Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:04:21 -0700
Reply-To: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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From: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject: Re: Life not in a van (was RE: Parking Matilda) - NVC
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Reminds me of adjusting to land life after living on a ship... you live for
so long with just what you need that when you get back to 'normal' your
first response is 'look at all this crap...!'. Probably a very normal
feeling... plus that part of you that I sense didn't really want to give up
the journey. : )
Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joy Hecht" <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: Life not in a van (was RE: Parking Matilda) - NVC
>I think the Barbie was actually one of those things that had been stored in
> the suitcase for, say, 40 years, and completely forgotten! And then
> cleared
> out of her mom's apartment in an effort to reduce the clutter there.
>
> And of course composting is generally a good thing to do! I'm just so not
> into gardening that I know I'll never use it.
>
> It's a good thing you guys don't know this friend of mine! I think my
> annoyance, and the fact that I vented it on this list, says more about my
> difficulties with re-entry into life in a house than it says about her.
>
>
> Joy
>
>
>
> ****************************************************************
> Joy Hecht
> now living in a real house in northern Virginia
> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
> now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
> lugging Joy and her stuff around...
>
> For musings about life and the vanadventures:
> http://www.joyhecht.net
>
> ****************************************************************
>
>
> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> :::Of Warren Lail
> :::Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 1:20 AM
> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> :::Subject: Re: Life not in a van (was RE: Parking Matilda) - NVC
> :::
> :::I guess Barbie dolls are cool if you're in to that kinda thing. Sort
> of
> :::like people being into VW buses or something. Just tonight I was at a
> :::party trying to explain to several people that even though my bus is
> :::almost 19 years old, by VW bus standards it was fairly new. And trying
> :::to explain why I like driving this old thing was a waste of time.
> :::
> :::So if someone is in to dolls or buckets or composting, that's fine with
> :::me. In my world there's room for all types.
> :::
> :::Warren L.
> :::88 Westy "Billy Bones"
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