Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 22:37:10 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
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From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Why do we love that damn van so much...
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Stan
On Sat, 25 May 2002 22:23:39 -0500 Chris Smith <chris.smith@AQUILA.NET>
writes:
> At 01:21 AM 5/25/02, Ben huot wrote:
> >Tell me why?
> >
> >Is it because it makes us fell good in that very difficult life and
> world
> >we live in?
>
> Never worked on TURD I see..
>
> >Is it because we have no life and it's the only thing we have...
>
> Define life?
>
> >With time, we did find that "this is the way" of living and nothing
> else
> >matter.
>
> Hmm..
>
> >Is it just a hobby (internet wise)?
>
> Drugs are a hobby, this is an addiction.
>
> >Is it because this van is related to our best moment on this
> planet?
>
> Wow, you've had more fun in yours than I've had in mine..
>
> >Is it a passion?
>
> yupp
>
> >Is it freedom? For reel!!!
>
> I think of mine as the escape pod..
>
> >Is it a way of seeing what life is all about; nature, friend,
> spirit...
>
> Bruised knuckles, family cramped together for too long in too little
> space,
>
> >Is it just about seeing the world, our world?
>
> Hard too miss it when it's not going by all that fast
>
> >Are we an alien species?
>
> YES!
>
> >Is it cool?
>
> YES!
>
> >Is it freedom?
>
> Could be.. but not from financial responsibility though..
>
> >Are we interested of having a square box, not so reliable but fun
> and cool
> >to drive?
>
> Hmm..
>
> >Is it special?
>
> It damn well better be..
>
> >Are we mad?
>
> I prefer to think of myself as "touched"
>
> >Is it a cheap way to camp and see our beautiful continent or the
> world?
> >(not so cheap but a lot more practical than a tent or a lot cheaper
> than a
> >29 feet RV)?
>
> Hell of a lot cheaper than a 29'er.. Ever priced even renting one of
> those
> beasts
>
> >Are we mechanical maniac, do we like problem and insecurity.
>
> I do.. if I didn't I'd buy something that requires less work.
>
> >Why don't we have a tent or a tent trailer with a Ford Explorer in
> the
> >front..
>
> Not Cool..
>
> >Is ir because we want to re-live the 70'?
>
> don't remember the '70s..
>
> >Or!!! All of the above.
> >
> >I am stuck with this van, for how long!!!! Is it a drug?
>
> I am convinced it's a genetic defect. Once a Westy owner, always a
> westy
> owner. It's next to the Thing gene but slightly removed from the
> beetle
> show car gene. Ever notice that most bus owners just get along with
> each
> other even though they have nothing else in common? you won't see
> that
> with the 29'er folks or the Ford folks. I'm sure that if someone
> were to
> trace the genealogy back 200 generations we're all related, sort of
> like
> hemophiliacs. It's not our fault, it just is.
>
> >Let me find a nice spot with an ocean view, great "wood" fire at
> night and
> >a good coffee in the morning with some friends... Ok, I know why
> now.
> >
> >I don't have any mechanical insecurity, I just want to travel... is
> it why
> >we have this van, is it really why?
> >
> >Lol, Ben
>
> Enjoy the good coffee and friends.. I know it keeps me sane.
>
> Chris Smith
>
> Montgomery. IL
> Audio/Visual - Meeting Technology professional freelance services
>
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