

| Subject: | Re: Searching the archives, suggestions for successful searching |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Thu, 7 Sep 2006 13:02:49 -0700 |
That would be fun. If I ever get any time I'm going to try to organise a PNW get together in southern BC or northern Washington. I've met a few listees who live nearby, but a Campout might be entertaining. George Thorburn's idea was good, just mis-located. Hey George, how's your van? Jake On 9/7/06, bueses <bueses@earthlink.net> wrote: > > ............... > > :::The archive have a search feature. Click on the link from the base > > :::page that reads "Search the archives." > > ::: > > :::At least 90% of the time you will get better info and get it sooner > by > > :::searching the archives for a half hour to an hour than you will by > > :::posting and waiting for people to reply to your problem. For many > > :::problems you can find the answer in about the same time it takes to > > :::write and post the email asking the question. > > ::: > > > > Ah, but Sam, you miss the point! Posting is a social experience, you > get to > > bond with the other vanagonauts and feel yourself the member of an elite > and > > arcane tribe! > > > > Whereas searching is a solitary, indeed lonely experience, with none of > the > > warmth of human contact that you get from conferring with your > cyberbuddies > > on the list... > > I couldn't have said it better! > > Thanks, > > Tom B.-actually talking face to face w/ your cyberbuddies is an even more > radical phase these days? > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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