gerald wrote:

> This should be the last word on hatch struts. In some year I don't
remember,
> VW changed the struts so one side is stronger than the other so the hatch
> will stay in different positions or not go all the way up so shorter
people
> can reach it. Also handy for leaving it open when camping for ventilation
> and bear access.

nope, this was not the last word...when i bought a pair of struts from
canadian  tire last month, they had to order them from two different stores,
that had them in stock. When I decided to put them  on,  I noticed that one
was much smaller than the other...brought it back to exchange, so I could
have two hard ones... now someone is telling me that they should be
different ??? sorry, I am keeping mine as they are !!! and I will watch for
the bears...

every night, when my girlfriend comes back from work, and she sees me in
front of my computer, one of her first questions  is " so, dear, did your
learn something new from " THE LIST"...    I usually answer:   yes  and I am
going to sleep   less " stupid"     tonight...well you have to have a little
humor to stay on this list.

more...this orange that is called panama brown is not brown, but like  dark
sunkist orange, what we call in french " burnt orange", eventhough i never
saw a burned orange...as for the yellow or tan. it depends on what kind of
tan you have...
pierre