Gavin,

Someday, your "friend" will ask take a nap in your
"old heap".  That's when it's payback time...  Just
tell him that you wouldn't want him to be caught
actually relaxing in an "old unreliable heap" like
that...  better nap in your reliable "fast" whatever..

*************  another note *******************

I remember when I got my van at the same time another
friend bought a Ford Aerostar...  Are those still
around?  In the summer they were going on a trip
from California to somewhere in the mid-West.  I
vividly remember his wife looking longingly at my
'91 Westy and pleading if they could use my van
instead for the trip....   I just smiled and shook
my head no...

--- Gavin Flanagan <sfsoulsurfer@MINDSPRING.COM>
wrote:
> So this morning during our daily walk down the beach
> to the local coffee
> shop my best friend cast aspersions on my beloved
> "Victoria"! ('82 Westy)
>
> We saw a funky, old red VW bug drive by and he
> commented on how he'd love to
> own a car like that. I said, "That would be cool, we
> could both work on our
> cars together."
>
> He says, "Oh God, you mean it woud be like your old
> heap? F*ck that! Your
> van is always needing one thing or another."
>
> I took this as an insult and wasn't able to readily
> explain the benefits of
> being closely connected to my "old heap." How does
> one explain the intimacy
> of clogged fuel filters, vacuum leaks, propane
> smells, constantly checking
> engine temperature gauges, etc.?
>
> Why do we love our vans so much even though they
> require so much work and go
> so slow?
>
> What would you have said if you were in my shoes?
>
> I'm now gonna pull out my old copy of "Zen and the
> Art of Motorcycle
> Maintenance"...

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