Date:         Fri, 17 Jun 2005 08:26:42 -0400
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Busfusion05 redux
Comments: To: Robert Rountree <syncro87@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Hi Robert,

I can post your pics for you if you'd like; I have plenty of webspace
available at www.busesofthecorn.com


Happy trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
http://www.busesofthecorn.com


On 16-Jun-05, at 4:42 PM, Robert Rountree wrote:

> I went to Busfusion 2005...last weekend and have just returned home
> from
> being up the Ottawa valley. Busted my exhaust pipe at #1 and did
> the old,
> cut up a tin can, rap the pipe with the metal, and rad clamp it
> together to
> get home.
>
> I enjoyed BusFusion this year (my first visit).
> Frank and his gang did a real good job organizing the affair,
> and I found some interesting vanagon modifications and restorative
> ideas to
> my liking..
>
> Westy's are character magnets. And at a time when the world seems
> to be
> loosing that quality by trying to dumb things down...it's always
> nice to
> find a pocket full original doers.  The list is a cool narrow
> dimensional
> tool... but, face to face is a far more full human experience...and
> with
> less misunderstanding, cause when you come smile to smile with
> others, it
> dissolves the written language problems, disarms defenses and opens
> the
> added body language door. It's hard not to like someone with
> Frank's smile
> and attitude.
>
> With a good showing of French, English, US and alternate
> culture...... good
> people were good company.
>
> Things that I remember.
> I went swimming more than a dozen times
> Benny's laugh
> Karl M. and his Syncro
> Phil's bumpers and diesel heater
> Rene's mint silver westy with window awnings
> A knockout 23 window SunSplitty
> A lovely green and white splitty westy
> A red and white splitty westy that actually gets used
> Lots of happy campers with an abundance of stories about their vans
> and
> favorite places.
>
> Only problem I had....
> was not having enough time to meet more people.
>
> I have a few shots if someone wants to put them up on a site...p-mail
>
> RR
>
>
>