Bruce, I wondered how many of the names I listed from old emails I still have are still on the list!
I likewise hope your new business helps you get one back on the road soon. Where are you located? Mike On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 8:25 AM, 'Bruce Howard' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote: > I can't believe it was '98 when you got on the list! You're one of the > last few names I remember from back then. All the best to you until your > next VW 😃 > > I'm currently without a VW but have enough parts to put a car together and > then some. Just waiting for the space our new business should bring. > > Later, > Bruce > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 26, 2016, at 7:31 AM, Mike Morehouse <[email protected]> wrote: > > Erin/NQ, > > You are so right and on point. When I got my Bug in Aug. 98; I knew > nothing never having owned one before. This list was a godsend as i expect > I asked no question that someone else had not asked and had answered. It > was like a brotherhood/sisterhood of people who had this unique bond. > Whether you had 1 VW or 20 - whether you had owned them for 10 years or 10 > minutes; didn't matter - you were family and family members are always > there to help. > > I think the saddest thing about selling our Bug other than the family link > to my father-in-law was the memories I have of that restoration process > where I knew so little but just took it one step at a time. > > I told my wife the enjoyment I had during the process of restoring it was > almost more than the joy of owning it AFTER I had completed the restoration > if that makes sense. I guess it is thee old saying about the journey being > better than the destination. > > It was a fun car to restore especially since I had never restored an old > car before...it wasn't overwhelming. > > You are right about Google at our fingertips and even youtube but those > are so much more impersonal than the vintagvw list was. You came to know > people on the list as friends even though I've never met one face to face > and only talked to a couple on the phone. > > I just pray God's blessings on each one of you and your vehicles. > > I still think of you all as family and always will - with or without a VW > in my garage. > > Thanks for all your help over these 18 years!!! > > Peace, > > Mike Morehouse > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 7:04 AM, No Quarter <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You're sure welcome! I'm still here lurking. Life has taken me on many >> twists and turns, but man you should see my field of VWs I have on my >> acreage north of town. I'm up to about 13 or 14. LOL! I married an >> Aussie lady and we're living in our now one-year-old house. Mr. VW is >> doing VW restorations out in Colorado not too far from where RMMW was I >> believe. I miss the old days of the list. It was all we had in those >> pre-facebook days. Now facebook has kind of taken over and other elements >> of social media which has just about killed off the email lists. The >> streamlined effect of the email list is one that can never compare. I've >> often wondered if a VintagVW forum was created similar to thesamba.com >> if it would bring back some of the old timers, but with thesamba being a >> huge repository of information, it might be redundant. >> >> I'm still thankful that John keeps the list going. I'm kind of bummed >> that the archives of the older stuff are gone. What exists are snippets of >> the various emails that people saved. I find some of my articles scattered >> about online from time to time. I remember Scott Yuppa who perished in a >> plane wreck with his father after being on the list for a short time. >> >> At any rate, when the VintagVW list was going at its strongest, it filled >> a void that we had never had before and that was support from a VW >> community that was so hard to find in our local worlds. All of a sudden we >> didn't feel so alone and had tons of help - the likes of which we never had >> before. The gurus finally had a forum to be appreciated and admired in >> while they shared their wisdom. I think the absolute best part of the >> whole thing was that internet was still in it's infancy in the private >> sector and so to figure out how to get online and more or less configure a >> computer to get online gave you some street cred so to speak, and if you >> were online, you were in-the-know and in good company. Now anyone and >> everyone can get online and it isn't as special as it once was. I remember >> people thinking I was an outright genious with VWs and all I ever really >> did was read and apply what others wrote and then to explain it in simple >> terms that everyone could understand. Now everyone's an expert with the >> almighty shrine of google at their service. >> >> This year we are having our 17th annual campout at Indian Cave State Park >> in Nebraska. I never dreamed it would last this long. Sadly none of my >> VWs run at the moment, but I am feverishly building a small teardrop camper >> for my wife and I to camp in so we don't have to run to a motel as we've >> done the past couple of years. >> >> Please don't spill the beans Glen as I know you're on this list. :) >> >> Nice to hear from you again and sorry you sold the bug, but if it can get >> in the hands of someone who appreciates, that's everything. >> >> >> NQ >> >> -- >> Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vi >> [email protected] >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ > [email protected] > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ > [email protected] > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. 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