At 15:59 1/23/2005, Al and Sue Brase wrote: >It's amazing how big a puddle 2 gallons of gas will make. (And I can >only guess how big a fire.) >It is always a good idea to stop and try to figure out how this job >could go wrong.. Especially when dealing with anything that could be >dangerous, like jackstands, flying bits from grinders, drill bits, or >combustibles. >Al Brase This was only a cup or so but it sprayed everywhere, mostly me. Not sure any hit the ground. The bitter wind kept the fumes out of the heater I reckon. I was so bemused by the impossibility of it all that I didn't even get my face in the dirt, lay there at least two-three seconds like a mooncalf. Would have been all over but the hurting. Boy I feel stupid -- and grateful, not least that my wife wasn't watching. d
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