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Man using cutting torch to thaw ice accidentally sets house on fire
South Coast Today ^ | 12/23/08

Posted on 12/23/2008 8:32:50 AM PST by NRA1995

A home-owner using a blowtorch to melt ice on his back porch accidentally set fire to his North End triple-decker Monday, officials said.

The blaze at 107 Davis St. caused $20,000-$30,000 worth of damage and displaced several residents, Fire Capt. Scott Kruger said

Capt. Kruger said the building's owner was trying to melt the snow and ice on the back porch using a large torch hooked up to a 20-pound propane cylinder.

He got too close to the building's wood frame and ignited the vinyl siding. The fire quickly spread into the building's uninsulated exterior wall and chased into the second and third-floor apartments, Capt. Kruger said.

The fire damaged the rear bedrooms in the second- and third-floor apartments, and caused extensive damage to the structure and electrical wiring.

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TOPICS: Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: blowtorch; holdmuhbeer; moron; priceless
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1 posted on 12/23/2008 8:32:51 AM PST by NRA1995
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To: NRA1995; Owl_Eagle; Sam's Army; Darksheare; pissant; najida; r-q-tek86; blackie; Rightly Biased; ...

STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES...PING!!!


2 posted on 12/23/2008 8:34:00 AM PST by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.)
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To: NRA1995

Blowtorch: $100

Setting your house on fire while using said blowtorch in an incorrect manner: PRICELESS


3 posted on 12/23/2008 8:34:12 AM PST by JRios1968 (Sarah Palin is what Willis was talkin' about!)
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To: NRA1995

I’m sure his insurance company will enjoy hearing from him.


4 posted on 12/23/2008 8:34:34 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: NRA1995

Prediction: Shortly before this Clevis was heard to say “Hold muh beer”


5 posted on 12/23/2008 8:34:37 AM PST by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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To: NRA1995

Cutting torch, or “weed burner”?


6 posted on 12/23/2008 8:34:41 AM PST by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: NRA1995

DARWIN AWARD FINALIST!


7 posted on 12/23/2008 8:34:51 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners.)
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To: NRA1995

Torch + Wood = Not Good


8 posted on 12/23/2008 8:37:56 AM PST by scott7278 (It's going to be a rough four years on the good ship Obamapop.)
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To: JRios1968

If he didn’t have any insurance, he should get part of the bailout.


9 posted on 12/23/2008 8:39:07 AM PST by Boiling Pots (The USA has become one huge pyramid scheme. Thanks George, John, Nancy and Harry.)
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To: NTHockey

Doesn’t one have to die to be eligible for a darwin award?


10 posted on 12/23/2008 8:39:22 AM PST by voteNRA
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To: scott7278

its perfectly fine if you use it right. heck, i’ve been known to use my map torch to thaw the doors on my truck.


11 posted on 12/23/2008 8:39:35 AM PST by absolootezer0 (happy festi-christma-chauna-kwanza-don-stice-ule.. eh screw pc. MERRY CHRISTMAS!)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick
oh, man, how to put this nicely...


12 posted on 12/23/2008 8:39:54 AM PST by Andonius_99 (There are two sides to every issue. One is right, the other is wrong; but the middle is always evil.)
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To: NTHockey
DARWIN AWARD FINALIST!

You have to be killed or prevented from breeding in some other way (ouch) to get a Darwin Award. It's not just a stupidity prize, you have to clean up the gene pool doing it.

13 posted on 12/23/2008 8:40:15 AM PST by KarlInOhio (11/4: The revolutionary socialists beat the Fabian ones. Where can we find a capitalist party?)
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To: JRios1968

This week here in Missouri, the owner of a new home on the Lake lost his new home to fire. He had bought a small doghouse for his outside cat and put rugs and towels and a 100 watt light bulb on a drop cord inside. The drop cord was short so he moved the “cat house” up to his patio door. Less than 12 hours later, the bulb had caught his pet’s structure ablaze, which in turn, ignited the siding on the new home.


14 posted on 12/23/2008 8:40:27 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: NRA1995; Jersey Republican Biker Chick; JRios1968; ClearCase_guy; Mr. K; tacticalogic; NTHockey

Don’t jump to the wrong conclusions here. It seems “Triple-Deckers” are wood-framed turn-of-the-century apartments built for poor immigrants in the NORTHEAST. In this case MA.

Look it up, you’ll learn something new every day.

So, how do you say “Hold muh beer” in massachussetts-ese?


15 posted on 12/23/2008 8:40:38 AM PST by sinanju
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To: NRA1995

Darwin Award - Dishonorable Mention.


16 posted on 12/23/2008 8:41:08 AM PST by Ben Reyes
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To: voteNRA
Doesn’t one have to die to be eligible for a darwin award?

you have to cause yourself to not be able to contribute to the gene pool. death is more common than sterilization in the awards tho.
17 posted on 12/23/2008 8:41:14 AM PST by absolootezer0 (happy festi-christma-chauna-kwanza-don-stice-ule.. eh screw pc. MERRY CHRISTMAS!)
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To: scott7278

The question begs to be asked... Did he solve his ice problem?


18 posted on 12/23/2008 8:43:58 AM PST by Northern Yankee (Freedom Needs A Soldier)
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To: sinanju
So, how do you say “Hold muh beer” in massachussetts-ese?

"Hold ma be-ah"

19 posted on 12/23/2008 8:44:07 AM PST by ssaftler (Imagine January 20, 2013)
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To: tacticalogic

Cactus burner! I never thought to use one to thaw ice.


20 posted on 12/23/2008 8:44:26 AM PST by Clay Moore (Newspapers, the 8 track tape of the information age.)
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