That's FANTASTIC!  So happy to hear that. I was thinking about you and searching the archives for news. Much better to hear I can ask you directly :)

Jeff 

> Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:27:31 -0400
> From: collum@MYFAIRPOINT.NET
> Subject: I'm back and it's great
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> Hi all.  I haven't been on the list for the past three years as I've
> been recovering from my Goodpasture's syndrome.  The kidneys still don't
> function and I am on peritoneal dialysis but at least, this way, I can
> travel and go camping.
> 
> Many of you expressed good wishes via email and I fully intended to
> reply to each individually but "Murphy's Law" got in the way.  My
> computer crashed big time and I had to reinstall the whole system. None
> of my old email could be saved.  I'm really sorry.
> 
> I really missed you guys and all that goes on here on the list.  I was
> somewhat surprised to find, that after reading the mail for a week, it
> is like I never left!  The questions are the same, the answers are the
> same and the off topic banter is no different than it was in 2009.  Love it.
> 
> Mary and I are in Maine right now but we'll be leaving for Virginia in
> about a week.  Sadly, we had to miss busfusion and West River Westies
> this time but we're looking forward to future events.
> 
> Vanagons forever!
> 
> Mike Collum