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Re: pretend it's already Friday (was RE: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
Historical mailing list - jimt
Fri, 24 Sep 2004 08:27:31 -0600
...Jerry cans? I don't >> know what they are anyway. > I believe...this is from wartime, the Germans, "Jerrys" who were talented an > makeshift...
Re: pretend it's already Friday (was RE: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 24 Sep 2004 00:28:21 EDT
...Jerry cans? I don't know what they are anyway. >> According to a drunk etymologist I ran into at a go-go bar years...
sneaking friday - jerry can find
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:47:53 -0700
I found an US military jerry can at the local metal scrapyard last week. In good condition but it is a water rather than...
Re: pretend it's already Friday (was RE: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:33:52 -0600
Entity Joy Hecht spoke thus: > jerry-rigged - doesn't relate to anything, I think. Jerry cans? I don't > know what they are anyway...
Re: Friday/Jerry rigged
Historical mailing list - BenT
Sat, 25 Sep 2004 04:20:52 -0700
...As you can see an open minded people. > > Stay with me here as this all is pertinent to the explanation of "Jerry-rigged." > > Anyway...
Friday/Jerry rigged
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:17:47 -0400
...As you can see an open minded people. Stay with me here as this all is pertinent to the explanation of "Jerry-rigged." Anyway...
Re: S&S Exhaust
Historical mailing list - davidb
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 07:59:24 -0700
...You can also buy direct. I highly recommend them ---Nice people!! davidb Jerry Granito wrote: > Anybody out there have experience with the S&S...
Re: pretend it's already Friday (was RE: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:55:54 -0500
...As far as I know, in the US military, 5 gallon steel gas cans are still called jerry cans, at least they were when...
Re: Yellow Jerry Cans?
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 08:23:52 -0700
>Anyone know where I can purchase those 5-gallon (20 litre) yellow "Jerry >Cans" for my Vanagon/TDI conversion? I don't want red...
Friday: a further word about jerry cans
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 24 Sep 2004 10:03:07 -0500
Another meaning for the term jerry can besides the flat 5-gallon gas can with a spout was, I think, the WW2 German hand...
Euro-Drive: 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start
Historical mailing list - "Jerry Thomas (by way of Derek Drew )"
Tue, 11 May 1999 07:59:51 -0400
...http://www.iatn.net/guide.html To configure or cancel your iATN account see: http://members.iatn.net/config/index.asp
Temp Phone #/E-Mail for BUS DEPOT
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 26 Feb 1998 08:25:37 -0200
...orders@busdepot.com) will automatically forward to Jerry (or you can e-mail him directly at jerryd@ziplink.net ). However, e-mail to my...
Re: front bumper mounted bike rack
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 2 Apr 2009 06:22:42 -0700
...jerry cantor <jerry233@GMAIL.COM> Subject: front bumper mounted bike rack To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 7:19 PM...
Re: Front AC installation - Report on Supplier
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:20:21 -0500
...I didn't meet Jerry so I can't comment on him as an individual. You may choose to proceed and Escrow the funds...
Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:15:31 -0500
...David ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > I found an US military jerry can at the local metal scrapyard last week. In good condition...
Re: Yellow Jerry Cans?
Historical mailing list - Boroko
Fri, 22 Jun 2001 01:24:15 -0700
...Yellow Jerry Cans? > >Anyone know where I can purchase those 5-gallon (20 litre) yellow "Jerry > >Cans" for my Vanagon/TDI conversion? I don...
Re: Dear Jerry, hope you are ok
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 19:50:08 -0500
...But, Jerry didn’t send it to me, not even in my junk where I usually find it. Can you tell him I’m...
Fwd: [VB] Prayers for Jerry Jess
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:54:26 -0700
...Jerry had a severe stroke which paralyzed him and took away his speech. He is doing a bit better this evening. He can speak...
Re: hole trip report to San Diego and Anza-Borrego
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:01:57 -0700
...You can see some photos of my two Westys and the furnace install on my updated > > website: > > http://home.earthlink.net/~azsun99/jerryspage/index...
Re: Dear Jerry, hope you are ok
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 21:13:47 -0500
...But, Jerry didn’t send it to me, not even in my junk where I usually find it. > > Can you tell him I’m...
