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Subject:Re: vanagons scaring women away!! Happy Thanks giving!
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Thu, 2 Dec 2004 22:05:58 -0700

Mikey,

If we can make it (have faith), we'd want to camp over.  How far is
Ocean Beach from your place in Fresno?

Karl and his favorite dancing girl.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> Mike Miller
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 6:16 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: vanagons scaring women away!! Happy Thanks giving!
>
> Well, bURNINGvAN is on!
>
> January 29th Ocean Beach in front of the windmill [north end of
beach].
>
> Be there or else.
>
> More information later as I make it up.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 11/24/04 9:22 AM, "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> > Mikey & Co.
> >
> > January 29th works for me. December is just reed-E-cute-loose with
> > holiday cheering. Only trouble I see with this is most of the local
> > Vanagon-loving dancing girls were hoping this would happen sooner.
> >
> > Turning this into a campout will keep some people away who do not
own
> > campers. Is that really critical?
> >
> > Awaiting your response with girls dancing & boys staggering.
> >
> > BenT
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:02:32 -0800, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com>
> wrote:
> >> It's looking like Saturday January 29.  The son unit is pushing to
change
> >> the locale to a campground Wright's Beach north of Bodega Bay was
> mentioned]
> >> so we can stay over if we wish.
> >>
> >> What say you all?
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 11/24/04 8:21 AM, "Craig Oda" <craigoda@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>
> >>> When is burning van?  Hope it's soon.  My van is still running at
the
> >>> moment.  If burning van is soon, I may wait before I take out my
> >>> engine.
> >>>
> >>> I'm still recovering from a slight cold.
> >>>
> >>> -- Craig
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:32:08 -0800, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>> Mikey,
> >>>>
> >>>> Time for burining van. That's what the Vanagon women are waiting
for.
> >>>> Remember the flame juggling dancing girl? Killer Juniper and his
> >>>> seedlings are already asking when we're all getting together for
BV.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> BenT
> >>>>
> >>>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:21:06 -0800, Mike Miller
<mwmiller@cwnet.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>> Yup, BenT's right.  Women are crawling in all California vans.
> >>>>> Unfortunately this is because the women that do this have an sad
> >>>>> resemblance
> >>>>> to creepy crawly critters.  It's possible they have no human
genes as all.
> >>>>> But BenT most certainly can handle them.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> His saving grace is his current girl friend is pretty nifty and
fully
> >>>>> capable of keeping him in line.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I would like to test the Porsche-Ferrari theory though.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Mike
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Heck, I'd settle for a syncro Westy.  Drove Mick's in Hawaii.
What a
> >>>>> kick!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 11/23/04 5:56 PM, "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I own two Syncros and five other Vanagons along with a bunch of
other
> >>>>>> cars. My Vanagons are always 100% CRAWLING with women just like
> Mike
> >>>>>> Miller's. I have more than I can handle. You guys are just
living in
> >>>>>> the wrong state. Can you help? Women here hate guys who drive
Porsche
> >>>>>> and Ferraris.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> BenT
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:15:39 -0500, Eric Zeno <vw4x4@fyi.net>
wrote:
> >>>>>>> Chris,
> >>>>>>>     I like your sensor of humor!  15 Acres is enough room.  As
long
> >>>>>>> as the neighbors don't have any problems with that.   What
kind
> >>>>>>> of cars is your dad into?   I  also have  some old american
iron,,,
> >>>>>>> 1936 Chryslers.
> >>>>>>>      I  agree with you 100%, about vanagons scaring women
away.
> >>>>>>> They take one look at the vehicle and they think all kinds of
strainge
> >>>>>>> things.  I've always thought that you could judge a person by
there
> >>>>>>> vehicle.
> >>>>>>> But to do this,  you have to know vehicles as much as people.
> >>>>>>>        Syncros are truely a rich mans sport, at this stage of
the game.
> >>>>>>> There are just to few of these to get deals on used parts,
etc.  I'm not
> >>>>>>> rich
> >>>>>>> at all.  I've been making parts, like the gas tank straps.
> >>>>>>> My second syncro got a new engine (swap) at the cost of $1000.
My
> >>>>>>> third syncro is being converted to a 2 WD to save money.  So I
don't
> >>>>>>> have money to burn ether.
> >>>>>>>     I am rich in other terms.  I don't have much, witch will
prove it:
> >>>>>>> no car
> >>>>>>> payments, no house payments, no wife, not childeren, no bills.
I'm
> >>>>>>> healthy and I can fix anything man made.  What more can a
person  ask
> >>>>>>> for.  LOL.....     To witch I give thanks this thanksgiving
weekend!!!
> >>>>>>>                                                      Gotta run
> >>>>>>>                                                       Eric
> >>>>>>> PS                             time.... I could use more time
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> JordanVw@aol.com wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> In a message dated 11/23/04 1:18:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >>>>>>>> vw4x4@fyi.net writes:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Chris,
> >>>>>>>>>        Do you mine me asking what you  do for a
> >>>>>>>>> living, that allows you to have the money and space for
> >>>>>>>>> 9 vanagons?
> >>>>>>>>>                                           ERic
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> yes, eric, since you must know everything, i will tell you..
i work
> >>>>>>>> at a sign shop..(graphics, assembly, setup etc)  as far as
the 9
> >>>>>>>> vanagons - one is my own ('84 wolfsburg sunroof), and then i
have a 89
> >>>>>>>> carat and a 80 westy both being readied for sale. the other 6
are
> >>>>>>>> parts vanagons that have donated alot of parts to listmembers
on the
> >>>>>>>> Vanagon list right here.
> >>>>>>>> as far as space, my parents have a 15 acre farm, and i store
my cars
> >>>>>>>> there.  i tell them that all the parts vans are just "mobile
storage
> >>>>>>>> sheds"  and its worked so far :<) (my dad is into old
american cars
> >>>>>>>> also, so he has helped convince my mom) :<)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> as far as the time - well, i have no GF  (most likely due to
being
> >>>>>>>> into vanagons..these damn things control your life and scare
the women
> >>>>>>>> away!!!)  so all my free time outside of work is spent on
vw's.  as
> >>>>>>>> far as money..   what money?   im freakin broke LOL !!!
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> gimme some of your money eric you gotta be rich to own a
$yncro :<)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> chris
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >

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