Did you mean vertical?

You really are plain vanilliterate, aren't you!   :)

On 2/12/07, Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Wait a minute, Greg, you're worried about messing up a rear wiper on your
> folks' vanagon?
>
> Come on!
>
> I crushed the whole rear windshield on your dad's van last summer, and he
> told me it didn't matter!  You have the nicest dad in the world, how can
> you
> possibly be worried about a windshield wiper?
>
> Besides, rear wipers are not necessary, IMHO.  The rear window is vertical
> and rain doesn't collect on it.  Now my Prius, with its normal sloping
> rear
> window, _it_ needs a rear wiper.  I've never understood why they put rear
> wipers on horizontal windows that don't need them (unless some people
> drive
> fast in reverse when it's raining?), and don't put them on regular sedans
> with sloped rear windows that do gather water!
>
>
> Joy
>
>
> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> :::Of Greg Potts
> :::Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 9:30 PM
> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> :::Subject: Quick... Before my parents get home....
> :::
> :::Hi Volks,
> :::
> :::Today I figured out what that clunk in the back was when I took the
> :::vanagon through the car wash last weekend. Apparently it was the
> :::sound of the rear wiper being torn off.
> :::
> :::Can someone please let me know the length of the rear wiper so it can
> :::be replaced ASAP. I still have a couple of weeks before my parents
> :::return from their vanagon vacation (right now they're in TX) but I'd
> :::like to make sure it's done before they get back.
> :::
> :::Thanks.
> :::
> :::Happy Trails,
> :::
> :::Greg Potts
> :::1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
> :::www.pottsfamily.ca
>

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Jake
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