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Subject:Re: Glimpse of westy - Westy Sightings
From:bueses
Date:Thu, 4 Aug 2005 17:28:30 -0600

>
>> Do older busses wave only at older busses?
>>  Or is it that people travelling wave, but once back in the city they don't
>> anymore?
>
> I think a lot of bay and splittie drivers tend to not "see" our big
> square Vanagons as easily, but mostly I think you're on to something
> there with the "vacation" vs. "just driving somewhere" thing. ............

Hmmmm, having come to the vanagon era only 3 years ago after driving split
windows for years all over the west to many shows, etc, I thought all split
drivers waved to all other buses/vans, but most vanagon/euros didn't wave or
even get it!  Then again split drivers think that bay windows are "fat chick
buses" & eurovans are simply not acceptable, but vanagons are sort of ok.
My split friends will even let moi park w/ them in the splittie camping
area!

Then again, there are divisions even in the splittie crowd-barndoors/pressed
bumpers/bullet turn signal buses are definitely cooler than later buses, &
67's (12 v.) are at the bottom of the totem pole?

I believe that each sub culture is all a matter of perception, there is no
right or wrong.

Tom-never driven a bay window bus