Wouldn't you rather have one of those complete bathrooms with the stainless
toilet and blue flush water? Now that would be something to have in a bus!
>        Hi all,
>        First, let me tall you that there is a very cool thing
>up near Seattle, the Boeing Company Surplus Sale Building. Its
>at South 208th and 84th Ave South, in Renton, I believe, and
>open Tuesday-Friday 10-5, Saturday 9-4. Their info line is 206 393 4062
>and that's got directions and hours, you can talk to a person there
>at 206 393 4065.
>
>        What they sell is whatever scraps they have left from making
>airplanes, etc, and I'm told its pretty much price by the pound. They have
>aluminum, steel, wires, cables, insulations, upholstry, carpet, plastic, etc,
>as well as bins full of back issues of Aviation Week and Space Technology
>and all kinds of other wacky things. Makes me want to visit.
>
>        However, I'm not close to being able to go visit yet. So
>what I was wondering was, would someone from the Seattle area go
>there for me and get me about $10 worth of big, interesting,  carpet scraps?
>Then box it and UPS it down? I think I remember the price being $1/lb
>last time Ian was there, so this would be $10 worth of stuff, in
>a cardboard box maybe 12-14lb UPS'ed to me. I can write you a check
>up-front and buy your lunch if you want.
>
>        I need liners for my new tool box drawers, and I figure
>lightwieght, long-wearing airliner carpet would make beauts! It comes,
>I presume, in all those wonderful vivid colors that are sometimes
>used in airliners, and I could also give the extra as gifts at Christmas.
>
>        If $10 worth sounded like a big hassle, but a smaller amount
>would be do-able, I need enough for 6 drawers, each 22 inches long and
>about 8 inches wide.
>
>        And yes, as a matter of fact, doesn't this sound like
>a great place to get stuff to customize one's bus/transporter/camper?
>Aluminum for solar-cell racks, etc?
>
>
>        No time for the heat exchangers last night :( Tonight
>or tomorrow morning, I fervently hope. Full report when I know
>something!
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