I wasn't going to comment on Bend, a city I HAVE to traverse quite often on
my way to other places....But.....What the heck is up with the 4-lane
"freeway" they built to solve major traffic problems there?   they spent
about 2 yrs working on this fancy new road and then they put a 45mph speed
limit on it...Yes, it beats the 10 miles of strip malls and stoplights that
used to be on the highway through Bend, but it IS the only reasonably
direct north and south route through eastern Oregon....

On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 8:38 PM, Vern in Bend <vernmcintosh@eoni.com> wrote:

> McNeely visited Bend and didn't like it. Roundabouts, too much street
> construction, and he couldn't find his way around.
>
> I saw a bumper sticker in town, "I live where you go for vacation"
>
>
> Regards, Vern
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2016 8:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Bend
>
>
> I see many many young people of breeding age that more closely fit the
>> stereotypes of hipsters and yuppies driving Vanagons hereabouts than I
>> see old hippie types.
>>
>> You take a Vanagon in good shape with good paint, on top you mount a
>> cargo carrier for your skis and snowboards (winter), or a kayak or
>> stand-up paddle board (summer), clamp a couple road bikes or mountain
>> bikes on the back, and you have a Bend Vanagon.
>>
>> Peace signs, not so much.
>>
>> --
>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>> Bend, Ore.
>>
>> On 01/03/2016 07:51 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>>
>>> ---- Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What is it about Bend that seems to make it a Vanagon hotspot??
>>>>
>>>
>>> Mecca for old hippies or those who wish they had been hippies.
>>>
>>> mcneely
>>>
>>>
>>>> David McNeely
>>>
>>>
>>