Me too!  Wine coolers in the fridge and jiffy pop popcorn on the
stove.  She was impressed.  We popped the top and watched from the
upper bunk.  I fell asleep after the first movie.  Sure miss that
drive in.  It closed last year.

Jeff
another 85 Westfalia

On 6-Mar-09, at 9:50 AM, joe trussell wrote:

> My wife and I had our first date in my first '85 GL.  A 2 for 1
> Happy Hour,
> then a $4 bottle of red wine, a quick run through Burger King drive-
> thru,
> and a drive-in movie double feature.
>
> Nothing but class all the way.  I got quite lucky--beautiful, cool
> lady with
> amazingly low standards.  While rare, they are out there...
>
> Joe T.
> '85 Wolfsburg Westy
>
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 8:37 AM, John C... <Trvlr2001@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>>> a handful of "good ole boys" with big trucks.
>>
>> Yup!
>> NOTHING WORSE  than a Logging truck behind you.
>> On a beautiful little forest road in Oregon !!!
>>
>> Ya cant get out of the way fast enough
>> for them thar Redder Neckers !!!
>>
>> I think they hate VW busses
>> More than any chic I Ever met !!!
>> (all three of them :o)
>>
>> YRPMMV  :o)
>> JC...
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>> Jeff Lincoln
>> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 7:30 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: westfalia = chick repellant. (friday)
>>
>> Maybe it's a geographical thing but I know several "professional
>> type"
>> women
>> who think my Vanagon is cool. Not to mention the many I have met
>> who own
>> with their spouse/or on their own a Vanagon. My GF Patty included.
>>
>> Actually the only criticizm I really get are laughs from youngsters
>> in
>> their
>> "fast and the furious" wanna be cars and a handful of "good ole
>> boys" with
>> big trucks.
>>
>> I guess I could be considered a professional and I drive my van to
>> meetings
>> with large clients. Have even taken a few of those clients for a
>> ride.
>>
>> Nope mostly positive reactions here in MI - surprisingly.
>>
>> By the way my Vanagon is my only vehicle.
>>
>> --
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff
>> '90 Carat (Grover)
>> '86 (We call this one Parts)
>> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>>