This entire diatribe puts me in quite a pickle, as I am certain I am German, having traced my lineage back to stocken bei kierspe, westfalen, preussen, at least to the mid 1400's. And yet, I do not even *own* a hat. Perhaps this is a failing on my part? Am I denegrating my forebears by not donning a donut of some sort?

--- On Thu, 8/13/09, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: "Thieves Cashing in on Stolen Clunkers in Germany" (shows a              Vanagon being heisted)
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 12:12 PM

"... to a German gentleman (he wore a hat)..."

[fuddles brow in puzzlement]

What kind of hat? A German hat? A German gentleman's hat? I sometimes wear
a hat. Now I wonder if people think I'm German when I wear a hat.

This little bit of extra information leads to so many questions, not one
of which is Vanagon-oriented, so I apologize for even bringing this up ...
b-but others might want to be on the lookout for men wearing hats which
indicate, either by the cut of their hat, or the simple fact that they are
in fact out and about wearing hats at all, that they are German. And take
action accordingly.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR

On 8/12/2009 8:23 PM Melissa Mourkas wrote:

> I sold my first Westy, an '85, in 1995 to a German gentleman (he wore
> a hat) who claimed he was going to ship it back to Germany for sale.
> There may be some truth to this.
>
> On Aug 12, 2009, at 5:40 PM, Poppie Jagersand wrote:
>
>> --- On Tue, 8/11/09, Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>
>> When I was in Germany 2006-7 it was even difficult to buy a used T3
>> Vanagon. The good ones went to other parts of Europe, and the less
>> good to Africa.
>
>
>
> Melissa Mourkas
> 84 Westy
>