I'm batting almost .500 going through the local Mickey D's drive
through with either the cash taker or the :"server" at the 2nd window
mentioning how cool my Van is.  5 years ago there was none of
this.  I also see folks of all ages rubber-necking as I go around  a
corner or get out of the van after parking.  Maybe Vanagons are are
the new Splitties......tried to wave at a Eurovan last week, but no
response....

DM&FS

At 08:47 AM 12/25/2011, Paul wrote:
>I'm pretty sure I saw that van last night, it was going North and I was
>going the other way. Flashed a peace sign and the old guy driving it
>reciprocated. Or maybe it just looked like that to me. You get a lot of
>crap driving a Vanagon around, some people just don't get it. Thank the
>stars above that some of them do, you know who you are.
>Merry Christmas everyone,
>Pablo
>85 WWW
>"el lobito"
>
>On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Kevin ... <artbear26@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > And now I too will remember this story and pass it along. Thank you and
> > Merry Christmas.KevinSweet leilani'86 WestyEdmonds, WA
> >  > Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:05:32 -0800
> > > From: jrasite@EONI.COM
> > > Subject: Midnight Repairs
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > >
> > > My friends,
> > >
> > > Many years ago, we had a storyteller in the VW community. You may have
> > > heard of him. Bob Hoover (no, not the airplane guy. The other one.)
> > > Bob could really spin a tale.  He also was reasonably knowledgeable in
> > > things mechanical. If you are inclined, you can read a bunch of his
> > > stuff here: <http://bobhooversblog.blogspot.com/>
> > >
> > > Every year, I would write Bob and ask his permission to repost the
> > > following. It got to the point where he would send permission before I
> > > remembered that it was time to ask.  We lost Bob a year and a half
> > > ago. I can't ask anymore.  I miss that.
> > >
> > > I don't have his permission to post on these lists, just on
> > > WetWesties, but I don't think Bob would mind that I pointed to his
> > > blog entry.
> > >
> > > Go read a story.  Read it aloud to your kids.  They WILL remember. (
> > http://badgopher.com/search/hoover
> > > )
> > >
> > > A Xmas Gift (originally published December 26, 1998 on vintagebus.):
> > >
> > > http://bobhooversblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/midnight-repairs.html
> > >
> > > Merry Christmas my friends.
> > >
> > > Jim Arnott
> > > WetWesties
> > > Union, OR
> >
> >