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Subject:Re: Miracle
From:Jim Felder
Date:Sat, 4 Apr 2009 19:47:34 -0500

Ever notice how hard it is to pop the top with the doors and windows
closed? It's pulling a huge vacuum in the interior. I wonder if that's
not the problem of some people on the list who want gas-assisted
openers.

Jim

On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 11:27 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>...Hey, who hasn't driven away...<<
>
>
> � Guilty to all of the above.
>
> �I've driven with the top all the way up, also with it furled but unlatched.
>
> �I've repositioned the Westy in a tree free, more or less empty
> campground with the awning out...on purpose. �The legs were clamped to
> the sidea the bus and there was nothing sticking up to hang them up
> on.
>
> �Once I got a wind assist while I was deploying the top. �A humongus
> gust blew through the open slider, yanked the push bar from my hands
> and locked the top securely. �Was that ever startling!
>
> George/ATL
>