Date:         Fri, 17 May 2002 22:18:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Kathy and Jamie <jamnkats@SUPPORT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kathy and Jamie <jamnkats@SUPPORT.NET>
Subject:      Re: my bad cop story..(was: Re: Just Cause
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oh chris, STOP!  I'm LMAO and the baby (trying to sleep on my chest) is not
appreciative!  :)

now, get ovah here and help jamie with our rear heater core!

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> my worst incodent was 2 months ago, on a friday night, about 130am (yea, i
> have no life), i had been working late on my vanagon ('84 wolfsburg) just put
> in a new rear heater core from BUSDEPOT (plug for Ron ;<) and bled all the
> air out and wanted to take it for a spin..   i was driving on the freeway (PA
> - I-78) for a while to get the coolant nice and hot.. and had pulled over to
> the shoulder and left the van idling w/ headlights on, but no flashers and
> crawled back into the passenger area and got down on my hands and knees and
> was looking into the rear blower housing and the surrounding area w/ a
> flashlight checking for leaks...  i was too involved in what i was doing and
> with the rumble of the S&S exhaust system from VAN-AGAIN (plug for Ken;<) and
> Limp Bizkit blaring on the (now replaced) stock speakers, i didnt notice the
> blue and red lights reflecting off of the headliner until i heard a loud
> knock at the sliding camper window (scared the SH*T outta me) and a statie
> yelling at me to put my hands where he could see them...     I mean, what was
> his problem??  couldnt he see that i was checking my rear heater core for
> leaks?  i mean REALLY!!!   shining his govt. issue maglite/nightstick/retina
> burning flashlite right into my eyes..
> he opened the drivers door and asked me what i was doing - the whole time
> blinding me w/ the maglite, raised above his shoulder......i told him i was
> "checking my rear heater core for leaks"  (like he really knew what that was,
> i could have said "im stashing a dime bag of weed under my rear sofabed" as
> it would have gotten the same reaction)..  he asked if he could take a look
> inside..  at this point i was alittle pissed, and jittery from him startling
> me, and i made a condescending noise like "hmmmph" like i was being
> inconvienced (which..i was) and to which he responded.. "did you just say
> "hmmmph" to me?"  "are you giving me an attitude??"  i was like "no, im not"
> quickly adding the word "officer" to that (knowing where this was heading)
> and said "yes, you can look" and pointed out to him my tools still on the
> floor of the vanagon and the sweet smell of coolant still lingering inside..
>  he focused on the area under the sofabed, and even looked up into the rear
> blower motor housing w/ his flashlight to which i remarked "see any leaks in
> there?"  (BAD IDEA..cop was NOT AMUSED.)   apparently dissapointed that he
> didnt find any contraband, he then took my liscence/registration/owners card
> , instructed me to put the hazards on and sit in the drivers seat while he
> went back to the cruiser....
> .....where i think he ate a whole box of donuts and took a nap because it
> seemed like forever (maybe he was running my plate in all 50 states)..  and
> finally came back and handed me my lisc/cards back and said nothing other
> than "remember to use your hazards when making an emergency stop along the
> interstate, buckle up and drive safely" and then walked back to his cruiser,
> waited for me to drive off (made sure i used my turn sig when pulling back
> out onto the highway) and he followed me for a few miles and then he made a U
> turn in the median and went the other way..
>
> good news was my rear heater core doesnt leak now..
>  ;<)
> chris