Sorry to hear things are so crappy - even if your company is doing well
thanks to the economy.  (what business are you in?)

Do get to another vanagon event, they are really good fun.  Buses by the
Beach, in Rockford MI, sounds like it's near you, in May, and it's a great
bunch of people.

Venting occasionally is okay, as long as you're not picking on someone else.

Joy

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Mark A Kippert <vanagon@kippert.com> wrote:

> I am so bummed this week as I had really hope to make this event. It
> would have been my first Vanagon outing. As mentioned in earlier posts
> I have a coolant leak that I don't trust to drive outside of Indy. I
> was going to give it my best to fix it during this past couple weeks
> but other things got in the way. The wife got her walking papers (her
> company closed it's doors) and my Mac shop (helpmymac.com) got
> burglarized earlier this week (thank God I have an alarm system).
>
> Ah well, it's Friday and I'm venting. My apologies. Thankfully my
> business is doing OK (sadly thanks to a crappy economy) so all things
> considered it's not so bad.
>
> I do hope things have worked out for you Pete, what with your tranny
> problems. Heck I had even toyed with the idea of towing my Vanagon up
> there behind my Expedition :o)
>
> Anyhow, I hope everyone has a good time. Looks like a good weekend
> ahead! My hope it to make the next event which I think is in the Spring.
>
> Mark K
> 1986 GL/2WD/4SPD
>
>
>
> On Feb 22, 2009, at 4:34 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski wrote:
>
>  Hey, Volks!
>>
>> Forecast for next Saturday for lovely Angola, Indiana is a high of
>> 32 and a
>> low of 22
>> degrees.  This is perfect Bus BRR weather.  It makes the chili taste
>> better
>> after the tobaggan run!
>>
>> Hope to see everybody there around the big bonfire in Campground #3
>> next
>> Saturday.  We should roll in around 1:00PM to set up and get the fire
>> going.
>> C ya there!
>>
>> --
>> Pete
>> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
>> '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
>> WWW.Busesbythebeach.com <http://www.busesbythebeach.com/>
>>
>>