Well there "GM",

I agree, it does make you curious about the folks on the other side of
the ether connection. I, like probably most of us create a sort of
mental/informational image of the people who post regularly. I
especially ponder the "age" of the listee's. Probably I'm mostly wrong
but its a natural and unavoidable mental construct. I guess that's why I
love to see the home web pages of some of the list members as I get to
see their vanagons and sometimes the owner themselves. Hey, there's an
idea...maybe someone on the list could set up a server and sell for a
reasonable price, disc space and help for us listees to have web pages
of our vanagons and our vanagon related experiences.

As for me, "the old hippy". Well not quite. Since I drive an 84 westy
I've been labeled "old hippy" by my boss who is a retired West Point
General, (who drove a westy when he was stationed in Germany by the
way).

I am 50 and was in college at Ohio State during the late 60's so I was
part of the "scene" back then but then I too "was" from a strict
Catholic family and could only be part of the action to a point. I was
trained as an industrial designer by a bunch of demanding Germans and am
now in the Technology department at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
I've owned  57, 62, 67, 70 and 74 bugs, an 80 Rabbit, an 86 Jetta
(probably the best VW I've owned) and now a 95 6cyl Golf and the 84
westy. I drive the speed limit in the westy (no choice) and just the
opposit with the Golf.

I'm left handed, hopelessly unambitious, and think Homer Simpson is a
role model. I want a westy watch, I want a westy watch. Also love
canoeing, wood canoes and birding (as in bird watching).

Gotta go now, need a donut,

Bob

Remember "trying is the first step toward failure"     Homer Simpson