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  My name is David.V. Olson.

I live vay up norte in Minny'sota. Ya' tink it's cold here? Ya' betch'cha. In da' vinter ve all got ice-cycles hang'en off are noses.It  varmed up a liddle today do, June 13, to about 90 da ice-cycles  mostly melted da vill come back in January do.But it cars not the weather were talking about here.I like cars vid a pssion speiclly big finned ones from th 50s, Chryslers , Imperials.DeSotos Dodges and Plymouths. Big Cads and Lincolns,I have owned several of these in the past but now that I am retired I have to settle for models Which I market online.

Ve don't exactly iive in a frozen Vilderness do.ve make our home in an upscale apartment delvelopment on Lake Minnetonka about 15 miles west of Minneapolis. I'm  looking forward to hearing from you and the cars you have owned. Im also interested in Boats,ships and airplanes I am an ex multiengine pilot.  I am currenly working on abook about the development of the Iron mineing industry in the Minnesota Arrowhead. It is about 600 pages long and still growing at this time. I hope I live long enough to get it published.

I operate a on line Store Candodropship for you this site features over 200,00 products including fine Diecast models  over 1000 models you can access my store at this URL.    http://candodropship.eorder4u.com/Store/home.asp?home_id=39&b=1 Scrool down to see the numerious sub catigories on the left side of the page. All picture are models  featured in my Store.

Activities

Cars. Photography, Ships , airplanes boats, especialy the pig boats that used to ply the great lakes with huge cargos of Iron ore before 1900. I am also a budding author working on a book on the Iron Range in the Minnesota Arrowhead..

Favorite Charities

The Angilcan Church in America a conservitive group that broke off of th Episcopal Church in the 70s The Diebetes and cancer funds. I am a diebetic and must take insulin every day

Favorite Music

Old Ballads by Gordon Lightfoot, Roger Whiticer and other balladeers particularly sea shanty

Favorite TV Shows

Are there any good one still on there?

Favorite Movies

Any good Historic Movies

Favorite Books

Historical novels

Favorite Quotes

Don't Give up the Ship. Damn the torpedos and full speed ahead.

Favorite People

Gen. Omar Bradly, Winston Churchill and all the guys who gave their lives to save our country in the two world wars Vietnam, and the currant desaster in Iraq.

Favorite Places

Canadian Martime Provences and New England.

Favorite Animals

Bears

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