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Date:         Fri, 8 Jun 2001 01:20:59 -0400
Reply-To:     Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
Subject:      Re: A True Alien Census, 'Fessing up
Comments: To: Angus Gordon <agordon@bright.net>
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Angus Gordon wrote: > What I've discovered is that amazing numbers of > you share my interest in bicycles... > I tend to read far too much, and have some strange psychological quirk > which requires me to fix all my own stuff - vehicles, airplanes, houses, > bicycles, washing machines, computers etc. I suspect I'm not the only one > with this flaw on the list - come on, 'fess up!...

I have 16 bicycles hanging in my garageor in my house...From a 1888 58" High wheeler(not in the garage), a Schwinn Skip-link knee action pre-tanker, a Puch WaffenRad, a Mint 1984 A-D Vent Noir full Campy, a first generation GT BMX, a Schwinn Voyager long wheel base tourer(pack mule), to my current favorite, a Specialized hard tailed Rock Hopper....all but two (unnamed) are rideable.

Fixing stuff is also a passion. I don't do airplanes but just about anything else. I have done/redone six houses, all pre-twentieth century. Current one is a 1845 brick reworked as a Craftsman in 1905; most of the others have been 1850-60 German Bricks ( not unlike our 'German bricks'). I also maintain too many rental units and their accompanying plumbing, electrical and HVAC stuff.

The two Vanagons are always presenting something; as are my sons' cars... '98 GTi VR6, '92 Jetta GL, '68 Karmaan Ghia, '90 Jetta GL. Oh yeah..two mopeds...a Vespa and a Yamaha.

'Fessed up! -- Stephen Steele* Chillicothe OH '91 Caravelle "Hans" '84 Westfalia "Fritz" '81 Diesel Rabbit "Ol' Yeller" by PO '90 Jetta GL 16 yo Sons' "together" car '74 MGB "Terrance" My first car...yep, I've kept it since '74 '93 Chevy S-10 I hate it ... but sometimes I need a truck *all rights reserved/no portion of this document may be reproduced w/o prior written permission


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