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Subject:Re: ...its alright ...if you wanna get down .... propane ... (apologies to eric c.)
From:Michael Elliott
Date:Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:14:55 -0800

Put yourself where sharks swim and your chances of being injured by one go
up. That said, at my age I have a deep appreciation for anything that
helps one sleep through the night. Propane leaks are pretty far down my
list of middle of the night worries so I can do without one. But if
worrying about it did keep me up, you bet I'd install one.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

On 1/15/2008 7:25 AM BJ Feddish wrote:

> 3 years ago I was boogie boarding on Assateague when I looked right next to
> me to discover a small shark swimming along side me. I paddled back to shore
> in a blur of kicking feet and thrashing arms. Yeah, they tell me that I'm
> much more likely to die from a lightning bolt than being a fish's lunch but
> I'll take my chances with the lightning.  I sleep better with a propane and
> CO2 alarm in the van.
>
> :) ;)
>
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Elliott [mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:16 AM
> To: BJ Feddish
> Cc: Vanagon Mailing List
> Subject: Re: ...its alright ...if you wanna get down .... propane ...
> (apologies to eric c.)
>
> This comes to a personal decision, I reckon. My guess is that my risks of
> dying from a vehicle accident while driving on the road, or from a scratch
> leading to a MRSA skin infection, or from a stray bullet, are probably
> far, far higher than from a midnight propane leak. But hey! if someone
> sleeps easier knowing they have a propane detector in the van, then that's
> a good thing!
>