At 11:20 AM 10/12/2004, you wrote:
>Is it really possible to keep politics off our list?

Yes. Not only is it possible, it's mandatory.

>  I use my van to go
>grocery shopping because it is so easy to load everything up. Rather than
>getting nasty about political statements I can't help but notice the price
>of the apples I like before Bush took office was 99 cents a pound and now I
>pay $1.39 and the price of gasoline was $1.45 and now it is $2.35 where I
>live in California.
>I like what a former president said. "Are you better off now than before?"
>The price of everything has gone up and my income has gone down.
>These simple day to day cost of living things are what will sway my vote
>come November 2.

Vanagons do not buy apples. Vanagons do not buy gasoline. Vanagons do not
have an income. Vanagons do not vote. These subjects are PEOPLE subjects,
and people wishing to discuss them should take such discussions to the
appropriate groups or lists. This list is for Vanagon-related subjects.
Certain peripheral subjects are appropriate, while others are not. Politics
and religion are, without exception, inappropriate peripheral subjects.
Using the fact that you take your Vanagon to the market as a springboard to
talk about politics is NOT acceptable. Don't ruin a pleasant community of
Vanagon owners with divisive off-topic posts.

John Bange
'90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"