Warren,

Glad to here that Billy Bones is up and running smoothly, you two have been through a lot lately. How much would your REI dividend have been if they carried vanagon parts?

Mark in AK
87 Westy Syncro - still in storage

----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@OU.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:48 pm
Subject: Smooth sailing to Dallas and back.

> I hoisted Billy Bones' main-sail this
> afternoon and headed down I-35 to Dallas, went
> to REI, spent my small dividend, and returned to
> OKC.  That's just under 400 miles, and Billy Bones
> performed flawlessly.  I drove between 55 and
> 70 mph (varied the speed during this break-in
> period) and got 17.7 mpg.  I hope the mileage
> improves as the break-in period passes, but for
> now I'm very happy that the van is running good.
> Heck, it's not running good, it's running great!
> And that Sirius satellite radio is fine!
>
> Hope you all have a good evening.
>
> Warren Lail
> 88 Westy "Billy Bones" (we've signed Articles)
> 87 GL "Long John" (in dry dock, temporarily)
>