Date:         Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:14:09 -0800
Reply-To:     BA <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM>
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From:         BA <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM>
Subject:      Re: ...its alright ...if you wanna get down .... propane ...
              (apologies to eric c.)
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On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:48:10 -0800, you wrote:

>Absolutely -- if one's propane appliances are such that something like
>this could happen, then a propane detector would be a really good idea.
>The Westy, with only the gas stove and the Dometic hookups, is not
>likely to suffer from a failure. Your definition of "not likely" and
>mine may differ, but I'm thinking that these two devices and their
>associated plumbing are pretty reliable. We weighs our odds and makes
>our gambles. The moment I hit the road my chances of dying in an
>accident go up considerably.


Ah!

But ... I want the overnight propane heater.  And I want to sleep
without having nightmares about being gassed (partly provoked by a
sister who woke up ... barely ... one morning with serious carbon
monoxide poisoning).

I figure we'll be out in Esme more often, to more places, in more
extreme weather (yeah, I'm a SoCal weather wuss) if I'm confident in
my overnight heating.  I'm now trying to persuade the S-half to get a
properly-installed propane heater with appropriate safety devices.


B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal