For Pete's sake, Tom! You put water in your Scotch?!  Jake
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From: "bueses" <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: water tank pump problem

> > The cure to it all is to use a dish pan and just unscrew the drain cap
to
> > get your water.
> > I'd be afraid to drink from one of those 20 year old tanks.
>
> Hmmm, that's all we use for drinking water, & have never gotten sick, but
> out here in the desert, our water is pretty clean?  Maybe I should rinse
out
> the tank, get it tested? Or practice syphoning?
>
> .......d I always packed perishable food in
> > ice chest.
>
> Yes, it is hard to get enuf brewskis, etc. in the fridge, so I just use it
> for limes, cocktail olives, etc.
>
> > If you wanted to get real specialized you could siphon off water through
the
> > fill port on the side of the van.
> > I never carried a spare anything except things that might cripple the
van
> > like a failed distributor, alternator belts or fuel pump.
>
> Not having water would be crippling to moi!  What would I mix w/ the
scotch?
>
> Tom
>