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Subject:Re: Slowly Disappearing Vanagons
From:John Rodgers
Date:Fri, 7 Feb 2003 21:16:06 -0600

Time to get a Pit Bull!!

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:
> My day sure started off on the wrong track.  Shame too, since the weather is
> gorgeous here in Sacramento today I was really hoping to enjoy it a little.
>
> Anyways, I wandered out to one of my many extra vans that I never seem to
> drive, to do the weekly run (got to keep those lifters happy).  I hopped in
> and it started right up, unfortunately, it made one hell of a racket from
> the exhaust so I shut it down immediately and began looking for the cause.
> It didn't take too long before I noticed that my O2 sensor was missing.
>
> Damn thieves!
>
> Just once I would like to catch one of these guys.  The idiot even left
> behind his crescent wrench.  I'd really like to return that wrench to him,
> but he probably wouldn't like where I'd put it.
>
> It was a new O2 sensor too.  Oh well, it could've been worse... they
> could've taken the new catalytic converter and muffler.
>
> Someone also stole the center caps off my alloys this week and two hubcaps
> off another of my vans.
>
> I guess the word has gotten out that there's a guy in town who has a bunch
> of Vanagons that are easy pickings.  Time to lock 'em up and release the
> hounds.
>
> Hope everyone else is having a better day.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
> -Proud (and angry) owner of 9 slowly disappearing Vanagons
>