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Rick--
Thanks for a very exciting time! I am thrilled that the Ford Explorer has
kindled the kind of enthusiasm for safe and environmentally sound off-road
exploration typified by the group of people I met on that gorgeous October
weekend! You are to be commended for organizing a successful event despite
the sudden loss of Jack Lobdell. Thanks for welcoming us Ford folk so
wholeheartedly...and for the beautiful photos and write-up on your website!
Yes, I am a convert! I may never be able to own a truck like yours or David
Meisner's, but it's great to know you're out there!
Ashok Rodrigues, the last of the Ford engineers to arrive on Sunday, missed
us by about 10 minutes on Monday morning. He was staying at he Holiday Inn
in Salida and arrived at the Woodland Inn at approx. 8:00 AM. We left about
7:50. It was my fault--I forgot to call him and tell him about the earlier
departure time! I really felt bad about it and apologized to both him and
his boss (who's budget picked up his $1000 travel tab). That was the only
glitch in the weekend as far as I was concerned. (Later that week, on
Friday, Laurin was driving our rental car in the little town of Creede, CO,
when we hit not one, but two, deer at the same time. Didn't do a lot of
damage to the car (a couple thousand dollars probably), but we had to
exchange the car because a headlamp was broken out.
Rick Haas is trying to get your website linked to the Ford internet site.
We'll keep you posted.
Take Care!
Respectfully,
Lewis J. Thompson, III
TVC Quality, U260 Reliability Engineer
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Rick Horwitz
Editor
explorer@4x4central.com
Editor
www.4x4central.com
Thanks for a very exciting time! I am thrilled that the Ford Explorer has
kindled the kind of enthusiasm for safe and environmentally sound off-road
exploration typified by the group of people I met on that gorgeous October
weekend! You are to be commended for organizing a successful event despite
the sudden loss of Jack Lobdell. Thanks for welcoming us Ford folk so
wholeheartedly...and for the beautiful photos and write-up on your website!
Yes, I am a convert! I may never be able to own a truck like yours or David
Meisner's, but it's great to know you're out there!
Ashok Rodrigues, the last of the Ford engineers to arrive on Sunday, missed
us by about 10 minutes on Monday morning. He was staying at he Holiday Inn
in Salida and arrived at the Woodland Inn at approx. 8:00 AM. We left about
7:50. It was my fault--I forgot to call him and tell him about the earlier
departure time! I really felt bad about it and apologized to both him and
his boss (who's budget picked up his $1000 travel tab). That was the only
glitch in the weekend as far as I was concerned. (Later that week, on
Friday, Laurin was driving our rental car in the little town of Creede, CO,
when we hit not one, but two, deer at the same time. Didn't do a lot of
damage to the car (a couple thousand dollars probably), but we had to
exchange the car because a headlamp was broken out.
Rick Haas is trying to get your website linked to the Ford internet site.
We'll keep you posted.
Take Care!
Respectfully,
Lewis J. Thompson, III
TVC Quality, U260 Reliability Engineer
------------------
Rick Horwitz
Editor
explorer@4x4central.com
Editor
www.4x4central.com