Naah, Jeff, don't you know about making hay while the sun shines?  Play with
your vanagon, the warm weather won't last!  The papers will still be there
when it gets cold again.

Joy

:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Jeffrey Olson
:::Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 5:35 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: After six months
:::
:::It's warm today in southwest south dakota, so I decided to start the 85
:::Vanagon I bought a year ago and have let languish for nine months.  The
:::battery was dead and I jumped it.  It started after a couple
:::revolutions.  I drove it for 20 miles on rough roads, revelling in
:::sitting up high and hanging my elbow out the window. I felt so at home.
:::I killed the engine when I got back in the driveway, and when I tried
:::restarting it, nothing.  The battery is a goner.  Dumb...
:::
:::Man I should get off my butt and put in that 2003 EJ25 Subaru motor with
:::7000 miles I got.  I should build the custom camper interior with all
:::the parts I've collected.  I should finish the wiring harness.  I should
:::do this, and I should that...
:::
:::I should be grading papers and not dinking around with the vanagon...
:::
:::Jeff Olson
:::Martin, SD