Nice going Craig!  It seems there is something to this 'Karma' business.
:)

On 8/3/07, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I had this entirely in my mind when it happened today, this thread that
> is.
> See, theres a baywindow westy about 10 miles out of my way that someone
> enlightened me to about a year ago. Every now and then i drive by to
> reassure myself the white ghost is still there, and the treat thats
> growing
> out of its roof/right next to it is still doing well. Its the driveway of
> a
> nice old house. Some time ago i used google earth to find the houses
> address
> (as its not listed on the mailbox) in an attempt to eventually write them
> a
> nice letter asking them about the bus. On todays faithful stroll, i saw an
> elderly woman sitting on the front porch and decided to go talk to her.
>
> Long story short, not only can a 20 year old afford a hippy bus, an 18
> year
> old can be GIVEN a 1975 westy and actually asked and encouraged to do
> something with it (even if thats just part it out). The nice old lady
> lives
> alone, no remaining decendants, used to be her sons.....it comforts her
> but
> shed like to find it a home even if thats in a junkyard where people can
> get
> parts. She said its mine for the taking, the engine turns over by key and
> it
> ran when parked FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. Long story short, the body is GONE,
> i'll
> post pictures soon, but doesnt loook to be worth saving. I have little to
> no
> use for a baywindow that cant be saved, might take it for parts, keep my
> favorite goods (make a couch out of the rear seat, a clock out of the
> hubcaps, etc) and part out the rest. Anyone need something specific (or
> alot
> of specific things) off a 1975 Westy?
>
> So i guess i was wrong, good things do happen to good people and a 20 year
> old CAN afford a hippy bus!
>
> -Craig
> '85GL
>
> On 8/3/07, Lee Peterson <iridewheelies@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > "Eat Desert First" became my credo.
> >
> > where did you race your 928, The Baja 1000?
> >
> > sorry, it's friday night
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/3/07, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Right, that's me.  I took a pre-emptive retirement and spent my
> savings
> > > and some inherited money on the Porsche racing interlude.  "Eat Desert
> > > First" became my credo, after I watched my father (among many others)
> > work
> > > his butt off for 50 years so he could retire, then he died..Also, I
> had
> > a
> > > close call myself with a truck hitting me as I waited for a flag
> person
> > > at  a construction delay...Doing everything right, and I still lost a
> > few
> > > years of my life as I recovered.  I vowed then that if I ever got back
> > to
> > > normal, I wouldn't waste my precious time "working, so I could retire
> > > sometime and do what I wanted"..
> > > You musta missed my "smiley face"..Actually, it is a bit easier to
> > sustain
> > > the 84 hippy bus than back when I flipped burgers for the 36hp 57
> South
> > > African panel van...But a carpenter's wage now is pretty dismal...
> > > Don Hanson
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Jake de Villiers
> > > To: Don Hanson
> > > Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> > > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 10:34 AM
> > > Subject: Re: When a 20-yr old can't afford a hippy bus
> > >
> > >
> > > Come on Don, aren't you the guy that "raced" a Porsche 928 with 550 HP
> &
> > > extensive expensive body & chassis mods?  Or was that just a story?
> > >
> > > Otherwise, I'm thinking that you could have bought a decent '84 GL for
> > the
> > > cost of the tires and entry fees for one event!
> > >
> > >
> > > On 8/2/07, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:
> > >      Back when I was 20, I worked to barely own my 57 split window
> 36hp
> > > house
> > >    on wheels.  Fried burgers in Seal Beach, Ca. and washed dishes in
> > > Aspen, Co.
> > >    in winter..Lived in the bus, because rent was too steep.  Pretty
> cold
> > > in
> > >    Aspen..
> > >
> > >      Ah, but now, I can still just barely afford my 84 hippy
> bus.(smiley
> > > face)
> > >    Still live in it for months at a time.  Make about the same
> spendable
> > > income
> > >    these days being a master carpenter and cabinet maker as I did
> > flipping
> > >    burgers or washing dishes.
> > >
> > >      But, would I trade it all for a "real job"?  Stockbroker, Oil
> man,
> > >    politician?  No..I guess not..in fact..
> > >    He** No!...  No Way!
> > >      Don Hanson
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jake
> > > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> > >
> >
>

--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com