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  #11  
Old September 23rd 12, 07:30 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
AllanW[_2_]
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Andersson" >
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Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 1:51 PM
Subject: Back in Miami


> Now let's knock down some more cobwebs and bring Ramva back alive, OK?
> It's dead quiet here.
>
> Jan


(Hmmm, now let's see if I remember how to do this....)

I'm back too!

Had a bit of a false start when I posted to Jan earlier in the year... but I
was reminiscing a bit while I tried to find my RAMVA stickers... which I
can't find - Anyone got any spares? :-)

Apparently my first post was 6 May 1998, before I even filled in all the
details in outlook properly (plus I attached a photo, which is a BIG
No-No!).

I don't know why I stopped posting (about 2004/2005)... Maybe it was a bit
quiet and bad times or something? Maybe it was because I got married in
2004? Maybe my ISP dropped usenet servers then?

Anyway, I have a 1984 "Vanagon" T3 transporter with a Subaru 2.5 (which will
quite soon have a Subaru 3.0) and a 1972 Beetle 1200 with a 1600DP engine.
I'm based in Whangarei, New Zealand and thought I might check in to see
what's happening :-)

I see a few names I recall for su Jan, P.J. Berg, Nate Nagel, Joey
Tribiani, VWGirl plus probably some others if some new posts appear :-)

Doesn't look to be anywhere near as active as in the past, but that's
probably good - It'll stop the Mrs getting ****ed at me for being on the
computer too much!

Allan Williams.



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  #12  
Old September 25th 12, 04:27 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Just got back on here myself, after somebody asked about Speedy Jim over
on The Samba, I wondered if newsgroups were still around. This place
looks real quiet, everybody seems to use the web based forums now.


On 9/12/2012 5:51 PM, ChrisKlinger wrote:
> Hello Group. Back after 13 years. Sad to have noted Bob Hoover's
> passing.
>
> Beside Veeduber, missing SpeedyJim, VWgirl (became Jan's
> wife), and a few dozen that I can't recall at the moment - Sorry
> if you belong on my list and were not mentioned by name.
>
> Happy to be back
>
> Chris
>


  #13  
Old September 25th 12, 11:10 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:27:32 +0200, cletus_zuber > wrote:

> Just got back on here myself, after somebody asked about Speedy Jim over
> on The Samba, I wondered if newsgroups were still around. This place
> looks real quiet, everybody seems to use the web based forums now.



Do you know anything about Speedy Jim, is he still alive?

P.J. Aka BergRace


>
>
> On 9/12/2012 5:51 PM, ChrisKlinger wrote:
>> Hello Group. Back after 13 years. Sad to have noted Bob Hoover's
>> passing.
>>
>> Beside Veeduber, missing SpeedyJim, VWgirl (became Jan's
>> wife), and a few dozen that I can't recall at the moment - Sorry
>> if you belong on my list and were not mentioned by name.
>>
>> Happy to be back
>>
>> Chris
>>

>



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Old September 26th 12, 01:56 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 7:51:53 PM UTC-5, ChrisKlinger wrote:
> Hello Group. Back after 13 years. Sad to have noted Bob Hoover's
>
> passing.
>
>
>
> Beside Veeduber, missing SpeedyJim


Speedy Jim just wrote to me. Jim is alive and as well as one could expect for us old guys.



  #15  
Old September 26th 12, 03:32 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
ChrisKlinger
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P.J.Berg wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:27:32 +0200, cletus_zuber

>
> wrote:
>
>> Just got back on here myself, after somebody asked about

Speedy Jim over
>> on The Samba, I wondered if newsgroups were still around.

This place
>> looks real quiet, everybody seems to use the web based forums

now.
>
>
> Do you know anything about Speedy Jim, is he still alive?
>
> P.J. Aka BergRace
>


I knew I'd forget some names from back in the day. I married Jan
to the wrong girl, and forgot to mention you by name. Glad to
see you're evidently well.

Maybe someone else has news about Speedy Jim?

