VANAGON archives -- December 2006, week 2 (#104)

Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 17:51:05 -0500 Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> Subject: Re: After six months In-Reply-To: <457B3A2B.6040909@gwtc.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Naah, Jeff, don't you know about making hay while the sun shines? Play with your vanagon, the warm weather won't last! The papers will still be there when it gets cold again.

Joy

:::-----Original Message----- :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf :::Of Jeffrey Olson :::Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 5:35 PM :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM :::Subject: After six months ::: :::It's warm today in southwest south dakota, so I decided to start the 85 :::Vanagon I bought a year ago and have let languish for nine months. The :::battery was dead and I jumped it. It started after a couple :::revolutions. I drove it for 20 miles on rough roads, revelling in :::sitting up high and hanging my elbow out the window. I felt so at home. :::I killed the engine when I got back in the driveway, and when I tried :::restarting it, nothing. The battery is a goner. Dumb... ::: :::Man I should get off my butt and put in that 2003 EJ25 Subaru motor with :::7000 miles I got. I should build the custom camper interior with all :::the parts I've collected. I should finish the wiring harness. I should :::do this, and I should that... ::: :::I should be grading papers and not dinking around with the vanagon... ::: :::Jeff Olson :::Martin, SD

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