And now I too will remember this story and pass it along. Thank you and Merry Christmas.KevinSweet leilani'86 WestyEdmonds, WA
 > Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:05:32 -0800
> From: jrasite@EONI.COM
> Subject: Midnight Repairs
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> My friends,
> 
> Many years ago, we had a storyteller in the VW community. You may have
> heard of him. Bob Hoover (no, not the airplane guy. The other one.)
> Bob could really spin a tale.  He also was reasonably knowledgeable in
> things mechanical. If you are inclined, you can read a bunch of his
> stuff here: <http://bobhooversblog.blogspot.com/>
> 
> Every year, I would write Bob and ask his permission to repost the
> following. It got to the point where he would send permission before I
> remembered that it was time to ask.  We lost Bob a year and a half
> ago. I can't ask anymore.  I miss that.
> 
> I don't have his permission to post on these lists, just on
> WetWesties, but I don't think Bob would mind that I pointed to his
> blog entry.
> 
> Go read a story.  Read it aloud to your kids.  They WILL remember. (http://badgopher.com/search/hoover
> )
> 
> A Xmas Gift (originally published December 26, 1998 on vintagebus.):
> 
> http://bobhooversblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/midnight-repairs.html
> 
> Merry Christmas my friends.
> 
> Jim Arnott
> WetWesties
> Union, OR