2010 Dubtoberfest and Euros Too

Troy Hobbs · Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 766

Our forums are open to everyone, not everyone posting on the site is actually a club member (looking at the registered user list, less than half). So I as club president can only remind the list to keep it PG 13 and be mindfull of others.

sandals · Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 7:41 am Post subject:

hubcapt · Joined: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 666

It was never my intention to hurt someones feelings, merely just stating a memoriable character from the show, same as the junk jumper or sparkle helmet man from last year.

wheezzy · Joined: 07 Feb 2009 Posts: 242

Who you calling ambassadors?
Wait, what happens in the office?

motofly196 · Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 442 Location: Medical Lake

No hurt feelings meant on my part...but I sure did have to answer alot of the kiddo's questions on the way home about why a woman in high heels had a beard... Just sayin'...

floydismydog · Joined: 17 Sep 2010 Posts: 156 Location: Vay, ID

I wish I had a splitty double cab. I had one once. I don't know what ever happened to it now.

sandals · Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:02 pm Post subject:

amonduell · Joined: 29 Oct 2010 Posts: 5 Location: Portland, Oregon

Now that had to be somebody else...we know she hates high heels (has worn the same smelly sneakers, and flip flops and sandals all summer)and certainly doesn't have a beard. We've known her since she was a toddler...and she doesn't do pantyhose, fake nails, fake lashes and hardly ever brushes her hair either...nope, she's not girly girl at all as far as makeup and all that goes. We saw all the car pics she took at Dubtoberfest & a set with some friends she met there taken with a film camera & she had a blast hanging out with the bus crowd and talking about traveling adventures. We're taking apart and reassembling a 1972 Audi 100LS sedan he once owned & plan to head to Dubtoberfest next fall if the hosts still allow European vehicles besides VW's. The plan initially was for all of us to take an old VW bus camper and head out into the foothills for the night, but she left ahead of us in the doublecab since she wanted to get to Rosey's before we had a chance to get off work. That may explain the "a very confused double cab owner" as she got lost and wandered around Richland, had a cop pull her over for driving wanderlust, and probably wondered where the rest of us were. Half the family is in Portland, and the rest are around north of LaGrande up to Elgin, Oregon. We didn't even know she had been there and left until days later when she finally answered the phone. She is super busy/overemployed on the home front and really wanted to take off for Dubtoberfest and take some of us down there, but there was just a carpooling misunderstanding right at departure time, and apparently, the Pendleton/Hermiston crew didn't hook up to caravan down with us all. We'll come next year in from Portland & hope to meet with you all and maybe we'll just find out exactly why our aunt Jenny has suddenly had this obsession with Volkswagens. It;s only been about a year, maybe two at the most...and now I see a white bug out front so maybe she got yet ANOTHER one.

amonduell · Joined: 29 Oct 2010 Posts: 5 Location: Portland, Oregon

And we're sorry if we brought back the Dubtoberfest 2010 thread nearly a month later with a post like we did. We told Jen about the postings here when we spotted them, and she thought it was funny some of you thought she was an old man and even posted how "hilarious" she thought it was on the mcvw site. At the time, we thought it was a bit more serious.

Yet in reflection, all your commentary were merely observational and not mean spirited, and maybe Jen saw the lighter side of things when we didn't. I work part time in retail, and I'm supposed to address people with "sir" and "ma'am" yet these days with so many women boasting short hair and baggy boy clothes running around these days...I can see where someone can be outraged if you pick the wrong pronoun.

So let's lay it all to rest. Be prepared to party when we all show up next year.

Orange · Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Posts: 43 Location: Spokane Valley

Well, it was a good point that singling out someone and commenting on how unique/different they are is not a good idea to do on the internet. Sometimes we all need to remember how easy it is to make fun of someone without meaning to do it. I'm sure just about everyone using this forum has received someone's unkind comments at some point in their lives and knows it is not a pleasant experience. Having said that, I have been a female in the club for several years. The members I have met have never been unkind to me. They always answered my questions with respect and have never spoken down to me. Several times they have come to my aid when my car broke down and I was stranded. The president of this club has probably come to my rescue the most and I would refer to him as a caring family man who reflects his qualities in the club and on this site.