A few years back, up in Ely, Minnesota, I was on my way in to pay for
some gas

& pick up some snacks & was met at the door by a very cute blue eyed
blonde (18-22

maybe) who was on her way out ~ I held the door for her ~ she smiled &
as she passed

she said " Is that your VDub?" ~ "Yup" I said ~ " Very cool ride
indeed, have fun " she

said & proceed out to join her handsome male companion at their
ToyotaPickUp. Quite

shocked was I !

        Happy Holidays & many Great New Years to you all.

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

                PS ~ Thanks much for the Great RSHoover story Jim

On 25 Dec , 2011, at 11:58 AM, Max Wellhouse wrote:

> 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
>> >
>> >