[T3] Movin' On....

[Dave Hall]

Well done on making it to retirement, Jim.  I took the easy way out in 2002,
though as you probably worked out I only turned 65 this Spring.  Having
nearly killed myself with all the long distance travelling that first
summer, through a blood clot in a lung, keep exercising your legs and toes
when sitting, if you're not driving!  You're a different build to me, so
probably won't have the same risk of DVT anyway.  I found retirement gave me
time to help others more...  The VW club, aviation museum, youth aviation.
You need the human contact as stimulation.  The other thing that helps is
that you take more time over things - well, I do!

We are celebrating 25 years of our VW club this year, as well as 50 years of
the Type 3. After quite an effort of organisation, we got over 50 Type 3
Fastbacks, Squarebacks, Notchbacks and Razor-edges together at the Stanford
Hall VW meeting.  At the end of June (23-26) several of us are travelling to
Wolfsburg in our Type 3s to join the German Typ3.de club in their
celebrations.   Anyone coming from the other side of the pond?  Anne and I
are camping near the factory - there's loads to see as well as the cars.  I
expect there will be reserved parking at the Autostadt Exhibition site.
 
Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 16 May 2011 16:00
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] Movin' On....

Well, I've finally made the move. I've had my 65th birthday and last friday
was effectively my last day at work. I'm retired! I'm happy to have done it,
but just a little uncomfortable about not having someplace to go 5 days a
week. The good news is that I no longer have a five-day-a-week commitment. I
still have my office to clean out and a few loose ends to clean up, but I
have until June 30 to get that done. For now, I'm using up accumulated
vacation.

In the meantime, I've got work around the house to do, I hope to increase
the amount of Type 3 rebuilds I do here, and I plan to get out on my bike
and lose the 20 lbs I've put on in the last 20 years.

I can't help wondering if it's still gonna be hard to fill all this "spare"
time I now have. The one thing on the immediate horizon is the Detroit Type
3 celebration next sunday. Normally I couldn't consider traveling to
something like that, but now it's a possibility.

Is anyone else from this part of the country planning to drive there? 
Would you be interested in caravanning?

Also, I'm looking for someplace to stay. If I come, Melissa will be with me,
so we're looking for a motel that's near the event or a spare bed that would
be cheap. Either way works for us.

Okay, I just went to the web site and see there is a host motel. I'll try
that unless I get a better suggestion. Anyone know if they're still
accepting reservations?

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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