Susan Hafler wrote, re beers:
>as if i haven't dissed myself enough by revealing myself as perhaps the
>only non-wrench listee  (yikes, all i've ever done to my van myself is
>lovingly detailed her ...) i have another admission: i hate beer. i
>tried really hard to like it; if you knew me as an undergrad you can
>vouch for me. my parents love good brew; most of my best friends are
>beer drinkers. but i can't stand the smell of the stuff. for me, it's
>margaritas, amigos y amigas!

Alas, I, too,   hate beer and am a non-wrench (so far) listee. Like Susan
I tried to like beer, but  failed. Wine is my thing. For the sake of the
Vanagon I am checking out wrenches and looking into auto mechanics
courses, but you can only do so much for love of Vanagon. Ok, if I
absolutely had to drink beer for it, I would at least think about it -
maybe a German Beer?

BTW, thanks again to all the listees who helped in my earlier requests.
Johann, the Vanagon and I and my two Lhasa Apso dogs made two long
camping trips with no problems at all. Went to dog shows in Massachusetts
and up in New Hampshire and Vermont and had a wonderful time.

I got a small 3X3 enclosed trailer to put all the dog gear into, and
while towing it with the a/c on still got almost 19 mpg! The refrigerator
worked great once I remembered to fill the propane tank for the second
and longer trip.

The Vanagon performed flawlessly on both trips.  It is a joy to drive and
camp in!  :)

Maureen Stretch
Natick, Mass.
91 Vanagon GL Westy "Johann"