Date:         Fri, 5 Oct 2001 10:55:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Parking Garage tale
Comments: To: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <B7E33C68.1857%mwmiller@cwnet.com>
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Well, jeez, you don't need to move!  I think the tale is a sorry
statement on people's willingness to help others facing obvious (and
simple) problems, but if we all demonstrate "proper" behaviour to
others through our own actions, maybe we can improve the situation.
Maybe in the future everyone will get out of their cars to help
Julianna (or whomever) out instead of sitting in their cars and
honking.

Many people do tend to freak out when things don't go perfectly.
Instead of trying to fix the situation, people honk.  Good on
Julianna for grabbing a wrench and fixing the problem.  Vanagon
self-reliance: gotta love it.

Are people really that edgy down in the states?  Why did they run
away (or were scared??)?  Did they think Julianna was going to hit
them with the wrench for honking?  Or that it was a set up for a bomb
or something?  It seems kind of extreme to me.  Am I missing
something?

T.

At 10:31 AM -0700 10/5/01, mike miller wrote:
>If that behavior is that common in Oregon, I'm moving.
>
>Mike
>formerly from Sacramento, now from Oregon
>
>>  From: Julianna Thoennes <mumbrue@HOME.COM>
>>  Reply-To: Julianna Thoennes <mumbrue@HOME.COM>
>>  Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 08:45:06 -0700
>>  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>  Subject: Re: Parking Garage tale
>>
>>  I don't think they expected something quite that dramatic.  Now, back here
>>  in Oregon, it probably wouldn't have startled them quite as badly.  : )
>>
>>  Julianna
>>  90 VW Vanagon Westfalia
>>  76  VW Automatic Bay Westfalia
>>  74 VW Beetle
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: "Karl Ploessl" <ploessl@SUNMAC.SPECT.UPENN.EDU>
>>  To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>  Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 4:26 AM
>>  Subject: Re: Parking Garage tale
>>
>>
>>>  were they scared :-)?
>>>
>>>  Karl.
>>>
>>>  Julianne wrote:
>>>
>>>  "I just whip off my dress.... Everyone ....  ran back to their vehicles."
>>

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