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Man critically burned when space heater sparks fire (poured kerosene into lighted space heater)
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Posted on 11/25/2012 3:07:29 PM PST by Arthurio
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:07:34 PM PST
by
Arthurio
To: All
Feel bad for the poor man. But seeing these types of stories helps explain how Obama was re-elected.
2
posted on
11/25/2012 3:08:39 PM PST
by
Arthurio
To: Arthurio
You can still buy kerosene? I thought it had been outlawed years ago....
3
posted on
11/25/2012 3:09:24 PM PST
by
alloysteel
(Bronco Bama - the cowboy who whooped up and widened the stampede.)
To: Arthurio
No cure for stupid but disaster and death!
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:09:35 PM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment,a Matter of Fact,Not a Matter of Opinion)
To: Arthurio
Did his Obama photo and Obama phones survive?
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:10:32 PM PST
by
Mark
(For the first time in my life, I'm no longer proud of my country.)
To: Arthurio
I’m blaming demon rum, possibly pot...... did they pass a medical marijuana bill in Maryland?
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:11:01 PM PST
by
dennisw
( The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: Arthurio
The kerosene can did it. Now comes the law suit.
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:11:22 PM PST
by
Walmartian
(I'm their leader. Which way did they go?)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
The only way this could have been more stupid
would have been if he had been on oxygen at the
same time.
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:11:29 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
No cure for stupid but disaster and death!These days there is a pill for everything but there is no pill for stupid
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:13:42 PM PST
by
dennisw
( The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: dennisw
These days there is a pill for everything but there is no pill for stupid Rabbit poop works fairly well, takes a while though.
10
posted on
11/25/2012 3:16:48 PM PST
by
going hot
(Happiness is a momma deuce)
To: alloysteel
No, kerosene still exists and is sold as fuel for heaters and lamps, both in jugs and from pumps at specialty fuel stations.
Sounds like something is missing from this account. Kerosene’s flash point (where it generates a high enough concentration of its fumes in air that it would support a flame) is well above 100 degrees F, and it won’t ignite or keep burning without the action of something like a wick that allows the local temperature to be kept above that flash point. It would be very difficult to start an accidental fire by spilling kerosene. If this were gasoline or a kerosene-gasoline mix, that would be a different story.
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:17:44 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(How long before all this "fairness" kills everybody, even the poor it was supposed to help???)
To: alloysteel
Maybe in some states but I keep a kerosene heater around plus 5 gallons of deodorized kerosene for it in case of emergency.
Here in Wasilla Alaska you can buy a modern kerosene heater at Walmart or any hardware store, the kerosene itself is about $45 for 5 gallons.
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:19:42 PM PST
by
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:21:48 PM PST
by
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To: Arthurio
Wow.
Okay... there is stupid and then there is HowDidYouLiveThisLong Stupid?
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:24:44 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: alloysteel
A couple of years ago Home Depot was selling kerosene for $45 per 5 gal can. They didn’t sell many.
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:25:35 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Why is the government more concerned about protecting a microbe on Mars than an unborn baby here?)
To: Arthurio
I’m surprised he made it to 50.
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:26:46 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Why is the government more concerned about protecting a microbe on Mars than an unborn baby here?)
To: Blood of Tyrants
That sounds excessively pricey.
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:28:33 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(How long before all this "fairness" kills everybody, even the poor it was supposed to help???)
To: Darksheare
“Dumb Ways to Die” ping ...
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:35:42 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Are you getting ready for the Advent Kitteh?)
To: Arthurio
He just wanted to stake his candidacy for the Darwin Awards.
To: Arthurio
Looks like they just updated the story. The man apparently has died from his injuries. RIP.
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posted on
11/25/2012 3:39:33 PM PST
by
DemforBush
(100% Ex-Democrat.)
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