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Subject:Re: Waving Vanagon drivers (again)
From:Joshua R. Poulson
Date:Mon, 11 Sep 1995 08:38:51 PDT

> At 11:24 PM 9/9/95 CDT, SyncroHead@aol.com wrote:
> >I waved at dozens of other Vanagon drivers and only got 1 wave back.
> >(to their credit, I think most of them didn't notice me)

> On my longest trip in Beethoven (up to Crater Lake) I waved like mad at any
> bus in sight.  Waved about 50 times (there are lots of buses in California).
> Got waved back at twice.  Ah well.  I think waving might be more prevalent
> where the buses aren't.

On my run from Media, PA to Beaverton, OR the ratio of waves/bus increased
as population density increased.

I got VERY heavy-duty waves from driver and passengers whenever I passed
a vanagon that was also transporting a canoe, like I was. :)

I made sure I waved at every bus I noticed.

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Joshua R. Poulson, Systems Engineering, ADP Dealer Services, Portland, OR
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