Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: maus Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: You know what REALLY burns me up? Date: 5 Aug 2024 19:54:12 GMT Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: <965538a2-8ab9-666a-bd5e-03a83afc3c3a@example.net> <5e8rO.16722$jpKa.1635@fx41.iad> <20240802185015.156d1b08eda90550541ec9e1@eircom.net> <20240803081112.ffc5507ce3f1ed93c7af0cfc@eircom.net> <20240803125457.254d43c69ece78b58b0035aa@eircom.net> <20240805141044.a26a576eb08bfa3ed9396e9e@eircom.net> <20240805154213.44395c31208cefea9abc2eec@eircom.net> X-Trace: individual.net h11bHtDhsiwgf3kLlj6owAhKDO+M+GKG/lF1LJG9MMYfzhMtlp Cancel-Lock: sha1:ajesYnx60FZhKydjK87kaJ+1Q/8= sha256:CCigaDFb1teYZZs2DhrYLLcB3/+K45bjwrWNu0a88vQ= User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Xref: csiph.com alt.folklore.computers:226440 On 2024-08-05, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 05/08/2024 16:56, Chris Ahlstrom wrote: >> Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties: >> >>> On Mon, 5 Aug 2024 10:24:30 -0400 >>> CrudeSausage wrote: >>> >>>> If ever I see a flaming car on the highway whose driver is unaffected by >>>> the fact that he's about to be burned alive, I'll know it's you. >>> >>> They are most likely driving a petrol car. >> >> Ugh, in my home town on the highway, a truck smashed into a car and everything >> erupted in flames, killing IIRC four people. It melted a light-pole >> like candle wax. >> > The thing is minor petrol fires are common - a fuel leak under the > bonnet and a hot exhaust sees to that. > But you can put it out. With water > With EV fires you let it burn out along with the house it's parked in.... > Reminds me, an aged uncle had a leak on a water pipe (This is years ago), He had an original beetle(VW) but found it hard to get in and out, so he turned off the water in his house, I got into the passenger seat, he drove about a mile away, and leaving me, drove back to the house to turn see what had happened. I waited and waited, and started to walk back to his house, and came to the burned out shell of the VW, being viewed by children. They were amused by the speed the old man leaving the burning car, -- Greymausg@mail.com Death To All Influencers