Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 07:26:24 -0500
Reply-To: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: List member count
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We inherited JoesVan from Nancy's grandfather in 2002. (Our 1st Bus!) Went
looking for info on Vanagons on the web shortly after. Found a one page, no
link webpage for the very first Buses by the Beach at Hoffmaster State Park
in Muskegon. Michigan. There were 7 buses there. I distinctly remember
Todd Olson telling me about the list a great resource for first-timers and
old veterans.
I been on the list since then and have received some great advice and
entertainment. Still hard to believe the adventures we have had and the
very cool friends we have made. We have a couple list members stop by and
camp on our 5 acres. People who don't own buses think you are crazy when
you tell them someone you never met is going to come stay with you for a
while. Our work for the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors has been one of
the most surprising and satisfying things to come along in our lives.
JoesVan still carrying us to new adventures at 147,000 miles. Long live the
list and our Vanagons!
Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 6:40 AM, BenT . <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> Methinks you forgot the trip from SF to IL in an unproven (Rabbit) truck
> bought via Ebay from a listmember.
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> I myself am a relative newbie to many of you. I'm just some months shy of a
> decade on this List.
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> BenT
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> ------Original Message------
> From: Tom Stone
> Sender: Vanagon Mailing List
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> ReplyTo: tstone8359@AOL.COM
> Sent: Jan 5, 2009 3:27 AM
> Subject: Re: List member count
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> I joined the list in the mid-90's. I remember Gerry as admin, Joel doing
> the stats, the birth of Bus Depot, Coyote and the trip he organized to
> Mexico and Central and South America, another travel blog by a guy whose
> name I can't remember but traveled with a dog and stayed with list members
> during his travels, and, of course, Larry Chase's travels. Trip reports
> since have been much shorter and less interesting. Another group purchase I
> participated in was the quick shift kit and shifter extension which came
> from Gene Berg. I still have them in my '91 Carat. I had an '87 Vanagon at
> the time which had been severly butchered by the various non-Vanagon
> mechanics I took her to. The list gave me the resources to take on the
> repair responsibilities myself. Its been a fun time as my collection
> expanded to include the '91 Carat, an '85 Westy, an '82 Diesel Westy and a
> smattering of parts vans.
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> Long live the list!
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> Tom
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> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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