Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:01:13 -0800
Reply-To: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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From: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject: Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy"
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Seems we're getting into a whole 'nother kind of 'happy riding' here...
And why wouldn't a married guy want a dollop of trollop... even if only
'roll' playing (in the van, of course- talk about a moving violation!)
Cya,
Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Golen" <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy"
> Reminds me of one of the Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass' albums
> entitled "Whipped Cream and other delights" which featured a young
> lovely wearing nothing but whipped cream on the cover...thanks for
> the mammaries!
>
> At 08:08 PM 11/21/2006, John Rodgers wrote:
>>Hmmm, for single guys a van full of Jello with a trollop on top
>>wearing the whip cream might be a better bet! LOL
>>
>>
>>Sorry, just couldn't resist. The door was left wide open.
>>
>>My apologies to the Ladies of the List.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>John Rodgers
>>88 GL Driver
>>
>>
>>
>>Richard Golen wrote:
>>>I'd prefer a van-full of jello with a HUGE dollop of whipped cream on
>>>top!
>>>
>>>At 02:07 PM 11/21/2006, Bostig Eng wrote:
>>>>Yeah there is definitely a psychological component to perception when it
>>>>comes to this stuff as well, but filling the interior room of the van
>>>>with
>>>>people and stuff is a good demonstration of the NVH rule of thumb which
>>>>has
>>>>mass being the most effective tool in noise control. However, try
>>>>peeling
>>>>down an off or on ramp with the same vanload of folks and you quickly
>>>>discover some other principles that apply when adding lot's of mass to
>>>>something. I wonder what would happen if you filled a van with a foot of
>>>>jello and let it gel, then drove it.
>>>>
>>>>Jim
>>>>
>>>>Bostig Engineering
>>>>Engine Systems Voodoo
>>>>http://www.bostig.com/
>>>>617.272.3800
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Jeff Lincoln [mailto:magikvw@GMAIL.COM]
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:52 PM
>>>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>Subject: Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy"
>>>>
>>>>This also occurs after washing, oil changes, adding new "gadgets", and
>>>>generally knowing that you are driving your beloved beast for its
>>>>intended
>>>>purpose (kniwing you have a few days off work helps too).
>>>>
>>>>On 11/21/06, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > RE: Ride Happy
>>>> > I've had the same experience when loaded heavy. A couple of times a
>>>> > year
>>>> > I
>>>> > load a bunch (I mean a whole lot) of astronomy equipment into
>>>> my '90 Westy
>>>> > for about a three hour trip to a location in Eastern Washington.
>>>>Most of
>>>> > the distance is on the freeway, I-90. And I always notice how nice
>>>> > the
>>>> > ride
>>>> > is and also how quiet because the back end is completely full,
>>>> to the top,
>>>> > with scope and equipment cases.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Jeff
>>>>90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
>>>>86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
>>>>85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)
>>>
>>
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