

| Subject: | Re: Total loss, RIP |
| From: | Joy Hecht |
| Date: | Wed, 21 Feb 2018 19:32:02 -0330 |
I'm so sorry to hear that. So much love goes into these vehicles. :-((( Joy Hecht On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 6:58 PM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote: > Sorry to hear about another good van gone. No loss of life is the most > important thing. > > Stephen > > Mobile > > > On Feb 21, 2018, at 2:51 PM, steve meassick <stevem@TDHVAC.COM> wrote: > > > > There should have been propane in the tank, as I had it filled after the > last trip of the fall. I have not checked to see if the tank is still > there, is in one piece or has gas in it. It is still smoldering around the > van and in it, so until all that dies down, I am not checking. > > > > However, we had a 20lb grill type propane tank in the shed and amazingly > that was still in one piece even though the fire was hot enough to melt > aluminum - the aluminum allow wheels from a Toyota parked right next to the > van were just plain gone. The various windows in the Toyota were melted. > > > > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Edward Maglott > > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 1:39 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: Total loss, RIP > > > > So sorry! must have been a sickening feeling to see it destroyed. > > > > It is impressive how much was consumed by the fire. "I was like where's > the interior?" It's all gone. I did notice the stainless steel exhaust > and intake pipes for the fridge were still there hanging in space. > > wondering if you had propane in the tank? > > > >> On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 2:19 PM, Jennifer Rabbitt < > yoursocialconcierge@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Very very sorry. > >> > >> Jennifer Rabbitt > >> 90 Tintop > >> > >> On Feb 21, 2018, at 7:34 AM, steve meassick <stevem@TDHVAC.COM> wrote: > >> > >> This morning our equipment shed burned down with our 87 Westy camper > >> in it. It was a total loss. I had just put it in the shed this > >> Sunday after doing a bunch of work on it over the winter. We had it > >> since new and had a lot of great memories and trips in it ranging from > >> the great lakes to the Southwest to California to Alaska and Canada. > >> A bunch of other stuff including tractors and a car we're also > >> destroyed but this is the only thing I really had an attachment to. > >> > >> Here are a couple of photos: > >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ds48dnghbx9crvs/20180220_114030.jpg?dl=0 > >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/lm5soz24iycefqg/2018-02-20%2011.40.40.jpg?dl > >> =0 > >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/30vjvuep0o0ri36/2018-02-20%2011.47.53.jpg?dl > >> =0 > >> > >> > >> > >> Steve > >> >
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