Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 09:50:10 -0500
Reply-To: Jorge Osorio <josorio@PIGSEYE.KENNESAW.EDU>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jorge Osorio <josorio@PIGSEYE.KENNESAW.EDU>
Subject: Re: VW book of problems & answres
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Oh Oh ... This calls for a "Pre-emptive" strike ;)
PS: Please don't kick me off the list what would me and my Vanagon would
do ???
Jorge
'85 Westy Wolfsburg (Betsy a.k.a Plan B)
On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Open Wheel Racing wrote:
> > Things like a Vanagon wave or other stupid ideas like that only take
> time away from those people who have real problems or suggestions or who
> want to help another Vanagoners in need. VW people have been waving to each
> other now for generations and is nothing new, we did it in the 50's and
> 60's. The listies also have a lot of great information to >share with other
> listies to help us get thru our misfortunes, trials and tribulations
>
> Well Clarence,
>
> I see this and several other lists I am on as a group of warm, living,
> and breathing fellow travelers, on the road to Volkswagen happiness. A
> family of Volksnuts sharing an ideal, not just an exchange of cold technical
> information.
> To call the simple wave to a fellow traveler a Stupid idea, I feel is an
> insult to the spirit of the group, and too the group as a whole! I guess
> some folks feel that "if in isn't their idea, then its a Stupid idea".
> Where did the idea of the wave as a greeting come from in the first
> place anyway? The show of the opened hand, or an "Opened handed wave", upon
> meeting a fellow traveler originated as a sign to the other traveler that
> you held no weapons. A sign of peace and friendship. Now I ask you, is that
> a Stupid idea? I understand time has passed and road rage is the sign of
> the times. But I will continue to wave when meeting my fellow Volkswagen
> travelers, (and any other "make or model" friend for that matter) as a sign
> of peace and kinship, in hopes of making a new connection along the way,
> even if it is only in passing.
> Anyway, I think your on to something with the tech book idea. Although
> the information your talking about is most likely in the archives as you
> say. So why not just print out those pages, and correlate them into a book?
> You see your asking people to go back and type up something that is already
> there for all to see.
> Personally I carry a Bentley, and "wave down a friend" if I get in to
> much trouble! BTW, when I wave, I always use all five fingers, well to most
> folks anyway! :-)
> Have a good one! Keep the spirit of the list alive! Its a great thing,
> even if some people have some "Stupid Ideas"!
>
> Old five fingered Howard
>
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