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Subject:Re: Fri. Generator rant.
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Thu, 5 Feb 2015 19:07:10 -0800

That's the best advice from this thread don :)

Alistair

> On Feb 5, 2015, at 6:17 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Oh boy, I've seen those and had some margs made in one of those.  But real
> Margs, they don't even need ice...Upsidedown Margs are easiest... You tilt
> back your head, over the bar, open your mouth and the bartender pours in
> some tequila, some Triplesec and you swallow... Then  chew some
> lime....There...DONE!
> 
> ....and....silent, uses no gas, you can make em with a dead battery even.
> A few of those and that steenkin generator won't bother you.
> On Feb 5, 2015 5:24 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> For the margaritas he should have one of these engine driven blenders.
>> 
>> http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/outdoors/grilling/tailgator-gas-powered-blender.asp
>> 
>> Dennis
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of J B
>> Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 7:35 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Fri. Generator rant.
>> 
>> While we were camped at Buses By the Bridge this year, there was an older
>> bay window camped in front of us that had a generator on during the day (to
>> blend his margaritas of all things). Our issue wasn't so much the noise
>> (even tho it was annoying) but the exhaust that it was emitting. It
>> actually got to the point where it was setting off our CO detector. Our
>> little girl was taking her afternoon nap at which point I had to ask him to
>> turn it off after showing him the readings off our detector display.
>> 
>> I specifically wanted to have my 80Watt solar panel and aux battery set-up
>> properly for BBB so I wouldn't be annoying others with noise (and other
>> pollution)
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Don Hanson" [dhanson928@GMAIL.COM]
>> Date: 02/05/2015 11:43 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Fri. Generator rant.
>> 
>> Again I must comment on how selfish it is to "camp" with your generator
>> on.  Plug your ears, stick out your tongue and yell "La LA LA..." at high
>> volume so you don't have to "hear" what I'm saying here, but there it is!
>> 
>> Deny deny deny, but your generator noise DOES completely eliminate the
>> peace and quiet that many people go camping to find.  Is it fair to impose
>> your noise on everyone around you?  No it is not.
>> 
>>  I know that most people don't even get out into the country very often
>> and fewer yet think their generators make any noise at all, but they really
>> do.
>>  The natural world is getting full, I know, but dang!...There's Solar and
>> batteries that do not impose on others who may value no unneeded noise, and
>> nobody NEEDS to listen to a generator.
>> 
>>  OK you all who Generate....You can unplug your ears and stop going "LA
>> la LA LA LA!" now, my annual anti-generator rap is done...hit the starter
>> button and go outside by your exhaust pipe and enjoy your camping...
>>