Hi, Craig!

Sorry you will miss us this year.  Aim that Vanagon at Bus Benefit in May
and we will see you in Grand Rapids at Grand Rogue Campground!  We'll drink
a toast around the fire for ya!

PS.  You might want to think about a name for that '85GL - it seems to make
them run better...

--
Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
WWW. Busesbythebeach.com

On 1/21/08, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well Gentelman.....I have some bad news.
> I'm going to just come out and say it.....My bus won't be at Bus
> Brrr.....and i might not be either.
>
> Some problems have arisen and after a thorough shakedown by some vanagon
> experts, we have concluded my car needs alot of love, including a new engine
> and clutch (Well, new head gaskets and at least one new head, and some Fuel
> injection parts....but a whole engine is simpler) The coolant pipes have not
> been installed yet, and it turns out my brakes suck.....i just assumed that
> was normal....but it turns out mine REALLY suck.
> Furthermore, without a bus to arrive in, my brother and friends have far
> less interest in going. We'll see. Theres a chance we'll still be arriving
> in our classic mercedes or volvo wagen.....and hopefully i'll still get to
> meet all you guys which i must say, i've looked forward to for quite some
> time. But, it looks like that might not happen....at least not this time.
> There's so much going on with school (College) and what not, that these
> repairs simply will not be made in time.
> There's even consideration of selling the van and starting from scratch.
>
> I hope all is well with all of you, and i'm sure that the day will come
> when i can buy you all a beer and serve you all a sandwich, but untill
> then.....we're all in this together.
>
> -Craig Cowan
> '85Gl
>
>
> On Jan 7, 2008 11:20 PM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > OK, That's it now I'm really starting to regret my decision.
> >
> > Roger, I like your style.
> >
> >
> >   On Jan 7, 2008 5:37 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Aye, we're talkin' Scots Whiskey, laddie!
> > >
> > > Pete
> > > '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> > > '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
> > > WWW. Busesbythebeach.com <http://busesbythebeach.com/>
> > >
> > >
> > >   On 1/7/08, Roger Van Till <rvantill@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Mary and I are not snowboarding or doing anything more strenuous
> > > > than
> > > > sitting on our asses and driving The Moose Lounge down to Indiana.
> > > > When we get there we'll crank up the heater, commence to drinkin',
> > > > and
> > > > visit with the hardiest bus pilots we know.
> > > >
> > > > See ya there!
> > > >
> > > > On Jan 6, 2008, at 4:11 PM, Brien Dews wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Sara and I and the kids are going snowboarding at Bittersweet near
> > > >
> > > > > Kalamazoo in the morning then heading to the Brr in the afternoon
> > > > in
> > > > > Bluestar. Brown Betty will not make the trip this year.
> > > > > B-
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  --
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff
> > '90 Carat (Grover)
> > '86 (We call this one Parts)
> > '85 GL (Preparing to move to a new Home)
> > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
> >
>
>