I remember hearing about that, particularly in little rural towns
when dad would take his family back home to show the locals how he'd
"made it" in the big city. I have heard from more than one person
that dad ordered the windows to be rolled up as they passed the city
limit sign, and they couldn't be rolled down until the family left
town again, no matter how hot it got.

Vanagon content: I went back to a small tennessee community where I
once lived and gave my ex-neighbor a ride in my Vanagon that would
have been in my 69 bus back when I lived there. His remark about the
Vanagon's air conditioning: "It's cold enough to kill pigs in here."
For those not familiar with the concept of killing pigs, it's
normally done in the coldest days of january. And don't look at me. I
don't eat 'em at all.

Jim

On Jun 15, 2006, at 10:10 AM, Roger Sisler wrote:

> No , it is a 85 westy with a gas 1.9. I only drive like it is a
> diesel. I
> am old enough to remember hearing that folks used to drive with the
> windows
> up in 100 degree weather to make their friends think they had a/c.
> This was
> back in the early 60's when a/c was still new.
>