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Subject:Re: The Death of My Beloved
From:OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Date:Wed, 3 Jul 2024 21:31:28 -0600

Saying that’s a major huge bummer is a major huge understatement ~

& interesting to Me that You “would never have thought” as I think about it

a lot > We get big winds here often & My 90Westy VDubaru sits beneath the

branches of My neighbors 60ft tall Afghan Pine ~

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

> On 1 Jul , 2024, at 11:54 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> It has happened - and  in a way I would never have thought of in a million
> years.
> 
> My wonderful 1991 Blue Carat with new 2.5L Subaru engine was killed when a
> huge tree split, and 1/2 of that tree fell on the van, crushing in the
> top,  and at the same time destroying the internal air conditioning system.
> 
> Given age of the vehicle, difficulty in getting parts, no shop in this
> region wants to take it on for repair. Almost dead certain the insurance co
> will write it off.
> 
> I'm so sad. This was to be my last Vanagon.

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