Put your keys on the latch-thingy. Your not going to drive off without them.

My confession: I leave my keys in the locking gas cap so I can't drive off without putting the gas cap back on. My dumb thing is to leave the keys and the gas cap together sitting on top of the pump and don't realize it until I've climbed in to the drivers seat. 

Gregg
90 Westy (Blueberry)

On Sep 21, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote:

> ---- Roland <syncronicity1@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> Confession time folks!
>> 
>> About 1/2 the time I drive off with the rear hatch part-way open.  It won't
>> fit in the garage, so I park it next to the house which is sometimes in
>> full sun. So I use the rear hatch opener, the turnbuckle self assembled
>> kind, to try and keep the interior cooler.  But then I get in the Van,
>> drive off, and then a block later ... hmmmm..... engine sounds noisy and it
>> sure is smelly today..... and I have to stop and remove that prop-open
>> latch thingy.  I am not sure what I can do try and remember to remove it
>> before I leave home.
> 
> Pretty easy.  Put a note on the steering wheel or dash.  that should do it.
> 
> (Many years ago with our old Vanagon my wife drove
>> into the garage with the rear hatch all the way open which bent the wiper
>> and added some "character" to the metal).
>> 
>> I have lots of other dumb things I repeatedly do with the Vanagon, but will
>> leave room for others!
>> 
>> Roland
> 
> --
> David McNeely