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Toby, From a dad that has coached his wife during the birth of both our sons, CONGRATULATIONS !! Tom '68 FB (Thumper) '70 Bug On Tue, 25 Aug 1998 07:36:00 -0700 "Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com> writes: >Subject: Over-cleaning a car will put you in the hospital, not bring >rain! > >Hey Volks! >Well, I missed the Bug Show in Hood River, OR. Why? Lemme tell >you... > >I spent the greater half of Saturday detailing my baby, and I do mean >detailing. > Door jambs, interior niches, engine, even wiping down the bottom of >the >engine >(clean enough to eat from, wow, on a VW engine!). I was going to show >those >people what a clean, custom Type III really is, let me tell you! >Welllll, >at >3:45am on Sunday I awoke to a phone call from my friend, Lisa, to the >words, >"...my water broke...". Come again? Oh! Ten minutes later I was at >the >hospital pacing the hall waiting for her to show up (her cousin was in >charge of >her that particular night). > >Well, to make the story short, at 3:12pm on Sunday she gave birth to a >healthy, >6-lbs 3-ozs, 19-inch baby girl! Am I sorry I missed the car show? >Well, I >was >hoping to see if those official VW parts list were still available, >but, >being a >birthing coach was a helluva lot more exciting and I'd miss two shows >to >help >out again. Watching a baby being born was a great experience and any >of you >dudes out there expecting, soon to be expecting, or trying really hard >so >you >can expect ;), I highly recommend you be their to assist -- it's a >moving >experience! I was doing fine, fascinated by the biomechanics of it >all (the >function), until I looked up and saw all the women crying...it got me >all >choked >up as well (the emotional reality). Okay, okay, sometimes my brain >leads >more >than my heart but at least it doesn't take much to have them switch >positions. > >Ah well, at least my car was the cleanest one in the entire parking >structure :) > > "Honorary Uncle" Toby Erkson > air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email > '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed > '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member > Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/ > >------------------------------------------------------------------- >Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe > > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]