Still flying a Lear, eh?  That's so 80's...

On 22-Apr-11, at 8:51 AM, Mister Tom wrote:

> I think I'll fly my Lear jet up to Nova Scotia to see the total
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> From: wetwesties@yahoogroups.com [mailto:wetwesties@yahoogroups.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Don Hanson
> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 6:58 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; WetWesties
> Subject: [WetWesties] Friday in the Vanagon..
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> Don't try this in your SUV or your motor home..
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> 6:30am... 40 degrees F, with the sun rise pink on Mt. Hood. Clear as a
> bell, for the first time in a long time. Town-Trip.
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> I'll roll down my road to our gate, pull on my 'new-style' E-brake
> handle
> and jump out to open it up....listening to the burble of my 2.0
> liter Jetta
> powered van. About 70 miles west....Portland, Oregon. Route: Through
> the
> Columbia River Gorge National Scenic area, past all the spring-full
> water
> falls with the sun in my mirrors.