No Apology neccessary, Thanks for the good advise.  I need a vacation.
:~)

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> From:         J[SMTP:soreal@HOME.COM]
> Reply To:     J
> Sent:         Friday, April 10, 1998 3:01 PM
> To:   Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      A gentle nudge ...
>
> .. to anyone who is contemplating taking off this weekend. Go. Go
> anywhere; be
> creative. Grab a jar of peanut butter, jump in the van, and drive.  I
> took off
> yesterday and spent the night in the middle of a friend's orange grove
> so I
> wouldn't have to deal with the touristas in the public haunts. It was
> quiet and
> delectable. The only intrusion was a wayward cow whom, I _think_, may
> have been
> trying to mate with the EVC. I got up this morning early and cruised
> under an
> almost-full moon up to North Florida to run an errand, and then back
> to
> Sarasota this afternoon.
>
> FL I-75 traffic report: crowds are thick with pockets of maddening,
> but
> everyone's moving fast, like 80-85, except a stretch between Tampa and
> Sarasota
> where there are some brush fires. I didn't see one person being
> ticketed. AND I
> saw 8 Westies, 2 Vanagons, and 2 busses between High Springs and
> Tampa.
>
> A question: Do we have any count of the number of women on the list?
> Joel?
> Anyone?
>
> Apologies in advance to Backus, Brian G if he finds this superfluous.
>
> Joan
> SW FL
> '82 Vanagon GL (ex)
> '85 Westy GL (ex)
> '95 EVC (ex)
> '97 EVC (soon to be christened Winne-MAY-go if I don't get the fridge
> and
> furnace working properly)
>