Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 19:45:08 -0700
Reply-To: Stucco <spaddock@DEN.WANTWEB.NET>
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From: Stucco <spaddock@DEN.WANTWEB.NET>
Subject: Re: Am I the only one that 'checks out' every vanagon I pass?
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I think the wave response factor is relative to the congestion of the road
traveled. I always wave when I notice other Vanagons, but on the highway in
Denver during rush hour, I try to focus myself on not killing anyone and not
so much on spotting other enlightened souls. And those other drivers do SO
seem to want to be killed...
Scott Paddock
'87 Vanagon Wolfsburg "Rolf"
'93 Eurovan GL "unnamed"
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of David Marshall
Sent: Friday, March 12, 1999 6:34 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Am I the only one that 'checks out' every vanagon I pass?
I check out about every VW and Audi that drives past me... the newer VWs
are a little boring to me but the classic pre 93 stuff I certainly check
out. I have VW owners check me out. It is quite neet to find that another
Syncro singles you out in a parking lot and parks next to me or as close as
next to as possible.
Waving brings mixed results. Most people are WAY too serious and don't
wave back. Sometime I get a decent wave though!
At 09:03 12/03/1999 -0800, Pollard, Matthew wrote:
>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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