This reminds me - if anyone is in the market for new = jack stands, I just got a very nice set from Sears last weekend.  = They are "high lift" stands designed for "pickups and = SUV's"  They were on sale for $17.99 for the pair.  (MY = jaw dropped when the clerk rang them up)  They were sitting right = next to the inferior-looking Craftsman brand stands that were = $49.99.  I asked if this was a mis-mark, but he said no, that they = were on sale.

They are black with a yellow sliding piece, and use a = ratchet-type retention mechanism rather than a pin.  Very nice, = and perfect size for the Vanagon.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.C= OM]On Behalf
> Of David Beierl
> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 9:37 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Lest we forget...
>
>
> >Police identify man fatally pinned beneath = car
> >NORTH PROVIDENCE -- Police yesterday = released the name of the man
> >who was killed on Friday when the car he = was working on slipped from
> >a jack and pinned him against the = ground.
>
> David Beierl - Providence, RI
>   http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>