We'd send a few bucks but rather send it snail mail by check, if possible.

Mike and Jean

In Marin county CA

On 7/30/05 7:54 AM, "Sam  Williams" <sglw@AOL.COM> wrote:

> can we paypal the list maintainer?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:54:11 -0700
> Subject: Re: List Status - collection
>
>
> I have in mind a small donation from all of us to make up for the cash and
> time spent. I vision $2 as a good amount if most of us would do it. He
> would accept Pay Pal, I assume.
> I guess, none of us would accept to pay for the expenses of the list if we
> would run it.
> This is only a first proposal. If there is a better idea, let's do that.
> Zoltan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:09 PM
> Subject: List Status
>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Some of you may have noticed that Gerry was unavailable for about 24
>> hours.
>> We had some severe thunderstorms on Wed afternoon in the DC area, and lost
>> power. We just got it back a few hours ago.
>>
>> I was kinda of excited about it, because after the time we had that 1-day
>> power outtage in December '04, I bought Gerry and I a generator for
>> Christmas. Oh, and of course I told the wife if was "for the family". :)
>>
>> Once the storm was over, I fired up the new generator for the second time
>> ever...but it quit putting out power after about 15 minutes. Engine ran,
>> rotor in the head turned, breakers not tripped, but no output. :(
>>
>> What really frosted me was that when I bought it, there were two models
>> that
>> I looked at from Pep Boys with the same output rating - the Coleman
>> Powermate that I bought, and a Chinese made one for $100 less. I figured
>> it
>> would be worth the $$ for the Coleman and the 2-year warranty it came
>> with.
>>
>> Oh, and the reason I wasn't able to jump in on the off-kilter posts this
>> weekend was that I had knee surgery on Friday (replaced an ACL, serviced
>> the
>> cartlidges). With all the painkillers I was on, the list was on autopilot.
>> I'll review the whole thread tomorrow and see if something needs to be
>> done.
>> So if you screwed up, your not off the hook!!!
>>
>> You should have seen me cussing yesterday, after hobbling around in a knee
>> brace to 30 minutes, stringing extension cords and bypassing UPSes that
>> didn't think generator power was clean enough to pass through to the
>> servers.
>>
>> BTW - the generator will be outta the shop in a few weeks (so they say)
>> with
>> a new gen-head unit. Pep Boys now has a larger unit for sale, so I'm
>> considering selling the one I have and upgrading. If you are interested in
>> a
>> Powermate 3750 for $350 (they are $400 new, which I gladly paid) and are
>> in
>> the Washington DC area, lemme know!
>>
>> Regards from your list admin,
>> TomC
>> tcarrington@relitech.com
>> http://volksweb.relitech.com
>> http://checkerweb.relitech.com
>> 92 VW Cabriolet
>> 85 VW Vanagon Crew Cab
>> 82 VW Westy Diesel=>Gas Conversion
>> 81 Checker A-11 (Taxi)
>> 65 VW Notchback
>>
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