Lost and found

The door bell has been ringing a lot lately...college kids trying to get me to take a newspaper subscription, Boy Scouts trying to sell popcorn (again), 'underprivileged' kids trying to sell candy or movie tickets...all in the last two days.  I'm not real excited about answering the door because I know I'll have to stop someone short and send them packing-in spite of their pleas.

So it rang again about 20 minutes ago and I immediately wondered who'd be at the door and what they might try to get me to buy.  Instead of an ambitious solicitor, I found our mail carrier, with a box.  From Germany.  I immediately smiled because I knew what it was-the missing box from June.  It was mailed on 29 June 2012 and arrived today.  Mysterious that another box mailed three days later from the same origin arrived in less than half that time and this one somehow stopped along the way for some reason.

361 857 513 - Rubber buffer

311 857 543 - Rubber packing 

311 881 939A - Door contact bushing

311 899 135 A - Rubber pad

311 955 221 A - Windshield wiper shaft 96mm with crank 5mm

361 827 505 - Lock, rear door

361 827 511 B - Striker plate

361 827 539 A - Press button with keys

311 863 537A - Cap Nut-Anthracite

311 813 797 - Plug for luggage

311 953 559 - Connection Plate

113 415 949 - Lock plate

111 415 385 - Lock plate

361 827 511 A - Striker Plate

311 881 919 - Cable-backrest lock

In a little over a week, I should be shipping out the transmissions and having the engine discussion with a local retired VW mechanic.  My goal is in view, although the progress feels slow.  It'll happen.