4 Westys For Sale-Reno NV
Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
Fri, 6 Jun 1997 22:19:41 -0700
...I can check out the vans for you if you need or just contact the seller Jerry. Jerry 702-323-4943 shop, 702-348...
Re: microfiche person...
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Mon, 8 Mar 1999 14:33:44 -0800
...Looks like we can get it printed... > Jerry and Dee <vanagone@aol.com>
Re: Ebay Deutchland
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 24 Feb 2003 16:30:31 -0800
...Mon, 24 Feb 2003 16:03:52 -0800 > >Everyone go look, and pick out your favorite piece of VW eye candy that we >can...
Jerry Baldwin
Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 16:49:52 -0500
...Jerry lost his battle with cancer today. As you can imagine his partner Sophie (Andreou) is devastated, they were working so hard on his...
Yellow Jerry Cans?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 09:36:46 -0400
Dear List, Anyone know where I can purchase those 5-gallon (20 litre) yellow "Jerry Cans" for my Vanagon/TDI conversion? I don't...
What is "Jury-rigged"? (NO VANAGON CONTENT)
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Mon, 11 Jun 2001 10:27:11 -0700
...was a WW2 slang, possibly offensive, borrowed from the Germans (Jerrys, Jerrycan, etc). Maybe some of you old-timers/Germans/pedants can expound... Gnarlodious
Euro-Drive: UPDATE 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start
Historical mailing list - "Jerry Thomas (by way of Derek Drew )"
Fri, 14 May 1999 10:32:59 -0400
...http://www.iatn.net/guide.html To configure or cancel your iATN account see: http://members.iatn.net/config/index.asp
Re: Hi tom...............Vanagon stuff
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:37:44 -0700
Just cause YOU can't spell doesn't mean the rest of us kan't. Mike On 10/13/04 4:51 PM, "Gerry...
Re: Yellow Jerry Cans?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 18:17:48 -0700
There seems to be no new metal Jerry Cans here in Canada, only the red ones. In the plastic variety there are 20L yellow...
Re: Friday: a further word about jerry cans
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 25 Sep 2004 23:56:40 +1200
>Another meaning for the term jerry can besides the flat 5-gallon gas >can with a spout was, I think, the WW2 German hand...
Re: Dear Jerry, hope you are ok
Historical mailing list - Dave Traynor
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 08:47:28 -0800
...But, Jerry didn’t send it to me, not even in my junk where I usually find it. > > Can you tell him I’m...
Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:05:12 -0700
Considering your 1944 Jerry Can .. would you like a 1944 canteen, in stainless ( some where aluminum ) with matching heavy duty canvas holder , with the...
Re: Re. Jerry Can source
Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
Wed, 19 Apr 2000 12:20:57 -0700
...Jerry Can source > At 11:34 AM -0700 4/19/00, joseph Trussell wrote: > >Hi List, > >I'm about to go about 3400 miles...
Re: canine car alarm cleaner-upper
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:42:04 -0600
...I can vouch for the truth on that one! :) Thanks for the lunch, Jerry. bob Plus, I got a small broom which fits into...
Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:23:25 -0700
...David > > ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: >> I found an US military jerry can at the local metal scrapyard last week. In good condition...
Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:15:55 -0700
Alistair, I found a website with information on restoring old Jerry Cans. http://www.90thidpg.us/Equipment/Projects/WaterCanResto/index.html The article tells...
Re: Re. Jerry Can source
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:48:34 -0700
...I really don't think you'd need a jerry can on that drive. Especially if you plan ahead a bit and fill at...
Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:01:41 -0400
...sneaking friday - jerry can find no, I won't be using it as a water can. But I don't know if the painted...
Re: Jerry Seinfeld journey in a '65 bus
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 13:35:54 -0800
And if it did take place, I can just see a 50 foot RV as a support and chase vehicle too ! -----Original Message----- From...
Re: Dear Jerry, hope you are ok
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 10:27:34 -0500
...But, Jerry didn’t send it to me, not even in my junk where I usually find it. > > Can you tell him I’m...
