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! > |
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