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Subject:Re: Small world westy sighting
From:Mike Miller
Date:Tue, 17 May 2005 08:37:52 -0700

Where did this miracle happen?

Mike in Marin with a Westy on every block...required by local ordinance I
think.

On 5/16/05 8:32 PM, "Mary Creasy" <mkc1@LOCALNET.COM> wrote:

> We took our chocolate brown '85 westy about 100 miles from our home in NEPA to
> the Pine Creek Gorge for backpacking and visiting friends near Slate Run, who
> incidentally have a '81 diesel Westy and Vanagon.  On Sunday late morning, we
> had just got back to the vehicle when what comes puttering down the lane but a
> '85 chocolate brown Westy.  Our ears and senses were focused as we watched it
> pass and pull over at one of the little runs feeding Big Pine Creek. I walked
> over, every muscle protesting, and came to learn that just like mine, his
> Westy was bought originally in Germany by someone in the service and shipped
> back, they had almost equal mileage,
> within 6k and showed the same wear in all the usual areas.  The kicker was
> that our new friend lives just 20 miles from our house and is a list follower,
> BD and VA customer and frequents the same wilderness areas we enjoy.
> Talk about a small world !!  So Oneida Jim, nice to have met you and see you
> out there.
>
> Dave Creasy
> '78 Westy
> '85 Westy
> '93 EVMV 5 sp.
>
>