Re: What is "Jury-rigged"? (NO VANAGON CONTENT)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:18:40 -0500
...was a WW2 > > slang, possibly offensive, borrowed from the Germans (Jerrys, Jerrycan, > > etc). > > Maybe some of you old-timers/Germans/pedants can expound... > > > > Gnarlodious
Re: front bumper mounted bike rack
Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:32:15 -0700
...http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/front/front.htm On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 4:19 PM, jerry cantor <jerry233@gmail.com...
Re: pretend it's already Friday (was RE: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 23 Sep 2004 21:35:22 -0700
...Jerry cans? I don't > know what they are anyway. > > Sorry, I'm sometimes a bit of a word geek... In eastern Canada it...
Re: Friday: a further word about jerry cans
Historical mailing list - jimt
Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:22:54 -0600
On 9/24/04 9:03 AM, "Jim Felder" <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote: > Another meaning for the term jerry can besides the flat 5...
Re: OEM Vanagon alloy torque spec>??
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:12:16 -0700
...123FtLb or 133FtLb? I find both values. > Thanks for the help. > Jerry > Jerry, My 91 MultiVan "Glove Box" manual sez 123 Ft Lb -- John...
Re: Jerry Cans
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sat, 6 Jun 2020 22:10:52 -0700
Dear Van a Gone Jerry Cans Several things come to mind - 1. Heat can cause the liquid to expand and the next thing you...
Help!!!!!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 May 1995 14:23:40 -0500
Does anyone know where I can get used parts? I am in need of a Cooling system Expansion Tank Part # 068 121 405 D...
Re: pretend it's already Friday (was RE: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 24 Sep 2004 00:00:07 -0400
...Jerry cans? I don't > know what they are anyway. > > Sorry, I'm sometimes a bit of a word geek... In eastern Canada it...
Another EastCoast GNATT Suggestion...
Historical mailing list
Wed, 05 Apr 1995 19:21:00 -0400 (EDT)
...on the grounds of Ben & Jerry's, there is camping nearby. Perhaps this could serve as a location for an EastCoast/Canada gathering? Ric
Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:37:10 -0500
...I haven't seen one of those GI Jerry cans in a very long time. I don't know whether the lid will hold...
Re: What is "Jury-rigged"? (NO VANAGON CONTENT)
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 11 Jun 2001 22:59:58 -0700
...was a WW2 > slang, possibly offensive, borrowed from the Germans (Jerrys, Jerrycan, > etc). > Maybe some of you old-timers/Germans/pedants can expound... > > Gnarlodious
Re: rear hatch lock extension
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:11:44 -0600
...now attaches to that and when locked, it cannot be > removed. > Jerry ..... Nice description Jerry. And boy oh boy is it nice to have...
Re: Jerry Seinfeld journey in a '65 bus
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:44:30 -0500
...Jerry Seinfeld journey in a '65 bus > > On 12/7/2007 9:17 PM craig cowan wrote: > > > I was just informed that Jerry Seinfeld...
Re: Cold idle problem
Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
Sun, 10 Oct 2004 17:45:21 -0400
...Can > anyone > help me with this intermittent problem? > > Jerry
Hearses? fwd from usenet
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Nov 1995 10:14:34 -0800
...Jerry "wannahearsebus" McDonald -- Jerry McDonald: mjm@bobo.ca.boeing.com (work) or jmac@nwrain.com (home) "Religion and science are opposed...but only in...
Re: OEM Vanagon alloy torque spec>??
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:52:43 -0400
On 6/23/05, Gerald Masar <azsun99@earthlink.net> wrote: > So, I have looked in Bentley, my owners manual, Haynes, and can't find...
Fw: R U There Ron
Historical mailing list - W. Silva
Wed, 26 Jul 2000 14:01:12 -0400
...R U There Ron > Ron, > > Jerry got in touch with me this morning. Thank you. Now if we can just > figure out what each...
Re: Dear Jerry, hope you are ok
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 19:37:57 -0500
...But, Jerry didn’t send it to me, not even in my junk where I usually find it. >>> >>> Can you tell him I’m...
Front AC installation - GROUP PURCHASE >>> LAST CALL
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:41:36 -0700
...These Kits can be installed to an existing "good" compressor but Jerry recommended replacing the stock 8 Cubic In Compressor with a 10 Cubic...
Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:31:18 -0700
...alistair On 2012-10-12, at 4:05 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > Considering your 1944 Jerry Can .. > would you like a 1944 canteen...