> As a polite Canadian myself living now in California with dual citizenship I
> an not imagine anything to be insulting when you consider from where it
> came, which side of the bed the sender woke up on and who has a bug up
> his -- well, you get my drift.
>
> W.P.

this wasn't meant to be insulting... after all, it's just a bad exchange rate
that bites our neighbors from the north in the ***.  actually, I love Canada
and might even consider moving to the left coast if I could make a living.
Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and BC in general are gorgeous.  does get cold
though... I might have to adjust to that.  maybe live there in the summer and
here in the winter.

have spoken to a couple of folks in the area about doing vanagon trades... they
come here and use ours, we go there and use theirs for a week or two.  might be
workable if we get to know and trust each other.

mick

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Alcock" <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 12:25 PM
> Subject: Re: well, it's friday isn't it
>
>
> > Daniel,
> >
> > FYI................... We polite Canadian find this sort of thing to be
> > insulting, not amusing. I loved Mick's though.
> >
> >
> > Doug Alcock
> > '84 Westy "BlueBelle"
> > Toronto, Canada
> > <a href="http://www.torontovanagon.com">http://www.torontovanagon.com</a>
> >
> >
> > |--------+------------------------------->
> > |        |          Dan Snow             |
> > |        |          <dieselvanagon@HOTMAI|
> > |        |          L.COM>               |
> > |        |                               |
> > |        |          12/07/2001 01:24 PM  |
> > |        |          Please respond to Dan|
> > |        |          Snow                 |
> > |        |                               |
> > |--------+------------------------------->
> >
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> >   |
> |
> >   |      To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |
> >   |      cc:
> |
> >   |      Client:
> |
> >   |      Subject:   Re: well, it's friday isn't it
> |
> >
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > What the ???  I was under the impression that all 51 states are part of
> the
> > coalition already!!??
> >
> > Daniel Snow
> >
> > '82 Vanagon Diesel
> > '78 Puch Maxi Luxe Moped
> > '01 Xootr Scooter
> > <a
href="http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/snow/vanagon/vanagon.html">http://faculty
.haas.berkeley.edu/snow/vanagon/vanagon.html</a>
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
> > >Reply-To: Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > >Subject: well, it's friday isn't it
> > >Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 01:05:50 -1000
> > >
> > >
> > >The Canadians are anxious to help America with the war on terrorism.  In
> > >response to our request, they have pledged the following:
> > >
> > >2 of their biggest battle ships
> > >600 ground troops
> > >10 tanks and
> > >6 fighter jets
> > >
> > >After the American exchange rate conversion, the US ended up with:
> > >
> > >1 canoe
> > >
> > >2 mounties
> > >
> > >a squadron of flying squirrels
> > >
> > >and a 1982 diesel vanagon.
> > >
> > >;o)  just kidding, no flames please.
> > >
> > >btw, mike miller made me send this.
> > >
> > >
> > >Mick Kalber
> > >89 Syncro Westy "Daddeo"
> > >Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
> > >62 Halaulani Place
> > >Hilo, Hawaii 96720
> > >808-935-5557
> > >808-935-0066 (fax)
> > >hotlava@interpac.net
> > ><a href="http://www.volcanoscapes.com/">http://www.volcanoscapes.com/</a>
> >
> >
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