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Subject:Re: Pictures from bURNINGvAN 2012
From:Aristotle Sagan
Date:Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:17:55 -0800

Throwing the burning type 1 case onto the blocking ice from the bow of the
ferry... priceless...

tim in san jose

On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote:

> Sounds great. Ice, blowing snow.
>
> But then there's the cost of the ferry to consider. Do you suppose we
> could get a group rate?
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> On Jan 24, 2012, at 8:29 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:
>
>  Splendid idea!  Taking the ferry from Nova Scotia in January and then
>> driving 14 hours across the island to get to St. John's is really fun!
>> Especially when the ferry gets stuck in the ice outside North Sidney
>> Harbor, and you can wait for days to go anywhere...  The blowing snow
>> crossing the island is really exciting as well.  ;-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Joy
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  We're thinking of moving it to NF next year though. We're tired of
>>> the
>>> good weather and easy drive.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 24, 2012, at 4:22 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:
>>>
>>> If I'm on that side of the continent, sure, I'll take people
>>> pictures!  I
>>>
>>>> live around 5000 miles away, tho, it's a bit far.
>>>>
>>>> I knew it was in California, and the same place every year, was just
>>>> wondering where.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Joy
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:19 AM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> People pictures are Mike's department.  Vehicle rollcall pics are
>>>> BenT's.
>>>>
>>>>> Stephan's pics are balanced between people and vehicles as is
>>>>> Cris's kite
>>>>> pics. Glen & Jen are new to the scene and excited about seeing
>>>>> other
>>>>> Vanagons.
>>>>>
>>>>> So there is your explanation. We've holding this event in the
>>>>> same spot
>>>>> for 9 years. It's always at Ocean Beach in San Francisco,
>>>>> California,
>>>>> USA.
>>>>> Details posted in The Samba and various forums. Now that you know
>>>>> where
>>>>> it
>>>>> is, should we expect you next year to take people pics?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> BenT
>>>>> sent from my electronic leash
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 23, 2012, at 7:00 PM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Aerial shots are rather cool!  Where is this event held, anyway?
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But this has to be a guy thing - 90-odd photos, and not more
>>>>>> than five
>>>>>> people?  I really do think if women were taking these photos
>>>>>> they would
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  be
>>>>>
>>>>>  pictures of the people, not the vehicles!  Now I remember why we
>>>>>> created
>>>>>> that VW face page on Larry Chase's website - but we probably
>>>>>> looked much
>>>>>> younger then!  ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>

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