[VAC] Re: Genuine Ralph Lauren designed Airstreams

[wescott50@xxxxxxxxx (Bill Scott)]

Ridgway, Colo, is over near JPPolly.  It is also near Telluride, where
lots of "Elite" folks, hang out, and dream of ways to spend their money.
Ken, you hit the mother-lode that day.  I went back to look closer at
those airstreams. The polish jobs, were very marginal.  One Bambi had
ugly steel LP tanks, and those flappy, floppy 6 foot oilcloth awnings,
looked absolutely cheap, and jury-rigged.  Nothing worse than tripping
over those ropes holding those poles, holding that awning.  The details
said , they have a portable space heater, and an on demand, water
heater.   Not much was said about the water system, or the suspension.
Someone that will put out $150K, for all that stitching, piping, and
fabric, has probably never ever gone camping, anyway.  I have heard the
proceeds are going to charity, so,..........maybe the cause is
wothwhile.  I agree with Tom Walden,  those babys are waaaay over the
top.  From the looks of all that fabric, and antiques,  it looks like,
they have about $10K in materials, and the rest is labor, and Ralph's
good name.

Bill Scott
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