

| Subject: | Re: Westy sold, sanity returns |
| From: | Dave Mcneely |
| Date: | Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:56:22 -0600 |
Right now, yes ;-0 ---- "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Think how happy (crazy) the guy (or gal) is that bought Jim's bus. > > Not too many things quite as exciting as taking delivery of a new bus! > > He's probably sitting in it right now, smiling. > > Pete > '79 Westy "Aardvark" > '87 Westy "JoesVan" > WWW.Busesbythebeach.com > > > On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Westy sold, sanity veers... > > > > Jim > > > > On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 6:56 PM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote: > > > He ditched the Vanagon and kept the sailboats, one being 37 years old, in > > > order to keep sane. Ha ha, hee hee, snicker snicker, grin..... > > > > > > Bryan > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > > Of > > > Kevin Gilbert > > > Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 7:41 PM > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Subject: Re: Westy sold, sanity returns > > > > > > Well, I'm tempted to offer a bit of a smart aleck comment, but, as I > > > look out on a white and gray landscape and see my breath... > > > > > > > > > On Jan 31, 2010, at 6:20 PM, Jim Cochran wrote: > > > > > >> Hi list, > > >> Today I delivered my '86 Westy to a local buyer here in San Carlos, > > >> Sonora, Mexico. > > >> It's a pretty good van, now, with 600 miles on a good 2.1 rebuild, > > >> fuel tank fixed and front wheel bearings, new fire extinguisher and > > >> the usual... new Temp II sensor. Price? $9,000 cash. > > >> > > >> I still have a 1971 Bay that has a variety of problems, but I'm > > >> going to park it until I get back from sailing, sometime in June. In > > >> the meantime, I'll be sitting in the cockpit of my Morgan sloop > > >> watching the lovelies swim in their tiny bikinis, painting > > >> watercolors and playing my guitar, sipping iced beverages down near > > >> the Guatemalan border. > > >> > > >> If I need a car, I will buy a Nissan. > > >> If I need a headache, I will buy a Vanagon. > > >> > > >> Adios, and thanks for helping me get this far. > > >> Love and good fortune to you all. > > >> > > >> Jim C > > >> Mexico > > >> 71 Bay Window (The Bing) > > >> 73 Morgan 33 sloop (Bliss) > > >> 87 Morgan 44 sloop (The Green Flash) > > > > >
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