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Re: Rain gear

To: Keith Hearn <khearn@Legato.COM>
Subject: Re: Rain gear
From: "avillasol" <avillasol@primo.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 14:43:31 -0800
i think Keith means PAX, in which case you would leave the raingear at home.
=)

arie (if you aren't running in PAX, prepare to get soaked!)


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>From: Keith Hearn <khearn@Legato.COM>
>To: "avillasol" <avillasol@primo.com>
>Cc: SEEEDOOO@aol.com, rob@f-body.org, ba-autox@autox.team.net,
khearn@Legato.COM
>Subject: Rain gear
>Date: Fri, Mar 3, 2000, 2:28 PM
>

> In message <200003030715.HAA01170@emperor.primo.com>, "avillasol" writes:
>> Can anyone recommend some good rain gear (the entire suit)?  The last time I
>> was at the Stick, I got soaked and it's gonna happen again Sunday.  But this
>> time I'll be prepped, I hope.  Thanks in advance!
>
> At the NASA school I was wearing gore-tex pants and shell jacket, and
>   was very comfortable all day, rain or shine. I just bought gore-tex
>   gear this year when I got hooked on skiing, and am really happy with
>   it. None of the sweaty, clammy feeling I've run into with cheaper
>   non-breathable raingear.
>
> I also had a pair of gore-tex lined hiking boots that I put on whenever
>   I wasn't driving. This kept both my feet and my driving shoes nice
>   and dry.
>
> The downside of gore-tex is that it's expensive. I picked up my jacket
>   on sale a Any Mountain for $99, gore-text shells are typically
>   $200-300. But this is the time of year for clearance sales atthe ski
>   stores, so you might be able to find a decnt (for gore-tex) price.
>   My pants were also arounbd $100, at REI. The boots were also from REI,
>   but I forget the price.
>
> Whatever you do, don't wear cotton jeans without something over them.
>   Wet cotton will make you miserable. And they're saying it'll be colder
>   on Sunday too, so dress warmly.
>
> Unless you're in B-Stock, in which case leave the raingear at home and
>   come in jeans and a t-shirt. :)
>
>   Keith Hearn
>   '99 Miata 10AE "Sexy Sadie" the Sapphire Shark
>   B-Stock
>   Milpitas, CA
>
>
>
>
>> ----------
>> >From: SEEEDOOO@aol.com
>> >To: rob@f-body.org, ba-autox@autox.team.net
>> >Subject: Re: radar detector recommendations - possible evidence for dismissa
>> l
>> >Date: Thu, Mar 2, 2000, 10:33 PM
>> >
>>
>> > Lighten up, by his own admission he was speeding,  "I got a lame ticket two
>> > minutes into my commute home yesturday on Great
>> > America Parkway...55 in a 40. I pulled out in front of traffic and was tagg
>> ed
>> > by radar..it was not a sustained 55 speed more like the top of 2nd getting
>> > into 3rd and then slow down to 47ish..but he tagged me right at the top of
>> > 2nd." Bob's quote.
>> >
>> > And Rob, you are here l to enlighten people with the ticket quota? Are you
>> > really saying that Bob was picked on to fill a quota when he was traveling
>> > 15mph (37.5%) over the speed limit? Just when was the last time you were ou
>> t
>> > on the freeway doing 85 in a 70 and had a cop pass you and do nothing?  Wha
>> t
>> > do you suggest Bob's defense will be? "your honor, I was not speeding." And
>> > the judge would ask back, "then what were you doing to attract the attentio
>> n
>> > of the police officer?"
>> > Wayne Presley
>> >
> 

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