[lux]

Was headed up to Snowshoe this weekend for three days of shredding the gnar.

This morning while at my storage room getting parts for a job, my work van catches on fire.


Four things to consider about my van being on fire --

It is going to be very expensive to repair.

I was not able to do any work today.

I'm not going to Snowshoe this weekend.

No, I don't have any pictures.

That is all.




Oh yeah.........Crap.

 

[kinghami3]

TTIWWP. That sucks man

 

[stinkyboy]

Make sure your roaches are properly extinguished.

 

[Heidi]

Wow, that really sucks.

 

[Ciaran]

Dang. Sorry to hear that. How did the van catch fire?

 

[lux]

Not sure how, but my alternator started burning. Burned up (as far as i can tell) the alternator, the alternator wiring harness, a wire loom, some vaccum lines and a couple heater hoses.

The escaping coolant is what extinguished the fire.

Coulda been worse, though. Thing coulda burned to the ground and I'd be featured on the six-o-clock news.

 

[dfinn]

hopefully you got insurance?

sounds like a sucky day.

 

[lux]

hopefully you got insurance?

...that doesn't cover fire.

 

[Echo]

Nothing like a carbecue to screw up your weekend.

 

[lux]

...carbecue...

 

[jdcamb]

That was pretty funny....

...carbecue...

 

[splat]

...that doesn't cover fire.

where you driving it at the time ? if so you should have run it into a tree. then ther would be an accident involed and Insurance would cover it. our insurance agent told us that .

 

[sneakysnake]

Not sure how, but my alternator started burning. Burned up (as far as i can tell) the alternator, the alternator wiring harness, a wire loom, some vaccum lines and a couple heater hoses.

by any chance is your van a 91-97 ford product?

 

[JRB]

Bummer lux. The one up side is you are ok.

 

[lux]

by any chance is your van a 91-97 ford product?

'89..

 

[lux]

where you driving it at the time ? if so you should have run it into a tree. then ther would be an accident involed and Insurance would cover it. our insurance agent told us that .

Didn't realize it was on fire until I stopped. At that point, the thought didn't really cross my mind to get back in it to drive it into a tree.:hot:

Next time, though, I'll be prepared.

 

[lux]

Bummer lux. The one up side is you are ok.

Tanks, mang.

 

[urbaindk]

Lux you seem to have bad luck with vans, if I recall correctly.

 

[DRB]

Didn't realize it was on fire until I stopped. At that point, the thought didn't really cross my mind to get back in it to drive it into a tree.:hot:

Next time, though, I'll be prepared.

Yep fear from being burned to a crisp will make you do dumb things. Get it right next time.

 

[lux]

Lux you seem to have bad luck with vans, if I recall correctly.

Ouch.

 

[urbaindk]

Ouch.

Yeah.

 

[richcreek]

just drive it into a tree know and then make a claim....