shiplee123
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My bus is not uk registed yet
I decided to write to the owner of the bus from the states as the persons address and name is on the title document .
I always like to build a history on my busses
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Hello there!
Let me start by telling you I got teary-eyed when I read your letter.
I try to live with as few regrets in life as possible, and letting my Geri Lou go is something I still can't fully get over!
It's been 5 years, give or take, since I signed her over to my brother. He's not the most responsible person, so I am not at all surprised that he didn't have it transferred to his name. When he sold it, he tried to hide it from me. This bus meant the world to me, and he knew it.
I lived in San Francisco, 2006 when I found her on Craigslist. She was being sold across the bay in Berkeley from a full grown man who didn't even say good-bye when we left because he was in tears! He was the second owner, I believe, and had her for 12 (?) years.... His name was Tom, he ran an outdoor/ sporting goods store in Berkeley.... I am racking my brain to remember the name of it.... He only sold it because his wife was due to have a baby and they needed the money.
I learned to drive her on the streets of S.F. having no experience even driving a stick, but caught on quickly and developed a love for driving her and working on her. Her name Geri Lou came as a tribute to someone I knew named Jarred, but I wanted a female name, so Geraldine. I got her home that first day, put on some Credence Clearwater and gave her a bath. "Mary Lou" came on, and without a second thought, I was dancing and singing "hello, Geri Lou, good-bye heart...!"
June 4, 2007, my then-boyfriend and I adopted a dog and left the city. We headed to the Arctic Circle- Inuvik, Northwest Territories, to be exact, to celebrate the coming summer solstice. we made it as far as the Liard hot springs, then split from the Alcan to the Cassiar highway in Watson Lake, Yukon to head back (detouring to Hyder Alaska).
At 23 years old, it was the most amazing thing I could have done with my life, and all because of Geri Lou!
Almost everything I did became and adventure because of her. Camping trips all up and down the west coast, any time we could, camping at Crater Lake on New Years, impromptu BBQing with countless other VWs at Ocean Beach in S.F. (we would park, then one by one they would line up with us, whether or not we know them!) One time her clutch blew in Santa Cruz. I didn't even have a jack- I used a skateboard and blocks to pull the engine! It only took me a half a day, 100 degrees outside, I was in a mini skirt! But I loved her, so as frustrating as it was, I did all the work on my own (or with the help of my boyfriend). I could go on and on! Yesterday at work, my co workers got an ear full, the whole shift I was regaling them in story after story, adventure after adventure! You really opened a can of works by sending that letter!
Is she in England now? I noticed the return address. Please tell me how you acquired her, is she still doing good? Running strong and beautiful I hope?
I know I can find more pictures if there isn't enough attached, I know I can come up with 1,000,000 stories too! Is there anything in particular you would like to know?
Give her a kiss on the spare tire nose for me (if shes still got it!)
I look forward to hearing back from you,
Rachel
I decided to write to the owner of the bus from the states as the persons address and name is on the title document .
I always like to build a history on my busses
Got this today
Pics to follow
Hello there!
Let me start by telling you I got teary-eyed when I read your letter.
I try to live with as few regrets in life as possible, and letting my Geri Lou go is something I still can't fully get over!
It's been 5 years, give or take, since I signed her over to my brother. He's not the most responsible person, so I am not at all surprised that he didn't have it transferred to his name. When he sold it, he tried to hide it from me. This bus meant the world to me, and he knew it.
I lived in San Francisco, 2006 when I found her on Craigslist. She was being sold across the bay in Berkeley from a full grown man who didn't even say good-bye when we left because he was in tears! He was the second owner, I believe, and had her for 12 (?) years.... His name was Tom, he ran an outdoor/ sporting goods store in Berkeley.... I am racking my brain to remember the name of it.... He only sold it because his wife was due to have a baby and they needed the money.
I learned to drive her on the streets of S.F. having no experience even driving a stick, but caught on quickly and developed a love for driving her and working on her. Her name Geri Lou came as a tribute to someone I knew named Jarred, but I wanted a female name, so Geraldine. I got her home that first day, put on some Credence Clearwater and gave her a bath. "Mary Lou" came on, and without a second thought, I was dancing and singing "hello, Geri Lou, good-bye heart...!"
June 4, 2007, my then-boyfriend and I adopted a dog and left the city. We headed to the Arctic Circle- Inuvik, Northwest Territories, to be exact, to celebrate the coming summer solstice. we made it as far as the Liard hot springs, then split from the Alcan to the Cassiar highway in Watson Lake, Yukon to head back (detouring to Hyder Alaska).
At 23 years old, it was the most amazing thing I could have done with my life, and all because of Geri Lou!
Almost everything I did became and adventure because of her. Camping trips all up and down the west coast, any time we could, camping at Crater Lake on New Years, impromptu BBQing with countless other VWs at Ocean Beach in S.F. (we would park, then one by one they would line up with us, whether or not we know them!) One time her clutch blew in Santa Cruz. I didn't even have a jack- I used a skateboard and blocks to pull the engine! It only took me a half a day, 100 degrees outside, I was in a mini skirt! But I loved her, so as frustrating as it was, I did all the work on my own (or with the help of my boyfriend). I could go on and on! Yesterday at work, my co workers got an ear full, the whole shift I was regaling them in story after story, adventure after adventure! You really opened a can of works by sending that letter!
Is she in England now? I noticed the return address. Please tell me how you acquired her, is she still doing good? Running strong and beautiful I hope?
I know I can find more pictures if there isn't enough attached, I know I can come up with 1,000,000 stories too! Is there anything in particular you would like to know?
Give her a kiss on the spare tire nose for me (if shes still got it!)
I look forward to hearing back from you,
Rachel
