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Subject:Slowly Disappearing Vanagons
From:Jeffrey Schwaia
Date:Thu, 6 Feb 2003 16:04:37 -0800

My day sure started off on the wrong track.  Shame too, since the weather is
gorgeous here in Sacramento today I was really hoping to enjoy it a little.

Anyways, I wandered out to one of my many extra vans that I never seem to
drive, to do the weekly run (got to keep those lifters happy).  I hopped in
and it started right up, unfortunately, it made one hell of a racket from
the exhaust so I shut it down immediately and began looking for the cause.
It didn't take too long before I noticed that my O2 sensor was missing.

Damn thieves!

Just once I would like to catch one of these guys.  The idiot even left
behind his crescent wrench.  I'd really like to return that wrench to him,
but he probably wouldn't like where I'd put it.

It was a new O2 sensor too.  Oh well, it could've been worse... they
could've taken the new catalytic converter and muffler.

Someone also stole the center caps off my alloys this week and two hubcaps
off another of my vans.

I guess the word has gotten out that there's a guy in town who has a bunch
of Vanagons that are easy pickings.  Time to lock 'em up and release the
hounds.

Hope everyone else is having a better day.

Cheers,

Jeff
-Proud (and angry) owner of 9 slowly disappearing Vanagons