Someplace the wife has a picture of Ras Split (the '66 Westy) and I,  t�te � t�te, as I was preparing him - rather us - for a 800km day in the Appalachians and northern Qu�bec.   I'm sure the Hyena (name my son has given to our '88 Westy) and I will have similar morning briefings over the next month.

On 01-Aug-2014, at 10:31, Harold Teer wrote:

> *On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 8:06 PM, Roland <syncronicity1@gmail.com
> <syncronicity1@gmail.com>> wrote:*
> 
> *Back at home, I patted her on the dashboard and said thank you!   I
> thoughtfor a moment that she replied with a front suspension creak but
> ......*
> 
> At breakfast, I told my wife about this thread and she chuckled and said
> "gosh, I wish I had a video of all the times I have seen you done that to
> our van after a trip or after a long day of driving to some remote
> campground".  I guess that routine is part of the ritual of ownership.
> And a great ritual it is.
> 
> Harold
> 
> Harold Teer
> 1991 Westy -- VANGAUX
> Harrisonburg, VA