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Subject:Re: This list issue
From:Richard Smith (Smirby)
Date:Fri, 8 Jan 2021 20:44:49 -0800

Just a piece of string, tied to their leg.

> On Jan 8, 2021, at 8:09 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
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> Oh you kids and your usb
> 
> Why, in my day we’d be happy with a speaking tube from the ashtray .
> 
> And a whistle.
> 
> And a marine telegraph 
> 
> :-)
> 
> Ab
> 
>> On Jan 8, 2021, at 7:44 PM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 
>> Rear ashtray to usb charger? They got that from me!
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 8, 2021 at 9:36 PM, <Alistair Bell> wrote:
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>>> I didn’t see that on his page. Looked again...
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> I repurposed that ashtray ti mount controll s for the rear heater I installed in my old, previous van, 82 westy. My young son could control heat with it back there
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> Alistair  
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>>> 
>>>> On Jan 8, 2021, at 2:33 PM, ddbjorkman@verizon.net wrote:
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>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I checked that one out, Alistair.  Some pretty innovative items.
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>>>> I like that USB/outlet that fits in the rear ashtray.  At first I thought, where is the room in the back, but then it hit me that the ashtray has to go somewhere.
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Dave B.  
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>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> 
>>>> From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
>>> 
>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> 
>>>> Sent: Wed, Jan 6, 2021 12:36 am
>>> 
>>>> Subject: This list issue
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Yeah when I noticed my email to list being bounced a few days ago, I tried the mailing list website and it didn’t load.
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> So I figured the sever down and some nice person in charge would wake it up and all would be well.
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>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Don’t have an issue now with the test messages being sent, I’m not getting any spam folder directing shanigans.
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> But I’ll take the chance to mention again the site I found a few days ago
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>>>> 
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>>>> http://www.sparkofimagination.com/
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>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Worth a look, I think his bearing kit better than the rest.
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>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> And is he, John Howard that is, on this list?  
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Alistair
>>>

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