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Subject:Re: Was: I'll bite...diesel- safety...flipped off. Now: reactions to Westies/Vanagons
From:Steven Johnson
Date:Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:13:30 -0800

Oh Neil,

She plays the flute for crying out loud.  How
bright can she be?....

;)

Shields Up!

Steven
--- neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA> wrote:

> At work I was chatting with one of the flute players
> about my Westy. Her reaction to finding out that I
> owned one was that of (and I'm paraprasing here):
>
> 'I hate those people!' (Westy owner/drivers)
> 'They're
> too wholesome with their outdoorsy camping....' etc
> etc. Couldn't quite understand where she was going
> with her mini-rant, but since she's quite the amazon
> (6' +) and looked like she had a long reach, I let
> her
> unravel her tale. --- ;^)
>
> Of course we were just joking around, but I think at
> some level she really felt that Westy owners were
> not
> her "cup of tea". Of course I couldn't give a R'sA
> about her reaction, (she will never set foot in my
> van!!) just thought it funny/unusual. Me still being
> somewhat of a newbie to Westies.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil.
>
> --- Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> > I think it is now hard wired into most peoples
> heads
> > that the vanagon is
> > just slow. Even though few remember them,or ever
> saw
> > one,it is the
> > slowness of the origional Vw buses where this must
> > come form. Man has
> > evolved since that time, and it is just known that
> > VW things are slow.
> > Knowledge that one is now born with.When I pullout
> > form anintersection, I
> > dont get messages from other drivers.They just
> > somehow know I am doing all
> > I can. Either that,or they just gave up
> > justering.Dosent work. I have seen
> > that appoligic bumper sticker on diesels saying
> > "Caution 48 horsepower at
> > work" , or how about the one that says" yes,the
> line
> > begins here"
> >
>
>
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