Thanks Joy.

From where I sit, that is more like the Pacific Central West!  Lovely to be
sure, but still a state and a half away.

I'd like to see a gathering between Seattle and Vancouver, north of Everett
and south of Bellingham. That would make it less than a hundred miles from
the two cities.

I can be patient.

Seeya, Jake

On 9/7/06, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> Jake, you are on the Wetwesties list, aren't you?  Lots and lots of
> gatherings in the PNW (hence the name of the group).  In fact, the
> wetwesties reunion is happening this weekend, at Catherine Creek in
> Oregon.
>
>
> Just in case you don't know about them, some specs:
>
> To join: wetwesties-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
> For technical resources, go to: http://wetwesties.org/links.htm
>
>
>
> Joy
>
>
> ****************************************************************
> Joy Hecht
> now living in a real house in northern Virginia
> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
> now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
> lugging Joy and her stuff around...
>
> For musings about life and the vanadventures:
> http://www.joyhecht.net
>
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>
>
> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> :::Of Jake de Villiers
> :::Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 4:03 PM
> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> :::Subject: Re: Searching the archives, suggestions for successful
> searching
> :::
> :::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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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com