Jere,
Some years ago, my fiancee was killed by a blow to the head
after slamming the brakes, in an attempt to avoid being struck
by someone who'd run a stopsign.
He was killed by a loose toolbox.
It's not enough to shut your tool box!
Heavy objects must be secured or they may prove lethal.
This is a good reminder to all of us.

Phaedra

slam on the brakes of his Volvo station wagon
----- Original Message -----
From: Jere & Beth Hawn <jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 9:37 AM
Subject: Just my luck :-(

> Hi,
>
> I haven't had to skid to a stop in decades.  Why is it the one day I leave
> my tool box open (top up and drawers out) in the back, a bike rider has to
> pull out in front of me?  If the seat had been down I probably would have
> been arrested for assault with "flying tools"... I'm sure I'll be finding
> 1/4 inch drive sockets through out the van for the rest of my life.
>
> Jere
> 90 GL
> 88 GL