Date:         Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:58:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Keith Adams <keith_adams@TRANSCANADA.COM>
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From:         Keith Adams <keith_adams@TRANSCANADA.COM>
Organization: TransCanada
Subject:      I almost missed my second anniversary!
Comments: To: "Syncro@yahoogroups.com" <Syncro@yahoogroups.com>
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I just realized that I have now been afflicted with Vanagonitis for two
years now.

I bought my 86 Westfalia in February 2000 and my 87 Syncro 7 passenger
in February 2001.

There is no way I could own these things without the wonderful help of
this list.  I've learned a lot about Vanagons and a lot about people
too.  To quote Bilbo Baggins:
"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like;
and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."

It's a wierd world I've been drawn into, this place is!  My special
thanks to the people from all over the world who have been helpful -
especially Rainer Woitok in Germany and Chris Mundy in Australia.  And
those kooky Canucks I've talked to - Trevor Reid (Skylight Guy),
Marshall Ruskin, Alistair Bell and Tim Smith have been wonderful, and
those in my own backyard - like Gary Lee, Glen Cook, Serge Laplante and
David Marshall.  And anyone I've left out ;-)

I am looking forward to getting my garage built this summer and take
care of some of the pressing issues on the Westy.  I'm selling my Syncro
- as I've done what I can on it and would prefer to focus on the Westy
(mind, a new viscous coupling, and CV joints and jazz isn't minor work
on the Syncro either!).  I don't know how many megabytes of messages I
have saved in the "good ideas for future file".  I gotta start digging
into that file!

You are a bunch of wonderful people - and those of you who aren't,
there's lots of room in the deleted messages folder ;-)  You keep the
vans ticking along, and keep me laughing.

Cheers!
Keith Adams
Calgary, AB, CA || http://www.clubveedub.com
86 Westy "Roxy" || 87 Syncro 7 pass FOR SALE