Airstream used conventional auto/truck
shocks on its vintage trailers, both leaf spring & Dura-Torque.
With the big body style change in 1969, Airstream changed to a horizontal
mounted (trailing arm) shock absorber configuration. I have also seen it on
some later '60's dual axles.
Here is picture of what it looks like. Digest viewers can see it at:
http://vintageairstream.com/ebay/shock.jpg
What makes the new shock special is:
"The shock used in the horizontal mount is a specialty shock built for
Airstream by Gabriel. The difference is a bladder is used to hold the oil on
the piston. The typical design of shocks would allow the oil to pool away
from the piston leading to premature failure." (thanks Charlie)
This shock is the one you need to get from Airstream dealers. While a
conventional shock can be made to fit, you can see it may eventually fail.
All this concurs with my experience, and I will add this info to the FAQ
section of the VAC website.
Later,
RJ
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Message Number: 4
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 01:14:24 -0700
From: "Terry O'Neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: introduction
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Don't despair Tim
I found my trailer (66 TradeWind) about 3 years before I eventually was =
able to buy it. The elderly owners said their son was going to take it. =
They were kind enough to let me show it to my wife anyway as an example =
of what I had in mind for our family camper.=20
Fortunately she "humoured" my infatuation and after another 1-1/2 years =
we found a 60 Overlander in Ohio. Fellow listee Scott Scheuermann was =
kind enough to perform an extremely thorough inspection for me, we =
bought it and last June made the 6000 mile round trip to retrieve it. =
The trailer pulled flawlessly and we vacationed our way home. I stopped =
at Jackson Ctr for a factory tour,visited Chicago, Wisconsin Dells, made =
a stop at the International Rally and took photos in South Dakota with =
Mt Rushmore in the background. Then at the KOA (near Rushmore) a violent =
hail storm ripped through the campground. Tents and awnings were =
shredded, windshields were smashed out of vehicles and our beloved =
Airstream's top and curbside looked like a golf ball. We tried not to =
let the incident ruin a great trip but we were dejected. I decided that =
I couldn't invest the effort and expense required to restore the trailer =
and still have hundreds of dents. I decided to keep and use the trailer =
until a suitable replacement could be found. We enjoyed the trailer last =
summer and had many great camping weekends in the Rockies with it. Still =
think of the great shape it was in for the 41 years prior to my =
ownership and the devastating results after a week in my hands.
Last September my wife wandered by the location of the original =
Airstream we looked at and inquired if the son was still taking it. =
Turns out he was transferred to Spain and would not be needing it after =
all. Soon after a deal was struck and we became proud owners of a 66 =
TradeWind. A friend bought my Overlander (for considerably less than I =
paid) and all was right with the world.
An ironic footnote occurred about a week after I sold the dented =
Overlander. I was called by a movie production company looking for an =
"old" Airstream. They only needed it for exterior shots for about 4 days =
and would pay about $700. They had a look at mine but found it too clean =
looking. I put them in touch with the new owner of my former trailer and =
it was just right. It is an office for a crop duster in the soon to be =
released (straight to video) Hitcher 2 starring C. Thomas Howell and =
Jake Busey.
I know this is a long saga Tim but it shows if you keep looking and are =
ready to pounce when the right one comes along you will find your =
Airstream. If I had it all to do over again I would not change a thing =
(other than staying 1 day too long at the KOA) I have only been an =
Airstream owner for a year and I already have lots of great stories for =
the fireside chats.
Take Care
Terry O'Neill
Calgary
66 Trade-Wind Double
WBCCI 4786
VAC
http://pages.sprint.ca/Streamsite/main.html
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Odessa=20
To: Multiple recipients of VACList=20
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 6:15 PM
Subject: [VAC] introduction
Hello everybody,
I have just joined this list and wanted to say hello. I live in =
Odessa, Texas and I am wondering if there are other VAC members in this =
area? I have been searching for my fist Airstream for about a year now =
and thought I hadi found it this week.=20
One of my friends at work told me about an old Airstream that he bet I =
could pick up for a song. He and I drove over to see it. There in tall =
grass was sitting a neglected Airsteam. I was so excited because =
through the broken window I could see a mostly original interior. The =
tires were flat and it looked like it has sat there for years. After =
some research, I found out who owned the property and things started =
sounding better. Come to find out I've gone to church wiht the lady =
that owns the property for several years. So I go to talk to her and =
asks if she might consider selling the old trailer. "Oh... you mean the =
antique Airstream.....". My heart sank. I knew then she was going to =
be one of those people that didn't understand that to get high prices =
for Airstreams you have to spend lots on them to restore them first. " =
You know someone offered my son $6,000 for it last year and he turned =
them down..."
