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Date:         Fri, 7 Dec 2001 09:51:23 -0800
Reply-To:     Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET>
Subject:      Re: You know you're a Vanagon driver when . . .
Comments: To: Julian Burden <julian.burden@SYMPATICO.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <012001c17f28$07e93d30$3b47fea9@grumpy>
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Can I hear a loud A-MEN! brothers and sisters.... bmc :) 89 syncro 90 syncro westy "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: Julian Burden <julian.burden@SYMPATICO.CA> > Reply-To: Julian Burden <julian.burden@SYMPATICO.CA> > Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 09:04:04 -0500 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: You know you're a Vanagon driver when . . . > > You know you're a Vanagon driver when . . . > > - you've got 60 emails in your inbox and half of them are about what colour > to paint wheel rims > - most of the others are about pop-top colours - and somehow this evolved > from the rims discussion > - the service station attendant puts petrol in your oil filler > - your van quantum leaps across two lanes because of a cross-wind > - you're disappointed that the driver of the other Vanagon doesn't return > your frantic wave > - you drive up a hill > - it's time to do the heads - again > - you get a speeding ticket and thank the police officer > - you wake your passenger to tell them you just overtook another vehicle > - your working Vanagon is parked in the street because the non-working > Vanagon is taking up the driveway and the garage is full of Vanagon parts > - you have trouble deciding whether to send your car to the mechanic or your > son to the doctor > - you get a sinking feeling in your gut every time you drive past a > jack-hammer > - your partner tells you that you can't buy another parts Vanagon > - you note that a replacement water tank / battery indicator for your westie > is going to cost US$180 - and you buy it anyway > - you use your stove for comfort heating ("It is unsafe to use cooking > appliances for comfort heating.") > - you have three heaters in your car - but only one of them works > - your .sig reads "'87 Syncro Westie, '86 Westie, '85 Vanagon" > - other drivers smile when they see you > - your mechanic SMILES when he sees you >


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