Jim,

Let the bonding begin!

Peace - donna
'84 Westy (Pepe)

Jim Cain wrote:

> I know that some of you put great thought into the names you give
> your babies, including your Vanagons and Westys.  I enjoy the variety
> that I see on the list.  My brother-in-law named ours "Herbie"
> because of that movie about the VW Bug that talked.  I never liked
> it, the movie or the name, but went along.  Well, my wife went along
> too, except she has gone along somewhere else and I still have the
> car, so I have had a no-namer for a while and have given it great
> thought.
>
> A little background here:  My dad bought the first Westy in our
> family in 1968, had it delivered to Stuttgart Germany where I was
> stationed at the time.  I picked it up and drove at a week or so
> before delivering it to him.  I later bought my first Westy in 1970
> and he and mom eventually drove theirs to Tierra del Fuego, Chile.
> He was a great fisherman (I'm getting to the point soon) and used to
> fish from the dock in the Florida Keys.  There was often a Great Blue
> Herron that landed on the dock beside him waiting for him to catch a
> little fish that Dad would feed the Herron.  The Herron would not
> leave until he was fed. This went on for several years and Dad got to
> calling the Herron, George for some reason.  He would come in and
> say, "Well I finally got one to feed George, so I could quit."  Well,
> since that time, any time we see a Great Blue Herron, we call it
> George.  You know, like we would come back from bird watching and
> say, "We saw a Little Green Herron, two Ibis, and three Georges."
>
> The point, finally:  Dad passed away two years ago next week, and in
> his memory, I am calling my Westy "George".
>
> They all three, the Herron, the VW, and my dad, were steady, and very
> stubborn.  They all three leave a mess wherever they have been, Dad,
> anything he had in his hands, the VW a little oil, and the Herron,
> well, you know, little white spots.  I've cussed them all three many
> times, but love them dearly, so it fits.  So it is now,
>
> Jim in Atlanta with George, '85 Westy