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Date:         Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:08:08 -0700
Reply-To:     "Anderson,Chuck" <CAnderson@UA.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Anderson,Chuck" <CAnderson@UA.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      FW:      Re: women and standard gearbox
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For me, I ALWAYS depress the clutch before I turn the key. That's a practice that was learned the hard way but now I never forget it. As for being paranoid about forgetting things, at my age (I'll be 60 this month) it's no longer just a matter of paranoia. Chuck Anderson '86 GL

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Donna Skarloken Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 4:49 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: women and standard gearbox

I was taught to leave my vehicles in gear, but after I married and began driving farm tractors and motorcycles I always need to remember to park those in neutral. I always have to think about it - kinda funny, but the older I get the more paranoid I am about forgetting things!

Donna, 87 Syncro, etc.

On 1/2/07, Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@yahoo.com> wrote: > > The problem was personal.......cranking the starter with it still in > gear. We went through several starters in short order until we figured out > the problem. Haven't needed a starter since. > Anthony > > > "Anderson,Chuck" <CAnderson@UA.COLOSTATE.EDU> wrote: That's interesting. I > always purposely leave my vehicles in gear when > parked. > Chuck Anderson > '86 GL > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Anthony Egeln > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:27 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: women and standard gearbox > > When I married my wife she already knew how to drive a stick....so her > transition to my then ride...... '73 911T Porsche Targa, and later the > vangons, was not an issue. I did have to break her of the habit of > leaving it in gear when parked....went through several starters first. > Anthony > '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) > > > chris jackson wrote: > It was a women who help get hooked on busses. A friends mother got me > driving her 1958 green on green splittie no syncro for first come to a > complete stop then go into 1st gear. This was back in 1967 she then pick > up an 1968 westy with less than 20k. It still looked & smelled new; I > loved that bus. > > Out of all my friends on all the long trips in the many busses I have > owed the two best driver have been women. > > Chris > 82 diesel westy > sf bay > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >


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