Now call me crazy, but I am thinking that it takes a HELL of a lot of
courage to stop and pick up a strange ferret in the first place.  But then
to merrily toss it into the back of one's Vanagon and blissfully drive down
the road takes REAL GUTS!   Heck, I get jumpy and start swerving around when
a bee flies in the window; I can't IMAGINE having a furry little rodent
scampering around and jumping up onto my shoulder while I'm driving.  Yikes!

So glad its Friday.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy "Klaus"
Santa Barbara, CA  - where you don't see many weasels or ferrets!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Grotz, Kurt" <kgrotz@cmpexpress.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 1:00 PM
Subject: "can't stop" - now I "need name."

> Thanks to all the replies to the "can't stop" string.
>
> Karl Woltz hit it on the head.  I just replaced my bulbs and now they work
> fine.  Thank God I don't have to fool with the brake switches.   Replaced
> the bulbs, went to the shop and got my sticker at lunch.  Here was my
> reward....
>
> On the way home I was driving along in Jackson, my 84 GL, and there along
> the side of the road was what I thought to be a small pure white weasel.
> Surely this is unusual even for PA woodlands.  It almost ran out in front
of
> me, but fortunatly backed off.  Of course I turned off the road and went a
> weasling.  When it saw me coming it ran down a small hill into some brush.
> I could still see the white fur, so I gently moved the brush aside and got
> close.  I made some animal type noises, and sure enough it came out and
> approached.  Cautiously I let it come close.  We greeted and well, it let
me
> pick it up.
>
> I placed him in the back of the VW,  (thank goodness my Pep Boy struts
open
> very easily with one hand thank-you) and I started home to call SPCA and
> police et el.   While driving, the little bugger somehow figureed how to
> climb over the backseat, along my side shelves, over assorted tools etc.,
> through the headrest and on to my shoulder.  I am not used to that I must
> say.  And we just met!
>
> It was quite a site:  300 lb, red beard,  shaved head man driving in VW
Van
> with a pure white feret on shoulder.  I'll have to attach a picture some
> day.
>
> Well I am finally back at the office, and from what I hear the feret is at
> home happily chasing my wife, 2 kids, 2 dogs and 2 cats around the house.
> Honestly I hope we find the rightful owners, but somehow I think my "can't
> stop brakes" turned into a fateful inspection trip.  Thanks Karl.
>
> You know what they say, timing is everything.  That is what I get for bad
VW
> jokes.
>
> Anyone have any ideas for an appropriate name?
>
> Thanks again for everyone's help.  Happy trails.
>
> Kurt Grotz.
>