Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 08:44:09 -0400
Reply-To: Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET>
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From: Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET>
Subject: Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list???? WAS:Wife is done
with Vanagon and camping!--
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Hi Jim,
I hope to be in that position some day :-)
Mine are 2.5 and 10mo right now. The older one is certainly very
helpful, maybe too much right now ;-)
The whole point of having these vehicles is to get the kids outdoors and
loving it. I spent my junior life doing tons of outdoor activities, many
through the boyscouts.
I've always enjoyed backpacking, hiking, camping, and boating and hope
that the girls will too. Or at least think it's a normal part of life
since we've started so early.
But we also go up to the community garden and identify/eat vegetables
and fruit. Discern the ripe from unripe, the good from the bad, and the
various types of vegetables.
These seem to be things that will quickly go by the wayside if the
current generation of parents (myself included) doesn't find value in
them and doesn't bother to reteach our children what we've learned.
Cheers,
Harry
On 07/01/2013 08:18 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> What age are the kids? My grandkids (the youngest ones) are six year old
> twins. Up until now, I tried to schedule my mechanicing to times they were
> not here, but that has not always been possible. When they were around and
> I was working on a car, I had to be vigilant because they wanted to help. I
> don't need to go into detail on that.
>
> But two weeks ago marked a turning point. When I went to work on my car,
> the twins swept the garage floor, pulled out the jack and stands, and since
> they can now read brought me every wrench I asked for by size. Everywhere I
> worked there was a light shining right where I was looking. They took every
> fastener from me and put those away, along with the parts I removed. When
> it came time to put things back together, they remembered what fasteners
> came from where.
>
> I hope this is the start of something long-lasting! All this is the result
> of my previous indulgence of them around my car. They know what all the
> tools are, what not to touch, etc. Boy and girl, both equally helpful and
> interested.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 7:06 AM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>wrote:
>
>> And here I thought I was going to be the youngest at 38.
>> My 1st vanagon, at my wife's insistence for heat for the little ones.
>> Before that I was driving kombis, having at least 4 since I started.
>> My first didn't have second gear so it was a learning curve from the start.
>> With the kids I rarely get to do my own work anymore. That makes me a
>> little sad at times.
>> All four of us camp in the vanagon :-)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Harry
>>
>>
>> pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>>> 30 (been on the list for 10 years)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 7:41 AM, James Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 63 and feeling it after a weekend of rebuilding rear suspension and
>> brakes.
>>>>
>>>> But I joined the list at 52.
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 1, 2013, at 6:33 AM, Frank Romano <fromano99@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 57 and just starting
>>>>> On Jul 1, 2013 2:20 AM, "Dick Wong" <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 52.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Dick Wong-
>>>>>> 78 Scirocco
>>>>>> Original Owner
>>>>>> 87 Vanagon Syncro 2.5 (slightly crispy)
>>>>>> Third Owner
>>>>>> 12 Golf TDI
>>>>>> Original Co-Owner
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>>>> Behalf Of
>>>>>> Stuart MacMillan
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:39 PM
>>>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Wife is done with Vanagon and camping!-- Is there anyone
>>>> under
>>>>>> 60 on this list????
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good grief, I hope so! Or are the Gen X'ers and Y'ers all into
>>>> Sprinters
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> Class C motorhomes?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Stuart
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