One of my first jobs as a kid was part time gas pump jockey. One frigid night the station owner (I’ll call him “idiot”) was working on a car that wouldn’t start in a service bay. He had the brilliant idea of filling a coke bottle with gas and have me dribble it into the carb while he was turning it over. Well, you can guess what happened next. The car backfired through the carb starting the bottle on fire. I jumped back spilling the gas on my arm (luckily I had a heavy parka on) dropped the bottle which shattered and started a fire on the floor. 2 fire extinguishers, one burned up battery charger, one slightly charred coat sleeve later it was all over. I quit that night.
DfromSD
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