Date:         Sun, 9 May 2004 01:11:33 -0400
Reply-To:     John Meeks <jmeeks@GASLIGHTMEDIA.COM>
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From:         John Meeks <jmeeks@GASLIGHTMEDIA.COM>
Subject:      Re: State of the List... State your ages!!!!!!! :<)
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JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> i think it would be a cool thread to see the average ages of people on the
> list...and why you like vw vans,
>
Age: 59

Although my gypsy roots run deep (San Fran in '64, Gate5 Sausalito '67,
Taos NM in '70, Paradise,CA, Fla, Jamaica and South America till '80), I
didn't own a bus or any VW (drove a long wheelbase Land Rover) until my
parents let me use their '78(?) Porsche powered Westy Wolfsburg in '85.
My sweetie (now my wife) and I discovered the joys of Westy camping in
the parks of Florida where we settled down to raise a crop(2) of kids.

When the kids started growing and needed hauling around, my wife said
"why don't you get a new VW camper?". I didn't need any convincing. We
bought a new white '91 Multivan (White Lightning). We drove north every
summer and camped around the Great Lakes 'til we finally moved up here.

It's my daily driver and Ultimate Campin' machine. We love to explore
Canada and the lakes. It's great for weekend music fests, van gatherings
and ham radio swaps, campouts and field days.

Lightning has 160,000 miles on her and runs like new most of the time.
I love this van.

Happy Campin'...

John Meeks
Vanagon Rescue Squad
http://www.vanagonauts.com/?catid=74