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   Message 213,697 of 215,319   
   Mike Spencer to Bob La Londe   
   Re: flameless heat !   
   10 Sep 24 18:02:54   
   
   From: mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere   
      
   Bob La Londe  writes:   
      
   > Ah-yup.  I once decided to use a torch to make some bolt holes for a   
   > frame mounted receiver hitch on an old beater truck.  I clamped the   
   > hitch in place and used the bolt holes as torch guides.  Imagine my   
   > surprise when I blew through a fuel line on the opposite side of a   
   > member and flaming gas poured out.  One of the few times I was happy to   
   > be working on a truck laying on the ground in the middle of 100,000   
   > square miles of kitty litter.  A couple handfuls of sand put out the   
   > fire, and all that really poured out was what was in the line.   
      
   Your Darwin Award is being withheld pending further review. :-)   
      
   --   
   Mike Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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