Dear triangle-arians

way to go Ellen - but you will have to change the quote on the signature of
your emaiul from
Don't wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel; stride down
there.....and light the bloody thing yourself.' ~Dara Henderson
to
Don't wait for a triangle to appear at the end of the tunnel; stride down
there.....and purchase from Wilco Farm Stores yourself.' ~Dara Henderson
yours

On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Ellen <elleninoregon@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> As the possibility exists that we may sooner or later find ourselves on the
> side of the road awaiting help, I wanted to share my recent experience, and
> the lessons learned.
>
> Two weekends ago, I set off with my friend and his 91 year old mother on a
> fairly routine camping trip to the coast.  The RV broke down on Hwy 6, a
> fairly curvacious route.  The RV was in the right hand lane, which was
> almost merged back into the left hand lane, right after a blind curve.
>  Needless to say, there were several "near misses" (one involving a semi
> which prompted me to move granny quite a bit farther up the highway!)  We
> had flares...15 minute flares.  When you are stuck waiting for a tow truck
> some 2.5 hours, these burn out rather quickly.
>
> Remembering the triangles I have seen on many occasions (usually in use by
> semi trucks) I went in search of them.  There are many sources on the
> internet, but they are heavy, and shipping is expensive.  So I was quite
> pleased to find them locally (at Wilco Farm Stores), and at a decent price.
>  They are made right here in Oregon (Tualatin) by James King & Co
> http://jameskingco.com/safety_triangles.php
>
> I'm going out right now to put them in the bottom of the closet in Lola.
>  With my upcoming trip, I didn't want to leave home without them.
>
> Ellen & Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI
>
>
> Don't wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel; stride down
> there.....and light the bloody thing yourself.' ~Dara Henderson
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