This story made me very nostalgic. I grew up in the shop of BBs Project VW and both loved and hated the time working on cars with my father. From a toddler I could sort buts and nolts ( yes typed it right ) and carry the right sized wrench to and fro. Still wrenching when possible and the most recent husband had caught the bug. 48 and 50 we are- but not feeling it. 

Sent from my electronic leash!
Geneva Saint-Amour 

On Jul 1, 2013, at 12:18 PM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> What age are the kids? My grandkids (the youngest ones) are six year old
> twins. Up until now, I tried to schedule my mechanicing to times they were
> not here, but that has not always been possible. When they were around and
> I was working on a car, I had to be vigilant because they wanted to help. I
> don't need to go into detail on that.
> 
> But two weeks ago marked a turning point. When I went to work on my car,
> the twins swept the garage floor, pulled out the jack and stands, and since
> they can now read brought me every wrench I asked for by size. Everywhere I
> worked there was a light shining right where I was looking. They took every
> fastener from me and put those away, along with the parts I removed. When
> it came time to put things back together, they remembered what fasteners
> came from where.
> 
> I hope this is the start of something long-lasting! All this is the result
> of my previous indulgence of them around my car. They know what all the
> tools are, what not to touch, etc. Boy and girl, both equally helpful and
> interested.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 7:06 AM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>wrote:
> 
>> And here I thought I was going to be the youngest at 38.
>> My 1st vanagon, at my wife's insistence for heat for the little ones.
>> Before that I was driving kombis, having at least 4 since I started.
>> My first didn't have second gear so it was a learning curve from the start.
>> With the kids I rarely get to do my own work anymore. That makes me a
>> little sad at times.
>> All four of us camp in the vanagon :-)
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Harry
>> 
>> 
>> pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>>> 30 (been on the list for 10 years)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 7:41 AM, James Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 63 and feeling it after a weekend of rebuilding rear suspension and
>> brakes.
>>>> 
>>>> But I joined the list at 52.
>>>> 
>>>> Jim
>>>> 
>>>> On Jul 1, 2013, at 6:33 AM, Frank Romano <fromano99@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 57 and just starting
>>>>> On Jul 1, 2013 2:20 AM, "Dick Wong" <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 52.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -Dick Wong-
>>>>>> 78 Scirocco
>>>>>> Original Owner
>>>>>> 87 Vanagon Syncro 2.5 (slightly crispy)
>>>>>> Third Owner
>>>>>> 12 Golf TDI
>>>>>> Original Co-Owner
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>>>> Behalf Of
>>>>>> Stuart MacMillan
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:39 PM
>>>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Wife is done with Vanagon and camping!-- Is there anyone
>>>> under
>>>>>> 60 on this list????
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Good grief, I hope so!  Or are the Gen X'ers and Y'ers all into
>>>> Sprinters
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> Class C motorhomes?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Stuart
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