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Subject:Re: Milestone reached, strange things happen...
From:Malcolm Stebbins
Date:Mon, 24 May 1999 18:36:33 -0300

I'd guess the weather seal, look under the door where it meets the foot step,
and it can be a big deal as water sits there, the foot step will rust out and
also the door bottom.  I spliced in some new door rubber under there and
sealed the ends with seam-sealer (it was on hand, therefore cheap).
Malcolm S

Alan wrote:

> Well, a week's past and my wife is on the road to recovery, and the baby's
> doing great.  I, on the other hand, am a nervous wreck, can't sleep, and
> am starting to worry about paying for college for the little nipper :o)
>
> While bringing my wife and son home from the hospital last Thursday, I
> just happened to look down at the speedometer and notice that my bus had
> passed 100k without me noticing.  I had this great sadness and guilt wash
> over me - like I forgot to remember Mother's Day, or something.  So I took
> Phred out Saturday and treated him to a wash and hand wax - trying to make
> amends.  At lunch time today, I went out to the bus to run a few errands,
> opened the drivers door, and - swoosh! - out comes this splash of water.
> It came from the footwell, where the little step up is.  It's the first
> I've noticed it probably because we're having the first real rain in
> something like a month up here.  I mean, it's really nothing major - not
> like seeing your heads leak, or anything - but disconcerting
> none-the-less.  I looked under the dash to see if there was a trail from
> the windshield, but nothing looks wet.  Any suggestions?
>
> Alan Bosch
> & a bus named Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)