Today I had a beer for your van inside my van, parked not moving in front of
where im staying,, salute my friend.. may more miles come your way.

Peace,
Joe

-----Original Message-----
>From: joel walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
>Sent: Sep 11, 2007 2:06 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: turned 200,000 on the odometer!
>
>> What is the ritualized celebration for this momentous event?  Gotta
>> be some
>> way of acknowledging that the distance is more than 8 times the
>> circumference of the earth.  What a great trip that would have been.
>> Anyway.  Thoughts?
>> a.)  change the oil during the light of the next full moon?
>> b.) new set of wiper blades that don't "moo" across the windscreen?
>> c.) ignore it since miles ain't metric anyway?
>> d.) an offering a virgin to the gods of rust?
>> e.) do a little dance on the hood (what hood?)?
>
>
>select a good brand of wine or spirits,
>
>pour yourself a glass,
>
>tipple some onto the grass/ground to appease the ancient gods,
>
>sprinkle some onto the front of the bus, to appease the gremlins still
>lurking in the bus,
>
>sit in the driver's seat and drink the rest of the glass
>
>and remember all the good times with this bus.
>
>:)
>
>congrats. and good luck!
>unca joel