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Exterminator? Not so Much.

2008 Reader Submission
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So this guy in Mobile, Alabama, decide to earn himself an honorary mention. By soaking rags in gasoline, and then it ignites his shed and does some 80k in damages... sure no one got injured.. this time. But as someone who was trained in flashpoints he should of known better!

Submitted on 06/05/2008

Submitted by: Robert
Reference: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080605/ap_on_fe_st/odd_bees_house_fire;_ylt=Aovv1MHlKKTZZEh3sRGQsXsuQE4

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Shadow said:
Neutral: Other
My submission, i will leave it for the others to decide!


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
It never ceases to amaze me how many people seem to think that gasoline is the cure-all for just about any situation. What really got me was that this guy claimed to be "trained on gasoline flash points and flammability" and he did this anyway. Thanks, Robert.


James said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
On the down side, his family could have been harmed, but they weren't. As was the case with Bruce, what did it for me was the fact that he supposedly knew about gasoline and how to safely handle it. I was also amused by the mention of "a few surviving bees", who will no doubt have a new hive up and running LONG before this jamoke pays off the nearly six figure debt he stupidly racked up! Thanks Shadow!


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