Pinky,

Thanks for the concern, but perhaps you need a new mechanic, since it
doesn't sound like he qualifies as an "expert".

As others have already told you, most anti-freeze is only toxic if ingested.
Hopefully, an accident won't scramble my brain so bad that I decide to drink
the leaking anti-freeze that's dripping from under my seat.

Hey, guess what???  Brake fluid is dangerous too, and there's a bunch of it
sitting under your instrument cluster cover.  In the event of an accident
you may be exposed to that as well.  Danger, danger Will Robinson!!!

Oops!  There's battery acid under the passenger seat.  Holy burn my skin
Batman!!!  (See accident comment above).

If it makes you feel any better and helps you sleep at night, the three
anti-freeze bottles under my seat only contain good ole H2O.

It's got to be Frydaye....

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Firstname Lastname
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 10:48 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Things to put under the driver's seat

In a message dated 8/11/04 3:08:43 PM, jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM writes:

<< The Pentosin anti-freeze bottles fit perfectly under the driver's seat.
I

keep three of them there.

Jeff >>

Dear Jeff,

Why do you carry antifreeze within the confines of the passenger compartment
of your van?  My mechanic told me that as innocuous as antifreeze might seem
to be, it is an utterly ***toxic*** substance.  Please, for your own safety
and
well being, allow only your mechanic to handle antifreeze.  It is too, too
dangerous to have it stored where it might be spilt in the unfortunate and
unpredictable event of an accident.  Some things just ***have*** to be left
to the
experts.

Pinky