Yep,  as stated the poor guy was in shock and a benevolent soul would wait
for a recovery and then a possible offer.   But this is coming from a 30+
year VOLUNTEER fireman and 12 yr VOLUNTEER member of a local emergency squad
who has donated 1000s of hours.    Take it for what it's worth.

Janette & Dick Smith
85 Westfalia--Sally Ann
Norwich, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: Pat Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: got to use my fire extinguisher

> Am I being petty, or would it be appropriate to ask the owner for 10-15
> bucks to replace your extinguisher?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> > Of Alistair Bell
> > Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 10:49 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: got to use my fire extinguisher
> >
> >
> > Driving into work tonight I saw a hot rod (one of those little jobs,
open
> > chromed engine, teeny little "tub" to sit in) pulled over on the
> > shoulder of
> > the hwy, smoking and flames coming out of the firewall area. I stopped
and
> > grabbed the fire extinguisher that i keep in the van. Its an old
> > "Stemple",
> > 2.5 lb  CO2 unit that I bought at a Sea Cadet garage sale years ago.
> >
> > Well it worked, put out the fire that was consuming the
> > fibreglass body. The
> > owner of the car was a bit in shock over the whole thing (as is
natural),
> > and i was frankly amazed at how well the extinguisher worked.
> >
> > Alistair
> >
>