Date:         Tue, 9 Nov 2010 17:14:18 -0600
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: The Allegory of the Wave
Comments: To: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>
In-Reply-To:  <4cd9cf5f.147c0e0a.5a0c.7a9c@mx.google.com>
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I get looks all the time. Half cuz of the van and it looks good and half cuz
of the "cute" dog in the passenger seat,
Also get pulled over by the man alot, but the "mean" looking[accent on
"looking"] dog usually keeps the encounter brief. :-)

BTW---Here is my VW wave.....V sign with peace sign fingers and then the W
with the third finger.  Since I cannot send pics on the list  Picture the V
and W with your fingers.  Sounds stupid, but most VWrs get it.
P.S.S.  I wish I could get the same from the newer VWs(I stop and help
everyone, but esp the VWs), but the newer Volks just don't get the same
idea.
P.S.S.  Next vehicle purchase(soon) is either a Volvo XC, Subaru
Outback(wish they still made the Baja/Brat) or a Tacoma longbed 4WD, so I
can pull something or just not get stuck.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'



On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote:

> I get some other VW's to wave on occasion, but I've noticed that
> people of all ages and all vehicles seem to be looking at my old
> rusty 90 GL; not in awe or disdain, but more of a "  Gee, where'd
> that kinda van come from?" sort of look.  It could be my weird
> home-made roof rack that I carry my paddlecraft around with.  I
> should take the roof rack off for a month and see if things
> change.  It'll be about as scientific as an experiment as I'll ever
> conduct.
>
> DM&FS
>
>
> At 10:42 AM 11/9/2010, Mark L. Hineline wrote:
>
>> Maybe, like other transporter/Vanagon owners, you wave when you see
>> another bus or van. You hope they wave back. Some people don't, but a
>> lot do.
>>
>> Now suppose, as a joke, one day someone does the wave and you give
>> them the finger back. Just for fun. Because they ought to have a thick
>> skin.
>>
>> I hope this never happens to me.
>>
>> I think -- and it's just my opinion -- that this list ought to be
>> about the wave, and never about the finger.
>>
>> Your mileage may vary.
>>
>>
>> Mark
>> '82 Westy
>>
>