Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 11:27:49 -0800
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: On being a Vanaslob (was: sad decline)
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In my former career as a brass instrument repairman, I used to find
ALL manner of stuff in horns and the cases they lived in. Really. You
wouldn't believe it. And you wouldn't believe what people did to them.
(never mind damage) Years ago I saw a fine trumpet (older Bach) with
F'n Rhinestones studded around the rim of the bell! And this thing was
DIRTY. But I digress.......
Hey. Maybe I could run my Westy as a mobile band instrument repair
shop! Could you imagine what my Westy interior would look like with a
mobile repair shop in it?? Acid bath, lathe, hammers, dent
mandrels....... no banana slugs though!
I too keep up on the mechanical aspect more than the aesthetic side. I
mean I *still* haven't gotten around to cleaning the pop top exterior.
(I know. Shame on me!) I don't keep a lot of crap in there save for
spare parts, tools and camping stuff. But. I too see it as a useful
vehicle. Like most, I've brought home engines, trannys, LOTS-o-spare
parts, and other greezy items. I even brought home a new fridge!
(*just* fit through hatch) Sure put a tarp down. But hey; stuff
happens. A little oil stain here, dirt there. So what. My Westy c/w a
piece of plastic hallway runner that I keep on the entrance half of
the carpet. The rest is covered with a washable carpet I picked up
from Crappy Tire. Heck. It almost matches the "decor"! <grin>
Neil.
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:45 PM, Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@gmail.com> wrote:
> Happy Fryeday, fellow listees!
>
> Since half of us (according to Scott) are slobs, or at least, half of
> the Vanagons he gets were owned by slobs, I thought I'd take it upon
> myself to say a few words on our behalf. No disrespect intended here,
> Scott, I enjoy your posts and find them informative.
>
> To me, the Vanagon is a utility vehicle. Oh, sure, I go camping in it,
> too, but what other vehicle can you own these days that, after the
> weekend, you can take it down to the lumber yard and slide in a few
> sheets of plywood? And with me, it doesn't stop there. Looking in the
> side door (clank, clatter, clatter) of AnnaBelle, I see there are:
>
> two toolboxes
> a 5-gallon plastic bucket filled with miscellaneous hardware
> a snow shovel
.......
> Really, all I pay attention to
> is keeping the mechanicals in reasonable working order, maintaining
> good tires, changing the oil on a regular basis, etc. If I start
> fixing dents and worrying about cosmetics, why, to my way of thinking,
> that's just an invitation to get a shopping cart ding - - or worse.
> Who needs the anxiety - - not me!
.....
>And lest some of you are tempted to look down your
> long patrician noses, remember you share 97% of your DNA with a banana
> slug!
>
> Gary
>
>
> From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
> Subject: Re: sad decline and a new sighting in Richmond VA
>
> we just have to accept that some people are slobs. Bugs me too, to see
> fine machinery not treasured and taken care of. Woe be the next owner
> if there ever is one !
>
> half the vans I get........I am the FIRST person ever to clean out
> bubble gum and hair and snot or whatever out of the seat belt latches,
> in the seats..... etc. etc. etc.........
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