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The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative.


A Volkswagen van up a colonial alleyway?

What else were you expecting?

This colonial alleyway happens to be directly underneath my office window, and that VW van was parked there every day for a week. The bloke in charge obviously felt that it was the ideal place to do a spot of angle grinding (Monday); welding (Wednesday); engine tuning (Friday); and jackhammering (Tuesday and Thursday).

I blame his mother.
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Debbie Courson Smith said…
He felt entitled to his own personal parking space - how special.
17 July 2009 at 12:34
Kris McCracken said…
Diva, he is supremely annoying.
21 July 2009 at 10:19
Kris McCracken said…
KL, ask Churchill.
21 July 2009 at 10:19
USelaine said…
I've seen a few Volkswagon vans in my day, and that ain't like any I've seen in California. Maybe it's the Mercedes emblem throwing me off.
21 July 2009 at 16:40
Kris McCracken said…
Elaine, it took a while for anyone to spot that.

A car is a car and a van is a van. I generally don't notice beyond the colour.
22 July 2009 at 08:27
Anonymous said…
Sorry old chum but the van is a mercedes, not a VW.
Interesting blog, I'll keep reading.
John.
4 August 2009 at 21:14
Kris McCracken said…
As I said, cars are not my strong suite! ;)
5 August 2009 at 10:03
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