The most amusing think I found in Matilda after I got her was a horseshoe.
A real one.  

Maybe it brought us luck?  But I didn't keep it - maybe I should have, and
she wouldn't have had as many health problems that first year and a half!

Joy 

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Joy Hecht
now living in a real house in northern Virginia
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
lugging Joy and her stuff around...

For musings about life traveling in the van or living in one place:
http://www.joyhecht.net

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
:::Of Joseph Fortino
:::Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 10:38 AM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: (human) Vanagon syndrome
:::
:::***LOL****
:::
:::Joe
:::-----Original Message-----
:::>From: Jeff Stewart <fonman4277@EARTHLINK.NET>
:::>Sent: Mar 15, 2007 7:58 AM
:::>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::>Subject: Re: (human) Vanagon syndrome
:::>
:::><One of my favorite things to do after getting a new car is seeing what
:::the
:::>PO left behind. Best find? A Vaughn Bode book from the 70's (not for the
:::>kids) buried in a mound of crap in a dead Ghia (removed crap, brought
:::back
:::>to life)>
:::>
:::>
:::>Mine too, especially a camper. I've found money,knives, bowling ball and
:::>shoes. Perhaps the funniest find, though, was on a '77 Westy I bought
:::years
:::>ago. The PO told me his wife hated the thing, and would never go camping
:::>with him, said he used it all the time to go on "fishing trips". When I
:::got
:::>it home and started cleaning it out, in the glove box I found several
:::>receipts for motels, and not all that far away from where the PO lived.
:::>Under the bed were packs of contraceptive gel! HMMM, wife never went
:::with
:::>him on trips, motel receipts, and contraceptive gel-I think I know what
:::he
:::>was "fishing" for!!
:::>
:::>Jeff Stewart
:::>fonman4277@earthlink.net
:::>http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vwcampersmidatlantic/
:::>http://home.earthlink.net/~fonman4277/vanagon%5b1%5d?200712