tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post757118462644876295..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sepia Saturday 30 : The Old Commer VanAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-17167872444092203522010-07-04T12:39:16.872+01:002010-07-04T12:39:16.872+01:00The grain of dust/snowflake image for memory is ju...The grain of dust/snowflake image for memory is just beautiful; it reminds me of my parents' old VW bus of a similar vintage.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-45101403888111583622010-07-04T01:30:37.368+01:002010-07-04T01:30:37.368+01:00Each photograph a rich tapestry of memories...I lo...Each photograph a rich tapestry of memories...I love that, Alan! It is so true. Your dad does look proud of his Commer. I married into a family that took pride in their vehicles like that...the washing, waxing and primping all over it is a weekend ritual. :)Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-91828767234205735022010-07-03T22:05:15.578+01:002010-07-03T22:05:15.578+01:00Great photos and musing, I love the grain of dust ...Great photos and musing, I love the grain of dust and memories. Interesting that the post office used red for their vans. That never happened here in the states that I know of. Never heard of that type vehicle before and without windows! Naturel air conditioning!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-12090533512640696362010-07-03T21:50:42.174+01:002010-07-03T21:50:42.174+01:00I love the image of people shoving mail in the win...I love the image of people shoving mail in the windows. Very funny!Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-91052046829717879812010-07-03T21:16:27.352+01:002010-07-03T21:16:27.352+01:00What a story! I can imagine you patiently riding i...What a story! I can imagine you patiently riding in the back sort of being able to see out the front window. I would have never thought that the vehicle was red. You are right about the memories. The ones my boys talk about are so different in content than the ones that I hold. I was a farm boy and they never stood on a farmstead once. Great blog. Have a good weekend.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-16679734640000949152010-07-03T19:56:38.086+01:002010-07-03T19:56:38.086+01:00A Good Machine To Drive Along Any Quality Street!A Good Machine To Drive Along Any Quality Street!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-17023534481253335332010-07-03T18:03:20.495+01:002010-07-03T18:03:20.495+01:00What a great looking old van! Your story of people...What a great looking old van! Your story of people trying to push mail into the windows reminded me of when our company rented the building that had been the Fallbrook Water Dept. People were always trying to pay their bills through our mail slot. There was a large sign with their new address but that didn't seem to help. We usually drove their envelopes to the new place so that their payments wouldn't be late.North County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-9848503567570902122010-07-03T16:02:22.355+01:002010-07-03T16:02:22.355+01:00love the way you write!
thank goodness you got so...love the way you write!<br /><br />thank goodness you got some windows!! <br /><br />what a perfect vehicle for touring the countryside - plenty of room to bring along everything one might happen to need for impromptu picnics.<br /><br />thanks for the dust!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-37631856129362551852010-07-03T12:54:55.994+01:002010-07-03T12:54:55.994+01:00This is such a wonderful post on several levels. ...This is such a wonderful post on several levels. Family cars, for me, hold a lot of significance, and significant memories...<br /><br />You are right about the memories coalescing around the photos. In fact, looking through old photo albums does bring up so many details I thought I'd forgotten...Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-30762724112570995382010-07-03T12:01:49.287+01:002010-07-03T12:01:49.287+01:00That is a very cool looking car. Don't you wi...That is a very cool looking car. Don't you wish you had it now? If only we children had known our parents were buying what would become "collectibles". <br /><br />Your opening lines are beautiful, btw.California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-66421322818379944652010-07-03T08:06:26.064+01:002010-07-03T08:06:26.064+01:00funny anecdote, to be confused for the postman.
gr...funny anecdote, to be confused for the postman.<br />greetings!!<br />:)~<br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-11174468574242271112010-07-03T04:50:10.712+01:002010-07-03T04:50:10.712+01:00Though I don't have any memories of the Commer...Though I don't have any memories of the Commer Van, I can certainly appreciate its appealing appearance, and I enjoyed reading your memories of the van. I'd like to ride in a red van like this. Would your father be offended if I said it looked charming? What fun to see the wedding photo, and then these photos some years later. Love the post!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-90587153013152464052010-07-03T04:30:34.260+01:002010-07-03T04:30:34.260+01:00My old man's first car was a Hilman Imp - he c...My old man's first car was a Hilman Imp - he couldn't drive till he was in his 50s and we moved into the countryside.Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-71882782247520262672010-07-03T01:04:11.919+01:002010-07-03T01:04:11.919+01:00This was a lot of fun, Alan. Really nice photos, ...This was a lot of fun, Alan. Really nice photos, too.RLM Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218851852114927602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-31056172722165530472010-07-02T23:29:07.408+01:002010-07-02T23:29:07.408+01:00Oh, it's just adorable. I want one!! (you'...Oh, it's just adorable. I want one!! (you're so lucky to have these photos, Alan)Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-58979187505640159212010-07-02T22:17:52.405+01:002010-07-02T22:17:52.405+01:00Great memories, I'll bet! If you're a fami...Great memories, I'll bet! If you're a family who likes to travel, vans are indispensable.<br /><br />We had vacation transportation alongside of the regular family car. We used to go camping for summer vacation, plus we had a crude log cabin on a dirt road in Pennsylvania for summer living (no electricity, we had a Coleman gas stove for cooking, a potbelly stove for heat, and kerosene lamps for light). And my Dad got an old <a href="http://www.sunbeltcars.com/1949-Willys-Jeep-Station-Wa.jpg" rel="nofollow">Willys Jeep wagon</a> to haul things there (we got water from several public pumps in the area, and filled old milk cans at the pumps and took them back to the cabin) and to go camping in. But the Willys was old and Dad couldn't keep it up, so we ended up getting a <a href="http://www.allpar.com/images/dodge/1966/dodge-van.jpg" rel="nofollow">1966 Dodge van</a>, powder blue (but without the camper pop-top in the linked picture) that lasted until well after I left home in 1973. That Dodge van got a ot of use!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-37915119467809891172010-07-02T21:21:19.676+01:002010-07-02T21:21:19.676+01:00Such good memories, and I love the photo of your m...Such good memories, and I love the photo of your mum in the headscarf standing by the car.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-20809818696982795782010-07-02T21:02:59.080+01:002010-07-02T21:02:59.080+01:00What a fabulous post today Alan. How wonderful th...What a fabulous post today Alan. How wonderful that you have a photo of both parents with the van. It's hard for me to imagine it being red! I can just see your dad polishing it each weekend and looking it over with great pride. Wonderful that you remember windows being installed so you could enjoy the scenery. That is a magnificent rock wall that your mom is posing by also. Thanks for a trip down memory lane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com