Sorry Frank, I guess the word 'plenty' has a different meaning in Ottawa than it does here in the Vancouver area. Here 'plenty' means I'll see between 12 and 30 Vanagons on any given trip throughout the year. When visiting in Ottawa, the only VW van I've ever seen was my friend's '66 Split. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 2:49 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote: > In a message dated 25/04/2010 12:06:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > Easy there Jake, there are STILL plenty of Vanagons on the streets > in and around the Ottawa area. A lot of them end in my driveway for > repair and I do my best to keep them out and about ! AND, Paul has been > to > BusFusion and is an old friend. I restored an MGB for him way back before > my > Vanagon days. Now, you see the snide remark about "classics" fits us both > (The Vanagon & Me). > > > > >>>>>Bear in mind that's its written by a guy in Ottawa, where the chances > of > seeing Vanagons on the street is slim to none. > > Maybe Frank invited the guy to his Bus Fusion gathering?<<<<<<< > > > > > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_ > (http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) ) > _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html) - > Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley > _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ > (http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm) > _BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/) a VW Camper camping event, > Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2010 >
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