> From: Leif Paulsen [SMTP:lpaulsen@cmcflex.com] > > I think I might be more obsessed than you. My wife has threatened to > leave > me because of my Vanagon gawking, she'd probably subscribe to Playboy for > me > if she thought it would help. What ticks her off the most are the times I > have followed some van for miles just to ask the owner a question or check > some unique piece of equipment installed. There are "stalker" laws to > protect the public from people like me. I need help, I'm not normal, > > > > Am I alone on this: when I am driving my bus or bug, & I see an oncoming > > vanagon I check it out, similar to how a guy will check out a > > chick, I mean, > > woman. I try to determine the type (syncro, westy, gl, etc), > > year, anything > > cool about it, and most of all, make eye contact with the driver and > give > > them a thumbs-up or a peace sign. On the open road, all vanagons > > wave back, > > but in town, it is about 1 out of 15 or 20 that wave back. That's the > bay > > area for you. > > > > back to the grind > > -Matthew jelly legs > > p.s., I'm doing my part, I biked to work today. 16 miles ( uphill > > both ways, > > with 12 feet of snow. ) > > |
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