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Subject:Re: A warning to all VW mechanics (F)
From:John P
Date:Fri, 11 Aug 2000 02:33:05 -0000

Love it!!

----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Overmyer <s.overmyer@uws.edu.au>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 1:23 AM
Subject: A warning to all VW mechanics (F)

> A Friday posting for all that like (or have)to work on their VWs.
> The following was sent to me recently and perhaps some of you
> will appreciate it.
>
> I don't know if a VW was involved but I'd like to think so...
>
>                   ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
>
>
> Be careful what you wear (or don't wear), when working under your
> vehicle...especially in public.
>
> From the Sydney Morning Herald Australia comes this story of a central
> west couple who drove their car to K-Mart only to have their car
> breakdown in the parking lot.
>
> The man told his wife to carry on with the shopping while he fixed the
> car.
> The wife returned later to see a small group of people near the car.
> On closer inspection she saw a pair of male legs protruding from under
> the chassis.
>
> Although the man was in shorts, his lack of underpants turned private
> parts into glaringly public ones.
>
> Unable to stand the embarrassment she dutifully stepped forward and
> tucked everything back into place. On regaining her feet she looked
> across the hood and found herself staring at her husband who was
> standing idly by.
>
> The mechanic, however, had to have three stitches in his head.
>
>                   ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~
>
> True story or urban myth? I have no idea...
>
> Cheers,
> Steve O.
> Blue Mountains NSW,Aust.
> '92 Transporter WBX Kombi
> '76 Transporter Double Cab
> '68 Beetle
> '58 Fairmont M-19 Speeder
> '00 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab (work truck)