Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:58:20 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: For Sale On The Samba
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lol.
very cute/sweet.
well...if mismatched plaids would keep a person or a female person or any
person ....from going camping ..
ahem ...I think that needs some re-examination let's say.
Like ...worry about something important..
like how tight the CV joint screws are , or when was the last time the
clutch hydraulic fluid was changed..or how safe are the tires etc !!
sounds anal-compulsive to me. Like worry about stuff that really matters !
"Oh no ! I'm sure she's going to notice that intsey bit of misalignment off
the upholstery and think I'm a total looser ! "
.........we don't want people like in our lives anyway ..life is too
short. Worry about something that really matters.......and I won't mention
the endless human mayhem that covers.
like 'you're kidding, right ?!! ' ..
flippin' out over mismatched details of upholstery ???
ok ok..people like that should have flawless upholstery ..
but they can let their CV's be bone dry, their trans oil with 80K miles on
it ..
the compression ragged and a shot exhaust system ..but the 'visuals' are
good.
silly silly.
'pride' ..strange concept.
there is huge freedom ...........and it probably gets better with more years
on the planet ..
of not worrying about what others think too much. Man what a relief !
but particularly ...being confident in what your standards are and that they
are adequate..
as long as they don't endanger anyone else. ...or run your vanagon into the
ground so the next owner gets something needlessly neglected. They are
precious and irreplaceable after all.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: For Sale On The Samba
> As a rule, women pay more attention to this kind of thing than we do.
> They almost all pay attention, but they draw different conclusions from
> it.
>
> But if you show a woman your Westuy (no puns, this is the literal sense)
> and the plaids don't match, and she shows no interest in going camping
> with you, well, it was probably the unmatched plaids.
>
> Knowing this can save you pride under the right circumstances.
>
> If your male and married, don't worry about any of this.
>
> Mark
>
>
> On Jan 24, 2011, at 3:09 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>
>> It 'depends'.
>> I like a bit of randomness myself, aesthetically speaking.
>>
>> trying to match 'too perfectly' is like anal ..and exhausting in a way.
>> I usta. So relieved now.
>> I think symmetry is boring, unless it's well matched compression from
>> cylinder to cylinder.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 1:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: For Sale On The Samba
>>
>>
>>> At 12:52 PM 1/24/2011, BenT Syncro wrote:
>>>> Mike,
>>>>
>>>> You've just established your personality to the List.:-)
>>>
>>> Nope, just proper tailoring. Same thing with cabinetry, people ought
>>> to take the trouble to match the grain on adjacent boards but what
>>> used to be a glaring fault has become commonplace. It's still a
>>> glaring
>>> fault.
>>>
>>> :)
>>> d
>
