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Subject:Re: Was: I'll bite...diesel- safety...flipped off. Now: reactions to Westies/Vanagons
From:neil
Date:Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:04:27 -0500

Ah the Bassoon. The "farting bedpost"  --- ;^)

AKA, some of the most expensive wood known to mankind!

he he

Poor reed makers.......  ;^)

Neil.

--- Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> maybe you should suggest she play the bassoon.
> she'll change her opinion in no time >:D
>
> sudhir
>
> On 12/14/06, neil <goofymuso@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> > he he.
> >
> > Well she's somewhat bright. She didn't choose the
> > VIOLA!
> >
> > he he.
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> > --- Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > 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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