Alright Volks,

I stand corrected. I really do like the social aspect of the list. It's a great
place to meet women. Seriously though, you have to admit that once a thread
gets started about stickers and then it morphs into a thread about too much
mail about stickers and then to why nobody is voting and then to why it's been
taken off the site and then well... this, it gets a little old. I'm up for
chasing dry-docks as much as the next guy but I really am on the list to talk
and learn about vanagons... and meet women. hee hee

Oh, by the way. I have a cabinet shop here in Bellingham, WA. I'm looking for a
person to help.. hell, I want you all to help. But come on up and let's build
stuff. I also have a great big yard to park vans in. You can stay by the creek.
Yes Karl, you too.

Cheers,
Brandt
'85 Westy

Karl Wolz wrote:

> First things first.  Can you find me a job in Bellingham?  I'd work for
> Costco to live there.  Best damned blueberries I've ever eaten.
>
> Second.  I think that the scope of this group goes beyond technical q&a.  We
> are a community, and we discuss not only how to fix a water pump, but the
> funny stories that go along with our blessed (cursed) vehicles.  On Fridays,
> we even talk about politics and passing gas (or was that redundant?).
>
> Sometimes we talk about things that are more related to the business of
> being a member of the community, and I think the stickers falls into that
> category.  I personally thought the discussion was rather fun, but I
> understand where others would not.  It was a subject which required a fair
> amount of discussion, especially since no decisions were made before the
> contest began.  Things like wording, substrate, etc., all added to the
> volume.
>
> I don't think the debate was at all a debacle, but if it is not revived, it
> certainly will become one.
>
> Karl Wolz
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brandt Milczewski" <brandtam@EARTHLINK.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 8:52 AM
> Subject: A Great Idea!!!
>
> > I have a great idea.
> >
> > Let's keep this list for what it is great for. That is, technical
> > questions AND ANSWERS about vanagons. I love seeing someone answer my
> > own or someone else's questions rather than just telling them to spend
> > an hour on the archives. THAT is the reason for the list. I find it
> > amazing that there are that many people out there that are obsessed with
> > the same love able yet sometimes frustrating experiences that our
> > vanagons provide us.
> >
> > The whole "sticker debacle" was a great idea, but we were just
> > overwhelmed by the amount of correspondence about them. I think that
> > whomever had the great idea for stickers should just decide on one of
> > the entries and then ask how many listees would buy them. I'll take one.
> > We all know that there will be some great entries that won't be picked
> > so just decide on one. I guess that is the problem with a true democracy
> > and why it will never work. Decisions will never get made. There is only
> > so much time in the day. Especially for a vanagon fanatic. Face it. You
> > love your VW. That's why you're reading this. So let's help each other
> > out and have fun driving. HERE COMES SUMMER!
> >
> > Oh yeah. If anyone is going to be traveling in the real northwest drop
> > me a note. I'm in Bellingham, WA. It's between Seattle and Vancouver,
> > B.C. Right next to the beautiful San Juan Islands.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Brandt
> > '85 Westy "Lucy"
> >