So my search continues.....and the 1962 Safari with broken windows and =
flat tires continues to sit in grass....
Am I the only one who has experienced this???
Tim Baker
Future Vintage Airstream Owner
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Don't despair =
Tim</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I found my trailer (66 =
TradeWind) about 3=20
years before I eventually was able to buy it. The elderly owners =
said their=20
son was going to take it. They were kind enough to let me show it to my =
wife=20
anyway as an example of what I had in mind for our family camper.=20
</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Fortunately she "humoured" my =
infatuation=20
and after another 1-1/2 years we found a 60 Overlander in Ohio. Fellow =
listee=20
Scott Scheuermann was kind enough to perform an extremely thorough =
inspection=20
for me, we bought it and last June made the 6000 mile =
round trip=20
to retrieve it. The trailer pulled flawlessly and we vacationed our way =
home. I=20
stopped at Jackson Ctr for a factory tour,visited Chicago, Wisconsin =
Dells, made=20
a stop at the International Rally and took photos in South Dakota =
with Mt=20
Rushmore in the background. Then at the KOA (near Rushmore) a violent =
hail storm=20
ripped through the campground. Tents and awnings were shredded, =
windshields were=20
smashed out of vehicles and our beloved Airstream's top and curbside =
looked like=20
a golf ball. We tried not to let the incident ruin a great trip but we =
were=20
dejected. I decided that I couldn't invest the effort and expense =
required to=20
restore the trailer and still have hundreds of dents. I decided to keep =
and use=20
the trailer until a suitable replacement could be found. We enjoyed =
the=20
trailer last summer and had many great camping weekends in the Rockies =
with it.=20
Still think of the great shape it was in for the 41 years =
prior to my=20
ownership and the devastating results after a week in my=20
hands.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Last September my wife =
wandered by=20
the location of the original Airstream we looked at and inquired if the =
son was=20
still taking it. Turns out he was transferred to Spain and would =
not=20
be needing it after all. Soon after a deal was struck and we became =
proud=20
owners of a 66 TradeWind. A friend bought my Overlander (for =
considerably less=20
than I paid) and all was right with the world.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>An ironic footnote occurred =
about a week=20
after I sold the dented Overlander. I was called by a movie production =
company=20
looking for an "old" Airstream. They only needed it for exterior shots =
for about=20
4 days and would pay about $700. They had a look at mine but found it =
too clean=20
looking. I put them in touch with the new owner of my former trailer and =
it was=20
just right. It is an office for a crop duster in the soon to be released =
(straight to video) Hitcher 2 starring C. Thomas Howell and Jake=20
Busey.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I know this is a long saga Tim =
but it shows=20
if you keep looking and are ready to pounce when the right one comes =
along you=20
will find your Airstream. If I had it all to do over again I would not =
change a=20
thing (other than staying 1 day too long at the KOA) I have only been an =
Airstream owner for a year and I already have lots of great stories for =
the=20
fireside chats.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Take Care</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>Terry =
O'Neill<BR>Calgary<BR>66=20
Trade-Wind Double<BR>WBCCI 4786<BR>VAC<BR></FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://pages.sprint.ca/Streamsite/main.html";><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D3>http://pages.sprint.ca/Streamsite/main.html</FONT></A><BR><BR></=
FONT></DIV>
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<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Odessa</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
[EMAIL PROTECTED]=20
href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Multiple recipients of =
VACList</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 09, 2002 =
6:15=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [VAC] =
introduction</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<P>Hello everybody,</P>
<P>I have just joined this list and wanted to say hello. I live =
in=20
Odessa, Texas and I am wondering if there are other VAC members in =
this=20
area? I have been searching for my fist Airstream for about a =
year now=20
and thought I hadi found it this week. </P>
<P>One of my friends at work told me about an old Airstream that he =
bet I=20
