dear alaskan husband are you secretly married to sarah pallin -- ps i am canadian ... so already had my fill of rugged ... presently married to yankee form ohio -- oh my grandmother would roll in her grave... and this one came right across the lake from her -- :) On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Mark Tuovinen <mst@ak.net> wrote: > Maybe we need to define "professional women" for Chris, his definition > might be different than ours.LOL > > Seriously though, it is my wifes fault that we have Vanagons. When she > divorced her first husband she left behind a Westy Syncro, it was her > prompting that led us to get one of our own. As she is a successful > business owner of two retail stores both of which are in the top twenty or > less of their respective franchises, and has an MBA in International > Business, I would call her professional. You might have a point on the > geographical aspect, my spouse was born and raised in Alaska and women from > here are more rugged than many I meet from other areas. Then again maybe it > is in her blood, her parents moved to Alaska from Indiana with their son and > another couple in 1958 driving a Volkswagon van. What a trip that must have > been. > > Mark in AK > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> > Date: Friday, March 6, 2009 5:27 am > Subject: Re: westfalia = chick repellant. (friday) > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Maybe it's a geographical thing but I know several "professional type" > women who think my Vanagon is cool. Not to mention the many I have met who > own with their spouse/or on their own a Vanagon. My GF Patty included. > > > > Actually the only criticizm I really get are laughs from youngsters in > their "fast and the furious" wanna be cars and a handful of "good ole boys" > with big trucks. > > > > I guess I could be considered a professional and I drive my van to > meetingswith large clients. Have even taken a few of those clients for a > ride. > > > > Nope mostly positive reactions here in MI - surprisingly. > > > > By the way my Vanagon is my only vehicle. > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > > > Jeff > > '90 Carat (Grover) > > '86 (We call this one Parts) > > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus > > >
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