Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 22:23:39 -0500
Reply-To: Chris Smith <chris.smith@AQUILA.NET>
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From: Chris Smith <chris.smith@AQUILA.NET>
Subject: Re: Why do we love that damn van so much...
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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'?
I 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
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