I don't name objects, only sentient beings.  mcneely

---- Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> If you have named your vanagon, it deserves a few pats for a job well done
>
> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
> On Aug 1, 2014 4:10 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > At this point Fun Bus gets treated like family. I pet it, pat it, and say
> > please take me where I want to go and thank it when I return. Like a child
> > it needs to be coaxed and it needs regular rewards to keep it behaving
> > nicely. Seems sentient to me!
> >
> > Dennis
> > Happy it's Friday!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> > Vanagon
> > Sent: Friday, August 1, 2014 12:59 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Do you ever pat your Vanagon on the head and say thanks?
> >
> > While the debate rages, I will treat them as if they are sentient - like
> > they do to me.
> >
> > But I don't pet my van. I do, however, call it dirty names every so often.
> >
> > Sent from my 1963 maroon and cream 702B Western Electric Princess phone.
> >
> > > On Aug 1, 2014, at 12:28 PM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote:
> > >
> > > While dogs are perceptive, whether they are sentient is still a subject
> > of
> > philosophical debate.
> > >
> > >> 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