BTW - Was Bob Hoover's passing relatively unnoticed, or did I
just miss usenet's reflections?

Chris

  #16  
Old September 28th 12, 01:01 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
ChrisKlinger
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Jan Andersson wrote:

> On 9/12/2012 8:51 PM, ChrisKlinger wrote:
>> Hello Group. Back after 13 years. Sad to have noted Bob

Hoover's
>> passing.
>>
>> Beside Veeduber, missing SpeedyJim, VWgirl (became Jan's
>> wife), and a few dozen that I can't recall at the moment -

Sorry
>> if you belong on my list and were not mentioned by name.
>>
>> Happy to be back
>>
>> Chris

>
>
> Hi Chris and welcome back! I often wondered what happened to

you!
> Minor correction though: VWGirl is Lauren and someone else

snatched her
> up, I married LittleVWGoddess (the one you let me use your

car to go
> date in 1999-2000, thanks again!) and we got divorced 2

years ago, after
> having 2 kids. We all moved to Virginia. My girl is 3 and my

son 5.
>
> I still have my black convertible bug, at my parents house

in Finland.
> Here in the Us I have a 2001 Jeep and a 1970 Nova, currently

undergoing
> surgery. :P
>
> Now let's knock down some more cobwebs and bring Ramva back

alive, OK?
> It's dead quiet here.
>
> Jan


Jan - I confess, I feel silly to have confused the
littleVWgoddess with VWGirl but, in my defense, it has been a
long time. Sorry to hear about the divorce; hope things are
amicable, and I hope both the goddess and VWgirl are well.

I'm preparing to go through a divorce (though we've been
separated for 11 years; I believe you met my wife and father
IRL).

I still have the '59 type 1 which, after 20 years outside,
needs another resto, but right now, I'm focused on bringing my
new wife-to-be and our two daughters (aged 3 and 7) to the US.

As for usenet, it seems hard to compete with web-based forums.
On the plus side, forums can go away; on the other hand, there
mey be no one left in usenet

On an aside - and maybe I'm beating a dead horse, as there
seems to be no mention of the great man... I miss Bob
(Hoover). I was saddened to hear of his passing. I would hope
that this (dare I say our?) group would have recognized the
event. Maybe that ocurred, and it was agreed that it wouldn't
be touched upon again; if I'm out of line, may the group
forgive. But between Bob and SpeedyJim, RAMVAC has lost two
incredibly knowledgeable people, one permanently, one perhaps
not.

I confess, it's hard to keep a party going with only a
handful of people. Were you close to Jim? Any chance of
cajoling him to rejoin us?

Where are the godessess and the Girls? Moved on?

Either way, glad to hear you're well. How are you liking
living in the US?

Note to all: everyone here is, and has always been admitted
as, an equal. Some, like Jim and Bob, have gained the respect
of the group through their knowledge and forthcoming help. I
personally encourage all, including - or perhaps, especially -
lurkers, to post.

I felt glad to be welcomed back.

Hope to stay this time.

Chris
  #17  
Old September 29th 12, 03:17 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
Jan Andersson[_4_]
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On 9/27/2012 8:01 PM, ChrisKlinger wrote:
> Jan Andersson wrote:
>
>> On 9/12/2012 8:51 PM, ChrisKlinger wrote:
>>> Hello Group. Back after 13 years. Sad to have noted Bob

> Hoover's
>>> passing.
>>>
>>> Beside Veeduber, missing SpeedyJim, VWgirl (became Jan's
>>> wife), and a few dozen that I can't recall at the moment -

> Sorry
>>> if you belong on my list and were not mentioned by name.
>>>
>>> Happy to be back
>>>
>>> Chris

>>
>>
>> Hi Chris and welcome back! I often wondered what happened to

> you!
>> Minor correction though: VWGirl is Lauren and someone else

> snatched her
>> up, I married LittleVWGoddess (the one you let me use your

> car to go
>> date in 1999-2000, thanks again!) and we got divorced 2

> years ago, after
>> having 2 kids. We all moved to Virginia. My girl is 3 and my

