---- Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNet.nb.ca> wrote:
> While dogs are perceptive, whether they are sentient is still a subject of philosophical debate.

Not with most dog owners I know.  mcneely

>
> On 01-Aug-2014, at 11:47, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
> > A dog is not an object.  A dog is a sentient being.  mcneely
> >
> > ---- Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNet.nb.ca> wrote:
> >> 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
> >>
> >
> > --
> > David McNeely
>

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David McNeely