Must be tough being a dog at the McNeely house ;-)

On 01-Aug-2014, at 11:11, Dave Mcneely wrote:

> I never pet objects, not my shoes, not my vehicle, not my canoe, not a piece of furniture. I reserve petting for sentient beings.  mcneely
> 
> ---- "dofunk@yahoo.com" <dofunk@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>> After any drive with our van of more than say 2.5 hrs I usually give" her" a pat on the dash and say thanks and good job....oddly I also touch the tred on the front wheel from time to time as if to pet a paw!
> We do,love our syncro!
> Brady.....
> 
> Sent from... Wow just about anywhere!
> 
> 
> ------ Original message------
> From: Roland
> Date: Thu, Jul 31, 2014 8:06 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM;
> Subject: Do you ever pat your Vanagon on the head and say thanks?
> 
> Last week we went to Big Bear for a few days from San Diego.  It isn't all
>> that far, typically only 2.5-3 hours, but with stops and traffic it was
>> about 5 hours.   This time we had our grandson with us, and going through
>> the Inland Empire (Riverside, San Bernardino, etc.) was at over 100 degrees
>> in evening rush hour.  The climb to Big Bear is to straight up to 6,000 ft,
>> with some steep grades.   I was able to keep at about 50-55 mph in 3rd;
>> many people waved or flashed "thank you" when I used the pull-outs to let
>> them by.
>> 
>> We hadn't been on a trip with the Vanagon for some time, and I only did a
>> few basic checks.   So I was a bit worried, always planning how I would
>> handle a breakdown.  High temps, no air conditioning, very heavy
>> stop-and-go traffic for dozens of miles.    But it was all smooth sailing,
>> not even an oil buzzer!
>> 
>> Back at home, I patted her on the dashboard and said thank you!   I thought
>> for a moment that she replied with a front suspension creak but ......
>> 
>> Roland
>> '89 Syncro
>> 
> 
> --
> David McNeely