I think I might be more obsessed than you.  My wife has threatened to leave
me because of my Vanagon gawking, she'd probably subscribe to Playboy for me
if she thought it would help.  What ticks her off the most are the times I
have followed some van for miles just to ask the owner a question or check
some unique piece of equipment installed.  There are "stalker" laws to
protect the public from people like me.  I need help, I'm not normal,
>
> Am I alone on this: when I am driving my bus or bug, & I see an oncoming
> vanagon I check it out, similar to how a guy will check out a
> chick, I mean,
> woman.  I try to determine the type (syncro, westy, gl, etc),
> year, anything
> cool about it, and most of all, make eye contact with the driver and give
> them a thumbs-up or a peace sign.  On the open road, all vanagons
> wave back,
> but in town, it is about 1 out of 15 or 20 that wave back. That's the bay
> area for you.
>
> back to the grind
> -Matthew jelly legs
> p.s., I'm doing my part, I biked to work today. 16 miles ( uphill
> both ways,
> with 12 feet of snow. )
>