Date:         Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:55:17 -0500
Reply-To:     vt <samcvt@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         vt <samcvt@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: That VW Brown...
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net>
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And, I'll bet that many of the owers/drivers of those highway hogs complain
about the length of the 18 wheelers they contend with in their travels
Sam Conant
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@gorge.net>
To: "vt" <samcvt@comcast.net>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: That VW Brown...


>  Some of the rigs I see, especially the "Snowbirds" that flock to the
> Arizona and California deserts during the cold months, many are so large
> and
> complex that they don't really fit onto two lane highways. Of course, they
> don't admit that, they blame the highway for being "too small" rather than
> their vehicle train for being too big...
>  We spend some time near popular LA/San Diego Off Highway Vehicular
> Recreation Areas...and boy, those guys are REALLY fixated on their "stuff"
> I have even seen Vanagons in tow as "second cars" behind huge
> busses..painted in the same Swoopies and color scheme...On weekends, when
> the motorheads flock over the mountains into the deserts, it is best to
> stay
> clear of the highways..Some of them have no clue that they may be driving
> 15
> or 20 TONS of vehicle and may not be able to stop going down some of the
> steep passes they use, "to save time"..
>  Don Hanson
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "vt" <samcvt@comcast.net>
> To: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:33 AM
> Subject: Re: That VW Brown...
>
>
>> Yup Don, the looks are always descriptive of attitudes ... But then,
>> there
>> are always folks who come by just to admire what the shoebox has inside
> for
>> accomodations...
>> And, the waves on the road ... are always positive when they come from
> over
>> Westys.  Of course, I usually toot a couple of toots when I pass one of
>> those "Big Uglies" on our two lane, northern New England highways.
>>
>> Sam Conant
>>
>