--- In [email protected], "David Crowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I remember seeing the reconstruction of the boater who refueled his > outboard engine while in a lock. The petrol fumes wafted into the > cabin where there was a gas fridge (lit of coure, and no balanced > flue). Very dramatic and no, I wouldn't have wanted to be in the > lock with him. > > I think anybody who uses petrol on a boat should be required to take > an intelligence test, to prove they are not so stupid. > > BCNU > David Crowe > >
Then there's the story of the couple who arrived at their narrowboat one cold friday evening for a weekend's cruise. They attempted to light the Squirrel, with no success, and finding there were no firelighters on board decided to pour a small quantity of petrol into the Squirrel. Goodbye Squirrel, goodbye personal posessions, goodbye narrowboat, goodbye neighbouring boats! I believe that the two occupants escaped, badly burned. Les
