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Subject:Re: Heading out today
From:Thomas Buese
Date:Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:23:08 -0600

Bon Voyage Mr. Squirrel!

When will you be accepting guests in the driveway of Casa Squirrel?

Pax,

Mr. BZ

On Aug 10, 2008, at 10:48 AM, Mike Elliott wrote:

> Hey peeps:
>
> I'll be departing this afternoon after a family gathering. The
> trailer's
> tires have been obsessively aired and re-aired, the load re-checked,
> trailer ball greased, trailer lights checked, van has had an oil and
> filter change, full inspection of underside, hoses all visually
> inspected,
> a replacement ECU to finally fix its lousy idling problem, new
> plugs, and
> is presently sitting in the driveway with the Norcold refrigerator
> running
> so that a bottle of great Brunella (and my jar of sourdough starter)
> stay
> cool during the journey up inland California and Oregon -- it's
> predicted
> to be 101F near Redding tomorrow. The wine is for celebrating my
> arrival
> Monday night at our new house in Bend. I'm confident I'll make it
> there
> w/o any issues. But not 100% confident -- this is a Vanagon, after
> all.
>
> Thanks to all here for your help with the myriad mechanical issues
> this
> cantankerous machine delights in presenting. I'll get in touch on the
> flipside.
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott