

| Subject: | Re: Searching the archives, suggestions for successful searching |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Thu, 7 Sep 2006 16:05:36 -0700 |
You're a lucky man Tom! Drink one for me. :-) Jake On 9/7/06, bueses <bueses@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > on 9/7/06 3:52 PM, Jake de Villiers at crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COMwrote: > > > Well, that would be lovely Tom, but I'm not the only one who finds that > > impractical or there would be plenty of chatter about it on the List. > I'm > > looking for a simple weekend outing. > > Jerome Jamboree, 9/15-17????- 300+- vw buses, vans in one place for a > simple > weekend- & it's only 600 miles from moi in SLC. > > Grin, > > Tom B. > > > > I'd be happy with a Regional Gathering along the lines of what Ben has > going > > on in Frisco or a Buses by the Bay sort of thing. > > > > I know there are at least 50 of us in the Seattle to Vancouver corridor; > > heck, I see 3 to 6 at every bluegrass festival we go to. > > > > Just dreaming, Jake > > > > On 9/7/06, bueses <bueses@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> > >> on 9/7/06 2:02 PM, Jake de Villiers at > crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COMwrote: > >> > >>> 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. > >> > >> > >> I thought it was a unanimous vote to meet somewhere in Oklahoma that > Joy > >> recommended? > >> > >> Grin, > >> > >> Tom B. > >>> > >>> 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 > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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