[Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 15, Issue 208

[i erbs]

I moved to another part of town,but bus service had been reduced and Max
trains don't run as often, and they keep raising rates. They are going in
the wrong direction

On Mon, Jul 4, 2022, 11:18 AM <rfbegani at gmail.com> wrote:

> IRA:
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> You may remember my son lives in Portland on SW Powell so before Covid we
> would take the light rail train from PDX airport to downtown Portland Check
> into an Airbnb enjoy walking a round dinner at Jakes for the day.  Next
> morning we will take the bus with our Honored Citizen passes all the way
> out to SW Portland and down Powell get off the bus and walk one block to
> his home. If I remember your part of Portland does not enjoy those routes,
> unfortunately.  But, regarding Portland Transportation versus the rest of
> the USA, it is number one in our minds.  We hope your city and state
> officials continue to expand the train system even out to Dundee we could
> enjoy the wines of Ponzi, Erath, AtoZ etc.
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> To bad Portland has been discovered.
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> Best regards,
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> Bob Begani
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *i erbs
> via Healeys
> *Sent:* Monday, July 4, 2022 1:03 PM
> *To:* Jean Caron <vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com>
> *Cc:* Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>; Ahealey help <
> healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 15, Issue 208
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> Jean
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> As you know I live near Portland,  OR.
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> My truck gets around 20 mpg around town and up to 27 on the road. My old
> hybrid gets 22-24 in town and not much better on the hwy.
>
> I sold my old truck and realized how much I used it, so bought a newer,
> more efficient one. 4x4 for when it snows. Five seater to carry people and
> our things when we camp, pulls my trailer and lots of stuff in and off my
> property.  Our next car will be a plug in hybrid. My friends with Prius'
> need me to haul stuff them all the time...
>
> To each his own.
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> Now if we had an affordable public transit system that dud not turn a 30
> min drive into a two hour trip one way, I would use it.
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> On Sun, Jul 3, 2022, 2:32 PM Jean Caron <
> vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Mirek,
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> While I feel for you, I hope these prices stay around until we see the
> disappearance of the large pickup trucks and SUV. I am currently in France,
> at Lemans Classic and have not seen one of those pickup and SUV, so if they
> are not needed here, why do we have to at home?
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> Jean
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> Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada’s largest network.
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Kent McLean
> <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 3, 2022 9:54:06 PM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 15, Issue 208
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> Mirek wrote:
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> When I was 20 and had just bought it I could fill the tank with Esso Extra
> at the station where I worked for under $7 (cdn).
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> Me back then with a '65 Sprite, a 7 gallon tank, and gas at just
> 19¢/gallon US, I could fill the tank for $1.25.  It hurts to look back.
>
>
>
> -
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> Kent
>
> '56 Austin-Healey 100
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> '60 Bugeye Sprite
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