Hey Alfred:
        They (VW) did, however, put auxilliary gas heaters in your
Canadian vans, did they not?  I'd be happy to trade my dish drain for your
Webasto!
Cheers,
Alan.

On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Alfred Bagdan wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I wonder why they (VW) did not see fit to put dish-drainers
> in our Canadian Westies?  Did they think:
> a) We don't wash dishes
> b) We are so primitive, we don't have dishes
> c) We are rich and use only throw away dishes
> d) Safety, we might hurt ourselves
> e) We put our dishes away wet
> f) We do our dishes outside
>
> Just wondering.  Does anyone have the right answer?
>
> Alfred
> no dish drainer )-: Westy
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 9:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Canadians - how do you drain your dishes, eh?
>
>
> > >My Canadian Westy (1990) stove does not have the fold
> down dish drainer
> > tray
> > >that the US models have.
> >
> > Rich,
> > Dish Drainer? I thought those were heat shields to protect
> the wood cover
> > from closing down close to hot burners. Don't remember
> seeing any water
> > channels for the water to run out the right side into the
> sink.
> > Bill
> > 90 Westy Syncro
>