If any of this has gotten to the point where some actual (snail) mail
traffic is involved, you might get a rise out of the U.S. Postal Inspector.
They take a pretty dim view of these kinds of things. Keep us updated. I'm
sure we're finding this more interesting/amusing than you are. : )

Cya,
Robert

p.s.- You could try callin' Homeland Security and tell 'em you think this
guy is laundering money for terrorist operations. Might get more mileage out
of that one.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: VW van count

> Well Joy I regret that it's not Friday.
> My scammer that is sending $8000.00 for a $2600.00 engine has sent his
> check.
> USPS has been trying to deliver it for two days.
> He's expecting me to ship the engine and send him a cashiers check for
> $5400.00 but I'm having a hard time producing his check on my printer.
> Something must be wrong they keep coming out with the same number on every
> check.
> If aybody has any blank cashiers checks please let me know and I'll tell
you
> where to send him his phoney check.
> The FBI says they "Don't get involved unless somebody looses money". That
> means they aren't making any effort to catch these guys running this scam.
> The Dallas FBI Office says they get about 500 calls about scams every day.
> Now lets see that's 500 x 21 days, that's a fair number of reports of
scams
> going on each month.
> However they did mention that if it was for over $25,000.00 they'd take a
> look.
> Got your Vanagon fuel system checked out yet?
>
>
> Stan Wilder
> www.engineceramics.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joy Hecht" <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 7:19 AM
> Subject: Re: VW van count
>
>
> > Stan, I don't think you are supposed to throw the dead cats, just swing
> > them.  The issue isn't how far they'll fly if you let go, which
presumably
> > is pretty far - it's how much room you have to swing them around your
> head.
> > So you don't need to stock up, one will be sufficient.
> >
> > They probably swing better if they're not frozen, too - a little more
> > movement when you're hanging onto the tail, you know.
> >
> > Oops, sorry, is it Friday?
> >
> >
> >
> > Joy
> >
> > ****************************************************************
> > Joy Hecht
> > and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
> >
> > For musings about life and the vanadventures:
> > http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
> >
> > ****************************************************************
> > :::-----Original Message-----
> > :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
Behalf
> > :::Of Stan Wilder
> > :::Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 7:58 PM
> > :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > :::Subject: Re: VW van count
> > :::
> > :::I love to hear from Matthew Pollard and the fellow that owns Road
Cow,
> > :::Britt
> > :::Grannis.
> > :::They all tell me that you can't swing a dead cat in the  Northwest
> > :::without
> > :::hitting a VW Van or Vanagon.
> > :::I've been freezing all my dead cats with the hopes that I'll be able
to
> > :::make
> > :::a road trip to the Great Northwest and utilize my inventory of dead
> cats.
> > :::Now that I hear about all the Vans, uses and Vanagons in Corvallis,
> I'll
> > :::definitely route thru area and swing a few your way.
> > :::OH! By the way ............. frozen dead cats make dents so remember
to
> > :::duck
> > :::if you see me and a dead cat coming at you.
> > :::
> > :::Stan Wilder
> > :::www.engineceramics.com
> > :::
> > :::
> > :::----- Original Message -----
> > :::From: "John Harvey" <gti_02@YAHOO.COM>
> > :::To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > :::Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 10:57 AM
> > :::Subject: Re: VW van count
> > :::
> > :::
> > :::> Come to Corvallis, Oregon.  I typically see about 10 Westfalia
> Vanagons
> > :::and 10 Vanagons per day.  All on the road, driving.  I suspect
> Corvallis
> > :::has
> > :::one of the highest Vanagons/Westfalias per capita in the United
States
> > :::(only
> > :::50,000 people).  Heck, there are 6 Vanagons within a single block
> radius
> > :::of
> > :::my house (I own only one of those), 3 being Westys.  Those numbers
> would
> > :::be
> > :::7 and 4 if my Westy weren't parked in Portland.
> > :::>
> > :::> In recent years Corvallis has also been in the top three for
patents
> > :::per
> > :::capita.  Maybe there's a correlation?  Didn't A. G. Bell drive a
> > :::................?
> > :::>
> > :::> The Shaws <mindthegap01@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> > :::> Saw more in Portland OR this weekend than I have seen in Spokane in
> 10
> > :::yrs.
> > :::>
> > :::> peter
> > :::>
> > :::>
> > :::> ----- Original Message -----
> > :::> From: "Mike Miller"
> > :::> To:
> > :::> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 9:21 PM
> > :::> Subject: Re: VW van count
> > :::>
> > :::>
> > :::> How many of them run?
> > :::>
> > :::> Mike in Sacramento
> > :::>
> > :::>
> > :::> On 8/9/04 7:37 PM, "Aristotle Sagan" wrote:
> > :::>
> > :::> > There are three in my driveway.
> > :::> >
> > :::> > tim in san jose
> > :::> >
> > :::> >
> > :::> > ----- Original Message -----
> > :::> > From: "Mike Miller"
> > :::> > To:
> > :::> > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 6:30 PM
> > :::> > Subject: Re: VW van count
> > :::> >
> > :::> >
> > :::> > There are four within four blocks of me that I know of, in
> > :::Sacramento.
> > :::> >
> > :::> > Mike
> > :::> >
> > :::> > On 8/9/04 6:12 PM, "mark seifert" wrote:
> > :::> >
> > :::> >> On a recent trip home from work through Downtown Sacramento, I
> > :::spotted
> > :::> > about
> > :::> >> 7 Vanagons. I know of 6 right off hand that live within a
10-block
> > :::radius
> > :::> > of
> > :::> >> my house. They're everywhere around here.
> > :::> >>
> > :::> >>> From: Stephen Grisanti
> > :::> >>> Reply-To: Stephen Grisanti
> > :::> >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > :::> >>> Subject: Re: VW van count
> > :::> >>> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 17:32:58 -0700
> > :::> >>>
> > :::> >>> On a recent business trip to New Orleans I spotted 5;
> > :::> >>> a burgundy one in the French quarter, a silver one
> > :::> >>> passing my hotel one morning, a white syncro near the
> > :::> >>> western terminus of the St. Charles streetcar line and
> > :::> >>> two (1 yellow/white, 1 two-tone blue) on the lot of
> > :::> >>> Donated Vehicles For Sale on Canal Street (spotted
> > :::> >>> from that streetcar). Interestingly, all were hardtop
> > :::> >>> passenger vans. Also at the DVFS lot, it looked like
> > :::> >>> a dad and son were stopped for a look and the teenaged
> > :::> >>> boy was pasted up against the side of the blue van
> > :::> >>> seriously checking it out.
> > :::> >>>
> > :::> >>> Stephen
> > :::> >>>
> > :::> >>> --- Rob wrote:
> > :::> >>>
> > :::> >>>> Took a drive out to the coast, just happened to
> > :::> >>>> count VW vans on the round
> > :::> >>>> trip.
> > :::> >>>> 9 VW's & 1 Eurovan.
> > :::> >>>>
> > :::> >>>>
> > :::> >>>>
> > :::> >>>> Rob
> > :::> >>>>
> > :::> >>>> becidawa@hctc.com
> > :::> >>>> Now in western Washington, USA
> > :::> >>>> ps/ FWIW saw 57 Subarus & 5 of the older Toyota vans
> > :::> >>>> (the ones that looked
> > :::> >>>> different).
> > :::> >>>>
> > :::> >>>
> > :::> >>>
> > :::> >>>
> > :::> >>>
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