Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:02:32 -0800
Reply-To: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject: Re: vanagons scaring women away!! Happy Thanks giving!
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It's looking like Saturday January 29. The son unit is pushing to change
the locale to a campground Wright's Beach north of Bodega Bay was mentioned]
so we can stay over if we wish.
What say you all?
Mike
On 11/24/04 8:21 AM, "Craig Oda" <craigoda@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> When is burning van? Hope it's soon. My van is still running at the
> moment. If burning van is soon, I may wait before I take out my
> engine.
>
> I'm still recovering from a slight cold.
>
> -- Craig
>
>
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:32:08 -0800, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Mikey,
>>
>> Time for burining van. That's what the Vanagon women are waiting for.
>> Remember the flame juggling dancing girl? Killer Juniper and his
>> seedlings are already asking when we're all getting together for BV.
>>
>>
>>
>> BenT
>>
>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:21:06 -0800, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
>>> Yup, BenT's right. Women are crawling in all California vans.
>>> Unfortunately this is because the women that do this have an sad resemblance
>>> to creepy crawly critters. It's possible they have no human genes as all.
>>> But BenT most certainly can handle them.
>>>
>>> His saving grace is his current girl friend is pretty nifty and fully
>>> capable of keeping him in line.
>>>
>>> I would like to test the Porsche-Ferrari theory though.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> Heck, I'd settle for a syncro Westy. Drove Mick's in Hawaii. What a kick!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/23/04 5:56 PM, "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I own two Syncros and five other Vanagons along with a bunch of other
>>>> cars. My Vanagons are always 100% CRAWLING with women just like Mike
>>>> Miller's. I have more than I can handle. You guys are just living in
>>>> the wrong state. Can you help? Women here hate guys who drive Porsche
>>>> and Ferraris.
>>>>
>>>> BenT
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:15:39 -0500, Eric Zeno <vw4x4@fyi.net> wrote:
>>>>> Chris,
>>>>> I like your sensor of humor! 15 Acres is enough room. As long
>>>>> as the neighbors don't have any problems with that. What kind
>>>>> of cars is your dad into? I also have some old american iron,,,
>>>>> 1936 Chryslers.
>>>>> I agree with you 100%, about vanagons scaring women away.
>>>>> They take one look at the vehicle and they think all kinds of strainge
>>>>> things. I've always thought that you could judge a person by there
>>>>> vehicle.
>>>>> But to do this, you have to know vehicles as much as people.
>>>>> Syncros are truely a rich mans sport, at this stage of the game.
>>>>> There are just to few of these to get deals on used parts, etc. I'm not
>>>>> rich
>>>>> at all. I've been making parts, like the gas tank straps.
>>>>> My second syncro got a new engine (swap) at the cost of $1000. My
>>>>> third syncro is being converted to a 2 WD to save money. So I don't
>>>>> have money to burn ether.
>>>>> I am rich in other terms. I don't have much, witch will prove it:
>>>>> no car
>>>>> payments, no house payments, no wife, not childeren, no bills. I'm
>>>>> healthy and I can fix anything man made. What more can a person ask
>>>>> for. LOL..... To witch I give thanks this thanksgiving weekend!!!
>>>>> Gotta run
>>>>> Eric
>>>>> PS time.... I could use more time
>>>>>
>>>>> JordanVw@aol.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In a message dated 11/23/04 1:18:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>>>>> vw4x4@fyi.net writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chris,
>>>>>>> Do you mine me asking what you do for a
>>>>>>> living, that allows you to have the money and space for
>>>>>>> 9 vanagons?
>>>>>>> ERic
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> yes, eric, since you must know everything, i will tell you.. i work
>>>>>> at a sign shop..(graphics, assembly, setup etc) as far as the 9
>>>>>> vanagons - one is my own ('84 wolfsburg sunroof), and then i have a 89
>>>>>> carat and a 80 westy both being readied for sale. the other 6 are
>>>>>> parts vanagons that have donated alot of parts to listmembers on the
>>>>>> Vanagon list right here.
>>>>>> as far as space, my parents have a 15 acre farm, and i store my cars
>>>>>> there. i tell them that all the parts vans are just "mobile storage
>>>>>> sheds" and its worked so far :<) (my dad is into old american cars
>>>>>> also, so he has helped convince my mom) :<)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> as far as the time - well, i have no GF (most likely due to being
>>>>>> into vanagons..these damn things control your life and scare the women
>>>>>> away!!!) so all my free time outside of work is spent on vw's. as
>>>>>> far as money.. what money? im freakin broke LOL !!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> gimme some of your money eric you gotta be rich to own a $yncro :<)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> chris
>>>>>
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