In a message dated 6/9/00 5:40:50 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
bill@FREEHOLDER.COM writes:

> On my '81 Westy, the only way to lock the keys in the van is:  Make sure
the
> front and side doors are all locked.  Open the rear hatch, and turn the
lock
> to the locked position with the hatch still open.  Now throw the keys in
the
> back and shut the hatch.
>    ----- Original Message -----
>    From: Karl Wolz
>    To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>    Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 11:20 PM
>    Subject: Re: Driver's door lock info?
>
>
>    Not mine.  If I could, I would have locked the keys in many times.
> Mercedes
>    is the same way.
>
>

GREAT!  What do you want to bet I accidentally do that sometime this week,
now that I know it's possible -- as a demonstration of the Bumblebee
Aerodynamics Corollary to Murphy's Law?

TGIF no more than _one_ day per week!'

Rusty J.
'80 Westy - the MacroBus (Vanagon Valdiz)