Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:43:45 -0800
Reply-To: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: ...its alright ...if you wanna get down .... propane ...
(apologies to eric c.)
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I guess I did miss the point -- I do that sometimes. Of course you're
right: to detect propane, you don't use a CO2 detector. Do people do that?
--
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 9:31 AM Roger Whittaker wrote:
> my point is not so much that a propane detector is needed ...
> or even required ...
> but if you do have a fear of propane leaks
> then get the device that will suss out the problem of leaking propane
> rather than a device that warns of other problems related to other
> products with different properties
> yours
>
>
> On Jan 15, 2008 8:14 AM, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> 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
> <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!
> >
>
>
>
>
> --
> roger w
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