NO NONO!  You take 'er top off before you go to bed.  That's campin' baby!
Anybody for static load testing of the Air lifts in your favorite campsite?

DM&FS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: off-topic?/wasRe: thinking about a (VW) Thing

> > a really fun car to cruise around in.  Just remember to put the top
> up
> > before going to bed!
>
> no, no, no .... you have to remember it the other way! ... put the top
> DOWN before driving/rolling! like the song says ...
>
>               Put the Top Down
>     (traditional Chanty, again sung by VW Mechanics
>      with filthy dirty-minded lyrics, but which teaches
>      us a valuable lesson in auto maintenance)
>  (To the tune of "Blow the Man Down")
>
>
>   As I was a'driving through Dixie so sweet,
>  Way-hey, put the top down,
>   A Vanagon Camper I chanced for to meet,
>  Give me some time to put the top down.
>   We stopped at a campground, she'd gotten there first.
>  Way-hey, put the top down,
>   I'd driven all day with one helluva thirst,
>  Give me some time to put the top down.
>
>   Says she to me, "I'm quite low on oil,"
>  Way-hey, put the top down,
>   "Can I borrow some quarts so my engine won't boil?"
>  Give me some time to put the top down.
>   "Delighted!", I answered, "I've plenty to spare!"
>  Way-hey, put the top down,
>   So I handed two quarts to the camper so fair,
>  Give me some time to put the top down.
>
>   As she bent, adding oil to her camper machine,
>  Way-hey, put the top down,
>   I could feel that my interest was certainly keen,
>  Give me some time to put the top down.
>   With my hormones a'rising, and her standing near,
>  Way-hey, put the top down,
>   I asked if she'd join me for one little beer,
>  Give me some time to put the top down.
>
>   I sipped on a bottle, she chugged a six-pack,
>  Way-hey, put the top down,
>   I leaned over forward, she leaned over back,
>  Give me some time to put the top down.
>   Then I opened my pop-top, and asked her inside,
>  Way-hey, put the top down,
>   And there in that camper was a helluva ride,
>   Give me some time to put the top down.
>
>   She ruffled my curtains, she fondled my seat,
>  Way-hey, put the top down,
>   And down at my stove she had turned up the heat,
>  Give me some time to put the top down.
>   But just as our comfort began to unfold,
>  Way-hey, put the top down,
>   Her foot hit the gearshift and we started to roll,
>   Give me some time to put the top down.
>
>   I jumped for the front seat and grabbed for the wheel,
>  Way-hey, put the top down,
>   She thought it was funny and let out a squeal,
>  Give me some time to put the top down.
>   And off through the campground and straight for a tree,
>     Way-hey, put the top down,
>   Rolled the camper, the pop-top, the woman, and me,
>  Give me some time to put the top down.
>
>   Well, a long story shortened: I managed to stop,
>  Way-hey, put the top down,
>   But not til the tree limbs grabbed hold of my top,
>  Give me some time to put the top down.
>   So young men, take warning, whenever you slake:
>  Way-hey, put the top down,
>   Don't never fool 'round less you pull up the brake!!
>  Give me some time to put the top down.