Amen Vanessa!!!!
Ken & Molly
'57 Bubble
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From: Vanessa Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, June 16, 2000 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: [VAC] greetings
>John,
>If you need to carry a full library and all of you possesions, maybe you
>should consider buying a 40' fifth wheel trailer with tripple slideouts. I
>keep a very precious few books in my trailer and keep the rest of my
library
>stored in a safe dry place. As for all the personnal things one seems to
>need, I found out that when my house burnt down it was a blessing in
>disguise! Other than a few family momentos, I find it hard to get
>attatched to a bunch of stuff anymore and now am getting ready to full time
>in my 26' A/s. Starting Aug 1st I'm looking forward to a simpler, more
>orgisnized and less materialistic way of life. The problems you are having
>with your restoration are problems all of us Vinties have been through. If
>you can't handle it, I would suggest that you sell your trailer to somebody
>who would lovenly restore it and by a 40' SOB trailer or stay put in your
>house! And please find somewhere else to do your whinning.
>Vanessa
>The Trailer Lady
>'56 Overlander
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 7:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [VAC] greetings
>
>
>> I often wonder how anyone can live full time in a little bity A.S.
>trailerMy
>> 24 ft Silver Albatross could not hold my library to say nothing of my
>> personal possesions. Just taking a long trip in it can be a royal pain in
>the
>> lower part of my torso. It has taken a full size woodworking shop jest to
>do
>> the necessary interior maintaince to keep it looking half way decent
>inside I
>> have spent some time replaceing the plumingto the kitchen sink which
broke
>on
>> our last trip(tubes sweated to the fawcet) I had to teare out the cabnet
>top
>> to get at it .I was dismaied at the horrable workmanship in the cabnet.
>had
>> to fabricate a new fiberglassand epoxy interior for it.While I was at it
I
>> hah to make a new top and stove crover the 1960s formaca looked like hell
>so
>> I chose rosewood for the top.It will be done shortly I re inspected the
>floor
>> and found a couple of imperfections so it will be necessary to re glass
>it.
>> Next it will be necessary to replace the terrable overhead compartment
>doors
>> with raised pannel walnut doors and to scribe the frames to the contour
of
>> the trailer .
>> If I were a full timer I could not possably do any of this work. I dont
>think
>> any othis work will add any value to the Silver Albatross.I keep seeing
>where
>> people on this list are buying similar vintage trailers for less than I
>paid
>> for this one. I dont know what I will do when I finish it. I can travel a
>lot
>> cheeper and with less work with out it.
>> Jim Smith
>>
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