

| Subject: | Re: Waving |
| From: | Joseph Fortino |
| Date: | Wed, 15 Aug 2001 09:42:48 -0700 |
both hands= HELP ME, one hand= hey whatssssssssss up peace sign= just hanging, middle finger= road rage.. i drive both old and new, so if someone is cool and not stuckup i say YO.. hehe still humpin today -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email (510) 360 -7829 voicemail/fax ---- Robert Keezer <WarmerWagen@AOL.COM> wrote: > OK, that does it, I finally have something to say about waving. > > THEY AREN'T WAVING THEY ARE SIGNALING FOR HELP!!!!!! > > I drove a 64 bus daily, weekly, and monthly for 5 years between 1990-1995. > I > waved a lot-for tow trucks, roadside assistance, gas, and clutch cables. > Where ever I drove, I rarely saw anyone in an old bus to wave back > at me. > > This is because I rarely saw an old bus. > > I couldn't wave anyhow, the steering was so worn you had to keep both > hands > on the wheel at all times or go off the road! > > It was my only vehicle, as I have only own one vehicle at a time. > > Most of you are able to spread out the wear on several vehicles, not > racking > up all the miles on one car, and wracking your nerves. > > Now we have the A.I.R.S list. > > Had an A.I.R.S. list been around back when I drove the old bus, I would > have > been the founder! > > People you pass by still flash the "peace" sign, the "victory" sign, > or is > that the "Verizon"sign? > > I can guarantee that two drivers passing each other in 1952 Nash sedans > will > wave at each other. > Which brings us to Vanagons-why we don't wave. It has nothing to do > with not > being friendly. It has to do with rareness. > > Vanagons aren't rare yet-certain varieties are less than others, but > they are > common enough to be bought by everyday people, not just the lastest > generation of hippie look-alikes.. > > Everyday people includes those who never owned an older model VW, never > go to > enthusiast meets, to them, it is just a car. > > They may even be loyal to it because of it's reasonable reliability, > yet not > loyal enough to plaster it with "Nuke the Whales" and "Visualize whirled > peas" stickers. > etc. > In Washington State I have seen Vanagons used by businesses and libraries. > > A Vanagon has up to 200 square feet of interior space. How many Bentley > Shop > manuals can it hold? > If you visit the West for the first time you will understand why we > rarely > report "Vanagon sightings." > > Seeing a Vanagon in some parts of the country might be a big event, > like > seeing a rain cloud in Arizona-they have rain, but not often. > > So out west we are flooded with Vanagons comparatively. Perhaps in > another > ten years we will wave. Or buy the new(old) Microbus. Will they wave > driving > the new Microbus? Something to ponder. > > Peas. > > Robert > 1982 Westfalia > Seattle > > > > > __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com
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