Worst infraction was leaving the gas cap at a gas station with my key
somewhere
in the middle of Oklahoma on a cross-country trip.  Reason?  My wife was
driving with
her own set of keys.   I realized the missing keys about 30 mile after and
we turned back
and fortunately recovered the keys from the top of the pump!   So from then
on I do not
 put the cap on the top of the pumps.   Instead on top of the van.

Other than that, trying to start it while still in gear because I set the
stick in gear to
keep it from rolling backward down the hill if for some reason the parking
brake doesn't
hold.

Oh wait, another dumb thing.  Leaving the land electric extension cord
plugged in while trying
to back out of the garage.

But wait, there's more!   While working in the galley area I forgot to set
the parking brake on a
gently sloping drive way.   Mad dash to grab the parking brake handle!!!!
D'oh!

Steven
91 Westy

On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 8:35 AM, 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.   (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
>