On 21 Sep 2007 13:15:27 GMT, Scott Seidman
wrote:

Ya still totin' that land yacht, Pirate? That's a helluva vehicle.

No, Scott. The bloody ship burned to the gunwales and sank.

Remember the season opener when Buffalo beat New England 31 to zip,
and the season closer when New England beat Buffalo 31 to zip? Well,
it was the last game and NE was up by a couple of tds. I went out and
started up the RV; everything looked fine. I went into the house, sat
down to continue watching the game and noticed flames coming from the
front of the vehicle.

Long story short, it was a total loss. I emptied four home fire
extinguishers trying to put out the fire, but when the battery
exploded, then the right front tire, and finally the TV implosion that
knocked out the side windows, I got back. By the time the fire
fighters got there (only 3 or 4 minutes) it was totally engulfed in
flames. Brought out the whole neighborhood. Fire department blamed
it on field mice or chipmunks making nests in the engine compartment.
Wire shorted causing a spark which ignited the dry nest, burst a fuel
line, and the rest was history. Lots of red tape before giving it to
the insurance company. The first thing they think of is arson, but
neighbors saw me start it up and return to the house and noticed the
fire about the same time I did. They were the ones that called it in.

The insurance company tried to give me more money than I paid for it,
but we finally settled on a price that was $18 less than I paid for
it. Almost three years old, 15K miles on it, and $18 less than I paid
for it, and they *insisted* it was a fair price. What's a pirate to
do? d;o)

We are thinking of buying another one, but it will be smaller. Want
to use it to fish West Branch of the Penobscot, EO (Kennebec), and the
Magalloway.

Dave