Re: GTech Donation...Attn: Sam

From: Jon Smith (fast4x4@bellsouth.net)
Date: Thu Oct 28 1999 - 01:18:51 EDT


I'll probably be speaking for everyone else when I volunteer to type in the
manual, I'd just have to get a copy..... I agree on the tupperware
container, similarly shaped for the USPS priority sized box, as I'd imagine
the whole thing would weight less than 2 lbs. which means 2 day air for like
$3.

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----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Parthemer <srp@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 1:04 AM
Subject: RE: DML: GTech Donation...Attn: Sam

> No problem Jon, I thought about it after I bought the darn thing, and
> thought it would be a good 'gift' for the DML (as I have loaned it already
> to about 5 people).
>
> Steve T. (SmokinDakota) has it right now, so I spoke with him about it and
> he thought it was a great idea too. I DON'T have the manual though, so we
> will have to get someone on the list that has the manual, and can type it
in
> for a FAQ on the DML list. The unit is actually real easy to use, but
some
> of the features are a little weird to get working correctly.
>
> What would be good to get (Steve-- hint hint) is a good plastic tupperware
> type container, and line it with foam that just fits the GTECH and cord.
> That way for people to ship it would only require a standard USPS box with
> no packing.
>
> People should also include a business card with the unit when they ship it
> place to place (name, address, phone #, etc.) and keep all the cards with
> the unit, so that it has a little history with it. Not to mention, if you
> ever travel through Bum F..sorry, Toledo Ohio, or Scotsdale, AZ. that you
> have a fellow DML person that you can contact locally. So far I've got
> people as 'friends' in Los Angeles, CA. , Las Vegas, NV., Oxnard, CA.,
> Phoenix, AZ, etc. that I would never have met if it weren't for the DML.
> And too this day, if I see another D(Dakota or Durango) broken down on the
> road I make a U-turn and offer assistance.
>
> Hmm... how about a DML roadside assistance program... Call the 'Good Old
> boy' in Mississippi if yawl ever break down! (HE HE).
>
> Anyway, hope this works out.
>
> Sam '99 RT for now, '00 to me ordered
> *I won't have a D to drive for 6-8 weeks after my RT goes back :( and my
> wife won't let me drive her's
>
> Guess I'll be driving my '72 D
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Jon Steiger
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 4:16 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: GTech Donation...Attn: Sam
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 27 Oct 1999 DRD892@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Sam,
> >
> > This is a great idea and real nice of you to contribute the GTech.
> >
> > I think the part about supporting the DML is most important.
> > Jon should never have to worry about money to support the DML
> > and should not have to go begging when funds are low. This is
> > a step in the right direction to make this happen.
> >
> > I am wondering what Jon thinks of this idea.
> >
>
>
> I didn't get a chance to respond to Sam's post before, but
> I think its a *great* idea! :-) Kudos to Sam for the thought AND
> his donation! I would be more than happy to coordinate this and put
> together a page on the site where the DML as a whole can track
> the progress of the G-tech and also sign up to be put on the
> recipient list.
>
> An EXCELLENT idea Sam, and much appreciated!!
>
> -Jon-
>
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