Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 19:32:02 -0330
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Total loss, RIP
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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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