> son 5.
>>
>> I still have my black convertible bug, at my parents house

> in Finland.
>> Here in the Us I have a 2001 Jeep and a 1970 Nova, currently

> undergoing
>> surgery. :P
>>
>> Now let's knock down some more cobwebs and bring Ramva back

> alive, OK?
>> It's dead quiet here.
>>
>> Jan

>
> Jan - I confess, I feel silly to have confused the
> littleVWgoddess with VWGirl but, in my defense, it has been a
> long time. Sorry to hear about the divorce; hope things are
> amicable, and I hope both the goddess and VWgirl are well.
>
> I'm preparing to go through a divorce (though we've been
> separated for 11 years; I believe you met my wife and father
> IRL).
>
> I still have the '59 type 1 which, after 20 years outside,
> needs another resto, but right now, I'm focused on bringing my
> new wife-to-be and our two daughters (aged 3 and 7) to the US.
>
> As for usenet, it seems hard to compete with web-based forums.
> On the plus side, forums can go away; on the other hand, there
> mey be no one left in usenet
>
> On an aside - and maybe I'm beating a dead horse, as there
> seems to be no mention of the great man... I miss Bob
> (Hoover). I was saddened to hear of his passing. I would hope
> that this (dare I say our?) group would have recognized the
> event. Maybe that ocurred, and it was agreed that it wouldn't
> be touched upon again; if I'm out of line, may the group
> forgive. But between Bob and SpeedyJim, RAMVAC has lost two
> incredibly knowledgeable people, one permanently, one perhaps
> not.
>
> I confess, it's hard to keep a party going with only a
> handful of people. Were you close to Jim? Any chance of
> cajoling him to rejoin us?
>
> Where are the godessess and the Girls? Moved on?
>
> Either way, glad to hear you're well. How are you liking
> living in the US?
>
> Note to all: everyone here is, and has always been admitted
> as, an equal. Some, like Jim and Bob, have gained the respect
> of the group through their knowledge and forthcoming help. I
> personally encourage all, including - or perhaps, especially -
> lurkers, to post.
>
> I felt glad to be welcomed back.
>
> Hope to stay this time.
>
> Chris



The other Goddess gave up on VW's, but not before trying a New Beetle
for a while. That thing started falling apart after a few years in the
Florida heat, everything plastic just kept breaking. I believe she now
drives a Pacifica.... 2 teenage kids and all that.
My ex "thelittlevwgoddess" is not a VW person anymore either. Drives
<shivers> an F350. Still has a Windstar I bought her, slowly falling
apart. In the divorce, she ultimately told me to choose which car to
keep for myself: the 2000 windstar or the 1970 Nova. Well... tough
choice but I got the Nova
VWGirl then.... she got married and still is VERY much into aircooled
VW's, I think she still has like 15-20 of them??? And the last two
fairly recent additions to the family are a Prius (!!!) and a later
model Jetta Wagon just weeks ago. She does a lot of long distance
traveling with the Prius, right now she's in Canada (again).

I'm keeping an eye out for a Thing near my house, seems to be in need of
some TLC and I haven't seen any progress since I spotted it a few months
ago. Missing a headlight so it's definitely not driven. If I get a
little extra money, I might see if they'd let it go cheap.
But I need to get the Nova done first. And my real goal VW wise is to
get my black vert here from Finland. The Thing might be a project to
quickly fix up and sell at a massive profit... means to an end. My
problem of course is that I get attached to them and then they never leave.

  #18  
Old September 29th 12, 04:32 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Jan, sounds like you've done a good job of keeping up with people. I'm terrible at that. I'm guessing shipping your car from Finland would cost a pretty penny. Or euro.

John, I'm very glad to hear that Speedy Jim is still kicking. Every so often someone posts up a link to one of Jim's articles and I think of him.

Max Welton
 




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