Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 17:04:36 -0700
Reply-To: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject: Re: Parking Garage tale
In-Reply-To: <B7E245F6.5964%Gnarlodious@earthlink.net>
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We hope, devoutly, two.
:>)
> From: Gnarlodious <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Reply-To: Gnarlodious <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 16:59:34 -0600
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Parking Garage tale
>
> ROTFL!
> You really showed them a thing or two!
>
> Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com
>
> Entity Julianna Thoennes spoke thus:
>
>> I got stuck in a parking garage last June in Denver. (I was attending a
>> conference) I didn't have any damage, because I stopped in time, but it is
>> quite the story. There was plenty of room to drive in and park. The
>> problem arose when I attempted to leave the lot. I pulled forward to the
>> gate, and saw that I might have a problem with a water pipe that ran across
>> the roof. I mentioned this to the attendant, and he assured me that if I
>> got in, that I could get out. Well he was wrong! I drove cautiously
>> forward, and heard a tink, when my roof rack bumped the water pipe. Of
>> course! I got out, and assesed my situation, and decided that it would be
>> best to remove the rack. At this point, the attendant is yelling at me to
>> move my van through! I am trying to tell him that I am stuck, but he spoke
>> a differant language, and couldn't understand me. I am in a long dress of
>> course! It is somewhere in the upper 90's. I climb up top, and squeeze
>> into the space to remove the box rack. (I am not a small woman) I was
>> having difficulty with all the cloth in the dress, so I climbed back down.
>> There are about 10 or more cars waiting to get out, and they are irritated
>> too. I was very flustered! The attendant continued to yell at me to move
>> my van. There are several other people that were yelling that they were
>> late, and to hurry up. Only one person offered to help. I finally step
>> into my camper, and pull out a t-shirt. I have bike shorts on, but no bra.
>> There is no way to be private at this point, so I just whip off my dress and
>> throw on the t-shirt. It was great! LOL Everyone stopped yelling, and
>> ran back to their vehicles. I got the rack off in no time without all that
>> fabric, and moved on my way.
>>
>> Julianna
>> 90 VW Vanagon Westfalia
>> 76 VW Automatic Bay Westfalia
>> 74 VW Beetle
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ed Stevens" <ejstevens@EARTHLINK.NET>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 6:26 AM
>> Subject: Driving into NYC and using a parking Garage
>
>
> Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com
>
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