Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 17:32:43 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Mod Squad Re: NVC: Re: No High Beams
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'Mod Squad'
I like it - comes with its own theme music! =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd85Qim_Z6A
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 8:28 AM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alright people and squirrels too:
>
> Let's get back in the habit to changing to subjectline whenever we
> change the subject. This will help make our archives easier to search
> and I'm sure the digest users will love you for it.
>
>
> Thanks for your anticipated cool-operation.;-)
>
>
>
> BenT
>
> Sent from my mobile device
>
> On Oct 3, 2009, at 7:55 AM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> The bumper sticker I'm seeking for my Westy says:
>>
>> 83 hp / 5,162 lbs
>> You do the math.
>>
>> On my aircooled baywindow I had a sticker made that said:
>>
>> 45 hp. Tailgating will not increase speed.
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/2/2009 2:16 PM Mark Hersh wrote:
>>
>> I am glad. I'm no zen master, but I would never rig something on
>>> my car
>>> that may cause someone else to wreck. I've had a moderate
>>> seriously head
>>> injury and don't wish that on anyone.
>>>
>>> Generally when I'm in the VW, I am in no hurry but recognize that
>>> others
>>> might be, so I usually pull over or give them room to pass. But
>>> when
>>> there's no shoulder, I'm not going to risk running off the road so
>>> some rude
>>> fool can get to their destination 15 seconds sooner...
>>> On this trip I saw a licence plate frame that said on top "The
>>> closer you
>>> get" and on the bottom, "the slower I go" I would not mind a bumper
>>> sticker that said that.
>>>
>>> I'm having enough electrical issues on the stock van, so rigging
>>> something
>>> up is not an option. I'm also too lazy.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Aren't you glad you didn't have the means to blind the cop? Or
>>>> the redneck
>>>> with an assault rifle?
>>>>
>>>> Old friend of mine (also known for his yarns) told me he had
>>>> installed
>>>> landing lights as headlights on an old car he had. He said he
>>>> went to a
>>>> parking lot to aim them and they both exploded. Turns out they
>>>> need the
>>>> 200mph wind of flight to keep them cool.
>>>>
>>>> Karl Wolz
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>>>> Behalf Of
>>>> Mark Hersh
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 10:16 AM
>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>> Subject: Re: No High Beams
>>>>
>>>> The guy tailgating me yesterday at 645 am on US 101 in
>>>> southwestern WA
>>>> was a
>>>> cop, although I did not know it until he passed when I pulled over
>>>> partially
>>>> off the road to let the blankety-blank by. Why didn't he just put
>>>> on his
>>>> emerg. lights if he wanted by that badly?
>>>>
>>>> Reminded me of a story told to me by an old boss who said he had a
>>>> friend
>>>> that mounted an airplane landing light on top of his old VW bug to
>>>> activate
>>>> when an oncoming driver would not dim. Said it dimmed all the
>>>> other lights
>>>> in the VW. Don't know if it was BS or not, but he could tell a
>>>> good story
>>>> and just remembering it made me laugh again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 7:06 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> At 07:25 PM 9/28/2009, Loren Busch wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Some years back I saw an ad for a reflector that could be
>>>>>> mounted on
>>>>>>
>>>>> your
>>>>
>>>>> dash, facing to the rear, that would put most of the light from
>>>>>> the bozo
>>>>>> behind you with the high brights right back in his face. Didn't
>>>>>> buy one
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> the time, wish I had, and can't find them now...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not sure I'd recommend that. The very last time I punished someone
>>>>> who'd passed me with his brights on, he fell back alongside and
>>>>> aimed
>>>>> a pistol at me. That was in VA in 1972.
>>>>>
>>>>> A friend once thought about designing a rig with an aiming CO2
>>>>> laser
>>>>> -- invisible beam and he thought the lamp reflector would focus
>>>>> enough energy on the filament to blow it. That would be more my
>>>>> style if I were going to get shirty...
>>>>>
>>>>> :)
>>>>> D
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> 86 Campmobile Six-Seater "Monty"
>>>>
>>>> Black dogs are euthanized at a greater rate than other-colored dogs,
>>>> regardless of temperament. Learn about Black Dog Syndrome at
>>>> http://www.blackpearldogs.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 86 Campmobile Six-Seater "Monty"
>>>
>>> Black dogs are euthanized at a greater rate than other-colored dogs,
>>> regardless of temperament. Learn about Black Dog Syndrome at
>>> http://www.blackpearldogs.com/
>>>
>>>
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.thebassspa.com
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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