60, you have at least 40 years in front of you Chuck :-)

I fully understand your choice, a logic one!

Good luck to you and your partner.

Your post made me think, life can be short,

I see a few lismember with some healt / partner healt dificulty still
hanging around, i have great respect for that.

10 years is 1/6 of your life... that is quite something! Bravo

I gest the list is also a little entertainment :-)

Good luck
Ben
http://www.benplace.com/

On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 19:48:10 -0600, Anderson,Chuck
<CAnderson@UA.COLOSTATE.EDU> wrote:

>Well, after some much appreciated encouragement from a number of list
>members, I have decided to remain a list member. Although I may never
>own another vanagon, I wouldn't miss the goings-on on this list for
>anything!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>Of Anderson,Chuck
>Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 5:55 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Signing Off
>
>I didn't think that I would ever find myself writing this but, after
>being a list member for the past ten years, it's time to sign off and
>move on. Because of my age (60), my partner's deteriorating physical
>health, and the mechanical condition of my van, I made the decision that
>it was time to buy a vehicle that had been manufactured in this century,
>one that has more creature comforts, especially air-conditioning that
>actually works. I have given my van to another list member in the hopes
>that it will continue to give good service and bring some driving
>enjoyment into someone else's life, as it did for me. I have thoroughly
>enjoyed being on this list for the past ten years, reading about the ups
>and downs of everyone's experiences in owning a truly unique vehicle.
>Even though my van is gone, I still find myself looking for other vans
>wherever I drive and waiting for the drivers to wave. Unfortunately, for
>the make of vehicle that I bought, there is nothing that is the
>equivalent of this list. And, that's what I'm going to miss most of all.
>I wish all of you many happy and trouble-free journeys. So long!