Motorist pulls chainsaw on driver with gun

New Britain Herald ^ | 05/31/2016 | Lisa Backus

[LaRueLaDue]

That’s probably it. I ruined several weed eaters and leaf blowers before I learned that they really only work using no-alcohol gas, which, it turns out, is pretty easy to find where I live.

[tet68]

25 feet. Must be for a 12 foot bar, BIG trees.
Hahahah!

[Billthedrill]

I carry mine in an inside-the-waistband holster. You have to be extra careful not to start it too soon.

[Graybeard58]

I’ve got the same problem.

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I gave up on having to crank those SOBs by buying an electric. Serves me well on the small jobs I use it for and I’ve got a couple hundred feet of heavy duty extension cords.

[mistfree]

I have only one question, how the he!! did a black man get a legal carry in CT.?

[Cyberman]

Salafia Name Meaning Southern Italian: from a nickname derived from Arabic; salaf - ‘arrogance’.

Not a bad name, but Arabic for "idiot" would be even better.

[FredZarguna]

Heh. 12 foot trees? That's nuthin'. Check this:

100 Feet. Specialty item available only to Paul Bunyan.

[Cyberman]

Apparently he’s started up the chainsaw. He could have cut off his own head — or, worse, injured himself in a vital organ.

[Cyberman]

“He was later identified” - from the blood spatter?
PD had his DNA? There’s a story.

I wonder if he left enough to do drug/alcohol tests -- the first explanation for this behavior that comes to mind is that he was drunk or high.

[cloudmountain]

Don't bring a chainsaw to a gunfight. Ash's sage advice:
"Always bring both."

LOL. I LIKE the way you think.

[TigersEye]

I don’t want to defame Husqvarna so I guess I’ll fess up and say that I bought it 30 years ago from the Rent All who had bought it used from someone else.

It started great until just a few years ago and I do lay the blame for that on alcohol-laden gasoline.

[mountn man]

Sounds like I need to go and try that.

[TigersEye]

Electrics are nice, very quiet in comparison and no exhaust.
Used to use one when I built houses as a carpenter.

[catnipman]

“Apparently he’s started up the chainsaw. He could have cut off his own head — or, worse, injured himself in a vital organ.”

Yep. Don’t need a sharp chain for that to happen. Guess the dude’s been watching way too many slasher movies.

[TigersEye]

Three years ago I paid the repair shop about $25 bucks for a tuneup and the diagnosis of water in the gas line due to alcohol and sitting unused. Last two years I pull the gas line, get a little taste of petrol backwash and I’m ready to go in 10 minutes ... and so is the chainsaw. ;-)

[HartleyMBaldwin]

A dull chain will cut flesh just as easily as a sharp one will. I doubt anyone could tell the difference.

[Cyberman]

Yep. Don’t need a sharp chain for that to happen.

Good thing, since this guy ain't the sharpest chain on the saw.

[LambSlave]

Hmmm... my two Husky’s are worlds more reliable than my two Stihls; start right up with one or two pulls year after year, even in the dead of winter when sitting cold in the truck.

[mountn man]

My buddy swears by his Stihls. Wondered why I went with Husky.

I need to chain the gas. Probably the plug also. Maybe that'll change it.

[mountn man]

Try to always carry the BIGGER gun.
A shotgun would do....

I opt for the bigger gun, like a 50