Smiling now.

Never thought of the bus as a "batchelor's den" but it has been a fantastic
"marital aid"!

Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "JoesVan"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.com

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 20:01, Mark L. Hineline
<hineline@ocotillofield.net>wrote:

> Many of you already know this, so this is for newbies.
>
> If you are taking someone of the opposite sex for a first ride in your
> Westy, here's the way to do it.
>
> 1) Make sure that it's as clean as you can get it, and smells good. No
> patchouli oil, it's too stereotyped. Make sure the table is fastened
> so that it doesn't swing.
>
> 2) Just before you leave, put some very cold nonalcoholic drinks -
> orange juice, Coke, Fuji water - in the refrigerator. Don't bother to
> turn it on, it doesn't matter.
>
> 3) Also, make some ice in the ice tray beforehand. Wrap this in an ice
> pack so that the little cubes don't melt.
>
> 4) Put a couple of very clean glasses in the cabinet.
>
> 5) Pick her up. (For most of us on this list it's a her.)
>
> 6) Walk her to the Westy and tell her that she really must ride in the
> back seat the first time. Open the slider, and ask her if she would
> like something to drink. Open the refrigerator door as you do this.
> Then put the ice cubes in the clean glass, pour the drink, and invite
> her to sit down.
>
> 7) Close the slider with authority. Don't slam it. Authority. This may
> be the most important move you make.
>
> 8) Go for your ride. Be sure to say "feels a little like a limousine,
> only better, doesn't it?" Also, for AFM Westies, be absolutely sure to
> say "That's the same engine that Porsche put in their 914." Nobody
> knows what a 914 is anymore.
>
> Now, I haven't gone any further than this. But what I already know is
> that girls and women like this first experience.
>
> For what it's worth.
>
> Mark
>