PLEASE!
As per your own quote "..He is also quite fond of the antifreeze mix".
Remember this is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and is builds up in their kidneys &
livers.  Always make every effort to quickly clean this up, or at least pour
some oil dry on it.  Never leave open containers for our four legged friends
to sample.

Thanks!

Route 66 Rider!
Ramon Hill
Live Long and Be Free
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Don Hanson
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 1:25 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Gender and names (was Fryeday on Sunday) from the digester..

"Garcia's Ghost"...I bet there is a story behind THAT one..heh!

  I am not one to name inanimate objects very often, but I will likely make
an exception with this van.  It is starting to be like a 'buddy" to me, I
seem to spend a lot of time with it, and my dog thinks it's HIS van already.

   I usually pull up in our barn yard in front of my shop, slide open the
door, get my bike out and then I leave the slider open...Whenever I can't
find my big male Chessie, he is usually sitting up front, in the driver's
seat, making sure the other critters don't take his van...He is also quite
fond of the antifreeze mix and loves to help me wash the wheels many times
daily...without a hose...
  And of course, when I drive somewhere and leave him in his van...he
doesn't much care for people coming around to pet him through the
windows...I have some small red stick-on signs on each window..."Beware of
the dog"...and I try to park away from pedestrian traffic...
  I am sure some name will occur to me that'll capture the essence of my
Van..It does have many female/yacht characteristics..but it behaves like a
guy..kinda plodding, simple, fairly easy to please, easy to
manipulate..slow, bigger than those "girley vans" from Toyota..  Something
to do with 'square'....?
  Don Hanson