Date:         Tue, 5 Jun 2001 18:57:32 -0500
Reply-To:     John Gladu <jgladu@BCM.TMC.EDU>
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From:         John Gladu <jgladu@BCM.TMC.EDU>
Subject:      census...
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John "Grungy" Gladu
Pearland, TX (HoustonBurb)
45 years old, old old...
Texan since '70, New Yawker before that (Wantagh, LI)
I'm a "Technical Analyst" for Baylor College of Medicine User Support
Services (this week).  I fix Macs (I don't do windoze).  Been there
eight years.  Did 10 years for contractors at NASA-JSC, fixing space
suits.

Married 13 years to another VW fan.
Two girls, 10 and 6.

Hobbies: play trumpet in the Rice U. MOB, photography (what, another
one?), massive pack-rat who likes to dumpster-dive and keep the "good
stuff" that I find, used to include "fix VWs" before I had kids,
kites, wish I was a private pilot

Current stable: see my .sig + a Honda CB400T that hasn't run since '86
Mileage: Bozobus 214,000
          Vanagon 184,000
          Eurovan 109,000

past stable: included a '71 Super Beetle, a '72 SB, a '61 Beetle
(parts vehicle), '67 Bus (the RustBus, another parts vehicle), Honda
CB350F

Currently driving the Eudoravan most of the time, but it's stumbling
and no one can find the cause.  I'm tired of it.  Want a Vanagon
Carat to replace the Eudoravan and the '90 Vanagon (AC is dead and
too expensive to fix).  I like the utility of the '93 MV's
rear-facing jump-seats and I like the perky driving of the Vanagon.
I should be able to have both in a Carat.

Would buy a Eurovan TDI if VW had the vision to import them.
Barring that, would buy a Jetta Wagon TDI if VW had the vision to import them.
May have to settle for a Golf TDI, if the Jetta TDI doesn't turn up
before the vans die.

Always wanted a crew-cab, but most were delivered to Canada and don't
have AC, and I've grown old enough to prefer something with AC.
bcnu - Grungy (John Gladu)     (Houston, TX)    Opinions are just that
INTERNET: grungy@mindless.com
'60 dddPanel walk-thru  (The Bozobus)-----r(e/u)sting (engineless)----
'69 Bug--(Bertha)-------------------------hangared (engineless)-------
'90 Vanagon GL----------------------------okay (needs clutch, AC)-----
'93 Eurovan Multivan----------------------okay (engine stumbles)------
'00 Audi A6 2.8 Quattro Avant-------------wonderful (my wife's)-------