When it�s 8:30 pm in MN, it�s 2.5 hours later in Newfoundland, the
easternmost province of Canada.  So not quite Friday.  But who�s counting?
-- 
Katherine J. Maas
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways,�champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, body thoroughly
used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a�ride!"  -- Unknown

> 
> From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:32:18 -0500
> Subject: pretend it's already Friday (was RE: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
> 

> English question:  Should this snip from the email below:
> 
> :::Right now I have a
> :::jury-rigged wire holding things up
> 
> 
> say "jury-rigged" or "gerry-rigged?" or "jerry-rigged?"
> 
> jury-rigged - as in rigging a jury
> 
> gerry-rigged - as in gerrymandering, which would of course be quite
> appropriate for this list - Gerry, I mean, not elections.
> 
> jerry-rigged - doesn't relate to anything, I think.  Jerry cans?  I don't
> know what they are anyway.
> 
> Sorry, I'm sometimes a bit of a word geek...  In eastern Canada it's already
> Friday, I think, even though somewhere west of Minneapolis, where I am right
> now (in a rather nice state park at which I am the ONLY camper!), I believe
> it's still Thursday.
> 
> 
> 
> Joy
> 
> ****************************************************************
> Joy Hecht
> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
> 
> For musings about life and the vanadventures:
> http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
> 
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> 
> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> :::Of gary hradek
> :::Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 10:06 AM
> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> :::Subject: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
> :::
> :::I believe busdepot may have something.
> :::gary
> :::http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=N90920501
> :::Date:    Wed, 22 Sep 2004 22:48:58 -0400
> :::From:    Barry Muller <ekab_muller@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
> :::Subject: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
> :::
> :::Hello All,
> :::
> :::The other day, while replacing the radiator on my '91
> :::Carat I mislaid,
> :::er lost, the bolt that holds the front of the spare
> :::tire pan to the
> :::frame.  Does anyone know the specs of that bolt?
> :::Right now I have a
> :::jury-rigged wire holding things up.  Sure don't want
> :::that to fail at
> :::highway speeds!
> :::
> :::Thanks in advance,
> :::
> :::Barry