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camaro5 · 10-02-2008, 06:56 PM

MUKWONAGO, Wis. - Police said a man was arrested after he used a cigarette lighter while trying to siphon gasoline from a van. The man, who was visiting friends, went to drive home early Saturday but realized that he didn't have enough gas in his SUV.

Police said the man tried to siphon the gas with help from another woman, but he couldn't see how much gas was in the container, so he used the lighter to check.

A blast of fire burned his hands and caused nearby residents to call police.

Police said he and the woman were located later in a store parking lot. He was arrested for theft and negligent use of burning materials.

The woman was referred to authorities for being party to theft. Formal charges haven't been filed.

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Information from: The Freeman, http://www.freemanol.com

*Camaro_Corvette* · 10-02-2008, 07:00 PM

There is dumb, and then ther is just f'n stupid!

*The_Blur* · 10-02-2008, 07:09 PM

:bangdesk:

DntWrryBeHappy21 · 10-02-2008, 07:11 PM

well that i believe would be epic fail

MCPOAJ · 10-02-2008, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DntWrryBeHappy21

well that i believe would be epic fail

couldn't have said it any better myself actually i'm not even gonna waste my energy getting frustrated about how people could be so stupid

CHVY4LF · 10-02-2008, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DntWrryBeHappy21

well that i believe would be epic fail

AMEN

drivingincamaro · 10-02-2008, 09:58 PM

whats this world coming to!?

idiots

fldrummer · 10-02-2008, 10:19 PM

I don't know whether to laugh or feel sorry for him. He's probably one of those idiots that I hear about at least once/week on the news that mistake the gas pedal for the brake and wind up crashing into someone's house or store. There ought to be more strict regulations on who is allowed to drive, among other issues. 'Not saying there should be a law against being stupid (can't do anything about it if born that way due to some genetic defect), but there are some things you should not be allowed to do if you are deficient in the knowledge or physical ability to do so.

MLL67RSSS · 10-03-2008, 06:07 AM

I've got two stories:

A more than a few years ago there was a story with a byline out of St Louis. Seems a gentleman's car wouldn't start and he believed it to be a frozen fuel line. His idea was to heat up a really large open pan of gasoline on his apartment stove and pour it into his gas tank. Who would of thought that a kitchen full of gasoline fumes is explosively flammable?!?!?!?! No one was killed, but it did burn down the apartment building.

When I was in high school in the late 70's I was out cruising around in a buddies car one afternoon. We saw this sudden column of white/gray smoke appear nearby that quickly turned to large column of black smoke. We found the source within 5 or 10 minutes and just as we arrived the fire breeched the attic and was consuming the roof. Watched this house burn to the ground within like 20 minutes/half and hour. There was a story in the local paper the next day. Seems this gentleman had a smoldering fire in his fireplace he wanted to stoke, so he threw a gallon of heating oil on it. Now ordinarily this wouldn't be such bizzare occurance, until the story indicated the man's profession.
He was a fireman for the local fire department!

P.S. Just how do you live that one down! "Hey Bill, burn anyone's house down today?" or "Bill, when you say you are a fireman you know that means you're supposed to PUT FIRES OUT, right?

Mike L.

ucla1ove3 · 10-03-2008, 05:34 PM

i was so expecting this to say that later he sued the owner of the car for pain and suffering of something.

*DGthe3* · 10-04-2008, 12:00 PM

I have no sympathy for idiots who hurt themselves doing idiotic things. If he died he would probably be the reciepient of a Darwin Award

patriotpa · 10-04-2008, 12:21 PM

That reminds me of a woman I saw at the gas station filling up her car with a lit cigarette between the fingers of the hand she was pumping gas with. I was filling my truck, and was afraid to say anything to her. It hadn't blown up yet, and I didn't want to chance it. I stopped filling and got the hell out. MORON!

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fldrummer "Black Ace" Drives: Supercharged 2010 SS, 2016 Golf R Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 1,352	I don't know whether to laugh or feel sorry for him. He's probably one of those idiots that I hear about at least once/week on the news that mistake the gas pedal for the brake and wind up crashing into someone's house or store. There ought to be more strict regulations on who is allowed to drive, among other issues. 'Not saying there should be a law against being stupid (can't do anything about it if born that way due to some genetic defect), but there are some things you should not be allowed to do if you are deficient in the knowledge or physical ability to do so.

10-03-2008, 06:07 AM	#9
MLL67RSSS Account Suspended Drives: car Join Date: May 2008 Location: location Posts: 1,574	I've got two stories: A more than a few years ago there was a story with a byline out of St Louis. Seems a gentleman's car wouldn't start and he believed it to be a frozen fuel line. His idea was to heat up a really large open pan of gasoline on his apartment stove and pour it into his gas tank. Who would of thought that a kitchen full of gasoline fumes is explosively flammable?!?!?!?! No one was killed, but it did burn down the apartment building. When I was in high school in the late 70's I was out cruising around in a buddies car one afternoon. We saw this sudden column of white/gray smoke appear nearby that quickly turned to large column of black smoke. We found the source within 5 or 10 minutes and just as we arrived the fire breeched the attic and was consuming the roof. Watched this house burn to the ground within like 20 minutes/half and hour. There was a story in the local paper the next day. Seems this gentleman had a smoldering fire in his fireplace he wanted to stoke, so he threw a gallon of heating oil on it. Now ordinarily this wouldn't be such bizzare occurance, until the story indicated the man's profession. He was a fireman for the local fire department! P.S. Just how do you live that one down! "Hey Bill, burn anyone's house down today?" or "Bill, when you say you are a fireman you know that means you're supposed to PUT FIRES OUT, right? Mike L.

10-03-2008, 05:34 PM	#10
ucla1ove3 Drives: soon to be 2010 CAMARO :] Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: houston, tx Posts: 1,284	i was so expecting this to say that later he sued the owner of the car for pain and suffering of something.

10-04-2008, 12:00 PM	#11
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,372	I have no sympathy for idiots who hurt themselves doing idiotic things. If he died he would probably be the reciepient of a Darwin Award __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

10-04-2008, 12:21 PM	#12
patriotpa Account Suspended Drives: 02 Silverado, 09 Vue, 10 1SS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tired of apologizing when we should be kickin' butt! Posts: 1,966 View My Garage	That reminds me of a woman I saw at the gas station filling up her car with a lit cigarette between the fingers of the hand she was pumping gas with. I was filling my truck, and was afraid to say anything to her. It hadn't blown up yet, and I didn't want to chance it. I stopped filling and got the hell out. MORON!

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