could pick up for a song. He and I drove over to see it. =
There in=20
tall grass was sitting a neglected Airsteam. I was so excited =
because=20
through the broken window I could see a mostly original =
interior. The=20
tires were flat and it looked like it has sat there for years. =
After=20
some research, I found out who owned the property and things started =
sounding=20
better. Come to find out I've gone to church wiht the lady that =
owns the=20
property for several years. So I go to talk to her and asks if =
she might=20
consider selling the old trailer. "Oh... you mean the antique=20
Airstream.....". My heart sank. I knew then she was going =
to be=20
one of those people that didn't understand that to get high prices for =
Airstreams you have to spend lots on them to restore them first. " You =
know=20
someone offered my son $6,000 for it last year and he turned them =
down..."</P>
<P>So my search continues.....and the 1962 Safari with broken windows =
and flat=20
tires continues to sit in grass....</P>
<P>Am I the only one who has experienced this???</P>
<P>Tim Baker</P>
<P>Future Vintage Airstream Owner</P>
<P><BR>
<HR SIZE=3D1>
<B>Do You Yahoo!?</B><BR>Try FREE <A=20
href=3D"$rd_url/tag/http://mail.yahoo.com/";>Yahoo! Mail</A> - the =
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Message Number: 5
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 08:08:29 -0500
From: "Myrna Warren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DMV regitration
They will only issue 5 digit numbers that start with 1 or 2. When I got
mine two years ago I wanted 32848, (my birthday) but they would not do that,
so I got 21146, (wife's birthday). Low #'s are reserved for officers and
such, they have a cap on how high (2xxxx) they will go.
Neal (21146)
82 310 - for sale
86 345 - just bought
Message Number: 9
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 16:49:38 -0500
From: "Richard P. Kenan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DMV regitration
At 03:44 PM 3/9/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>As long as the number is 4 digits. They refused to issue me a 3 or 5 digit
>number.
How very odd. The 3-digit numbers I understand - most are reserved for
International officers...but 5-digit ones? Lots of them out
there. Anybody know what's going on?
- Dick
(5368)
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Message Number: 6
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:25:21 -0500
From: "Richard P. Kenan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Membership revisited
At 05:20 PM 3/9/2002 -0500, you wrote:
[snip]
>That said, even then as now, I think the Blue Beret is a poor use of paper
>and postage as far as I'm concerned but there are other benefits and I try
>to pull my share of the load in any organization to which I belong.
Come on, Jim, you know perfectly well that the BB is the
mouthpiece for International WBCCI; IMHO, it does a good job at that, and
additionally has the Pfred Sez column, advertisements, information about
rallies and caravans, and a classified section, along with all the chatty
WBCCI stuff and the ego strokes for the International officers. It's not
VAC stuff, but why should it be? That's what VAC and the VAC Advantage are
for.
- Dick
(5368)
"God Himself, sir, does not propose to judge a man until his life is over.
Why should you and I?"
-Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784)
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Dick Kenan Tel: 770-451-0672
Retired and loving it!
WBCCI # 5368, 28' 1995 Excella
Atlanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.mindspring.com/~as5368/
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Message Number: 7
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:33:09 -0500
From: "Richard P. Kenan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DMV regitration
At 08:08 AM 3/10/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>They will only issue 5 digit numbers that start with 1 or 2. When I got
>mine two years ago I wanted 32848, (my birthday) but they would not do that,
>so I got 21146, (wife's birthday). Low #'s are reserved for officers and
>such, they have a cap on how high (2xxxx) they will go,
Seemed reasonable until I realized that they are up to 32,XXX in
numbers. Maybe they don't want to skip around in the
"actively-being-assigned" range.
- Dick
(5368)
"God Himself, sir, does not propose to judge a man until his life is over.
Why should you and I?"
-Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784)
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Dick Kenan Tel: 770-451-0672
Retired and loving it!
WBCCI # 5368, 28' 1995 Excella
Atlanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.mindspring.com/~as5368/
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