Two, I hope.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gnarlodious" <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: Parking Garage tale

> ROTFL!
> You really showed them a thing or two!
>
> Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com
>
> Entity Julianna Thoennes spoke thus:
>
> > I got stuck in a parking garage last June in Denver.  (I was attending a
> > conference)  I didn't have any damage, because I stopped in time, but it
is
> > quite the story.  There was plenty of room to drive in and park.  The
> > problem arose when I attempted to leave the lot.  I pulled forward to
the
> > gate, and saw that I might have a problem with a water pipe that ran
across
> > the roof.  I mentioned this to the attendant, and he assured me that if
I
> > got in, that I could get out.  Well he was wrong!  I drove cautiously
> > forward, and heard a tink, when my roof rack bumped the water pipe.  Of
> > course!  I got out, and assesed my situation, and decided that it would
be
> > best to remove the rack.  At this point, the attendant is yelling at me
to
> > move my van through!  I am trying to tell him that I am stuck, but he
spoke
> > a differant language, and couldn't understand me.  I am in a long dress
of
> > course!  It is somewhere in the upper 90's.   I climb up top, and
squeeze
> > into the space to remove the box rack.  (I am not a small woman) I was
> > having difficulty with all the cloth in the dress, so I climbed back
down.
> > There are about 10 or more cars waiting to get out, and they are
irritated
> > too.  I was very flustered!  The attendant continued to yell at me to
move
> > my van.  There are several other people that were yelling that they were
> > late, and to hurry up.  Only one person offered to help.  I finally step
> > into my camper, and pull out a t-shirt.  I have bike shorts on, but no
bra.
> > There is no way to be private at this point, so I just whip off my dress
and
> > throw on the t-shirt.  It was great!  LOL   Everyone stopped yelling,
and
> > ran back to their vehicles.  I got the rack off in no time without all
that
> > fabric, and moved on my way.
> >
> > Julianna
> > 90 VW Vanagon Westfalia
> > 76  VW Automatic Bay Westfalia
> > 74 VW Beetle
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ed Stevens" <ejstevens@EARTHLINK.NET>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 6:26 AM
> > Subject: Driving into NYC and using a parking Garage
>
>
> Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com