[Rebels1972] Suvived and Arrived

[Dale Cooper]

Hey Fred ! Glad to see that you made it in spite of the problems. How is the 
car ? Really, are you well ? Keep in touch. I am looking forward to the 
pictures. Good Luck on your new job ! Hope you can find some friends soon, 
in your new town. Regards, Coop .  ---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Atkinson" <fatkinson at mishmash.com>
To: "Sansom Class of 1972" <rebels1972 at mishmash.net>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Rebels1972] Suvived and Arrived


> Thanks, John and Susan, for the best wishes.
>
>    The first day went very well.  I am still fighting the cough, but it
> isn't much.  It was mostly orientation.
>
>    As soon as I find my camera's USB cable, I'll share the Emma Sansom
> photos with everyone.
>
>    Stay in touch.
>
>
>
>
> Fred Atkinson
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Machen" <machen2081 at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Sansom Class of 1972" <rebels1972 at mishmash.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 9:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rebels1972] Suvived and Arrived
>
>
> Fred,
> So glad that you made it to your new town.  I hope everything is what
> you hoped for.  Good luck with your new job!
> I hope you are feeling better also.
>
> Susan
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: jdrtiger at aol.com
>  To: rebels1972 at mishmash.net
>  Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:35 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Rebels1972] Suvived and Arrived
>
>
>  Fred: We are just glad that you made it out to the wild, wild, west
> alive!  Best wishes on your new job!!
>  John Dale
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Fred Atkinson <fatkinson at mishmash.com>
>  To: rebels1972 at mishmash.net
>  Sent: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 7:33 pm
>  Subject: [Rebels1972] Suvived and Arrived
>
>
>    I arrived in Las Cruces about an hour or so ago.  I got my computer
> set up right away.  The place I am staying has high speed wireless
> Internet.  I'm glad I had the foresight to put a dual band wireless card
> in my PC quite some time back.  So I'm good to go.
>
>    I did stop at Emma Sansom's grave and photographed it.  My camera
> batteries died after two shots (curse).  So I got some new batteries on
> the way to the courthouse where the marker to honor her was out on the
> courthouse lawn.  Due to the angle of the sun and the way it was
> imprinted, I am not sure how those shots turned out and won't know until
> I develop them.
>
>    But I can give details to help others who want to visit Emma in
> Gilmer exactly how to find it (they are not online.  I was lucky to find
> a Spanish couple walking down the side of the road that knew where it
> was).  The road directions are a little tricky if you don't know where
> you are going.
>
>    I got very sick on the road.  After the second stopover (when I
> checked out on Saturday morning to go see Emma), the hotel found a
> doctor's office that was open and I went there.  He injected me with a
> powerful antibiotic and gave me a prescription which I got filled right
> there in Longview.  I started driving west from Longview and within a
> few hours, I was feeling much better.  I have a mild cough left but it
> is not one tenth as bad as it was yesterday morning.  If I stay on the
> medication, he said I should be back to normal in a few days.  If not,
> he told me to get with a doctor in Las Cruces this week.
>
>    I stopped today in Fort Hancock, Texas to get gas and to see the
> place (did you see 'The Shawshank Redemption'?  That's where Andy passed
> over the border into Mexico).  It was a small, one horse town.  But when
> I was driving down their main street, I thought I heard something
> dragging under the vehicle.  I got out and looked.  My exhaust pipe was
> loose from the manifold and dragging the ground.  I don't know how long
> it had been like that.
>
>    The gas station attendant got someone to come help me.  He wanted to
> get me to someone who could weld it, but both persons (his father and
> the other welder in the town) were not available.  So he tie wired it
> back together so I could make it to Las Cruces.  I'll have to get it
> welded here.
>
>    On top of that, I developed a crack in my windshield (I just noticed
> it today, too).
>
>    So it has been an adventurous and eventful trip.
>
>    But I arrived safely.  I start work tomorrow morning at 8:00.
>
>    With apologies to Elvis Presley, Viva Las Cruces,
>
>
>
>
> Fred
>
>
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