Our Father who art in Heaven I might be there, too, in a second!
Thy kingdom come.... but not yet this one....
On Earth, instead of in Heaven.
Glad you didn't have an explosion. That woulda been nasty.
There a lot of people that just like to argue.
Those who only have cell phones tend to rethink that decision the first time they have power out for an extended time. :-)
Andy
Nine pumps explode? Where do ye live? Hamish
Not at all. The idea is to get the person out of the house (and hope there is no one else inside), because if someone were to call from a cell phone it would spark and the house would explode - just like what happens all over the world at gas pumps. We had nine pumps explode in my town just last week. Damn cell phones.
R
Not at all. The idea is to get the person out of the house (and hope there is no one else inside), because if someone were to call from a cell phone it would spark and the house would explode - just like what happens all over the world at gas pumps. We had nine pumps explode in my town just last week. Damn cell phones.
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Got any reputable news links about those 9 exploding pumps?
re: point of ignition
I watched a movie where the bad guy placed a lit candle on top of the fridge and then loosened the hose to the gas range just a little bit.
He was long, long gone before the gas reached the level of the candle and ignited.
If you have your cellphone with you, great, take it and use it outside. However, if your cell phone is sitting on the counter plugged into the charger, you wouldn't want to grab it and unplug it, which could result in a small spark (at least my phones with crappy connectors)
The whole idea is to get out ASAP, before *anything* causes a spark, whether an old phone you try to use, the furnace pilotless ignition firing, a lamp timer switching, whatever.
Josh
re: point of ignition
I watched a movie where the bad guy placed a lit candle on top of the fridge and then loosened the hose to the gas range just a little bit.
He was long, long gone before the gas reached the level of the candle and ignited.
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Feh. Sounds like an amateur. :-) Not enough drama. This is the right way:
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Fortunately, not all stoves are designed that way. On mine, you have to push the knob in to activate the spark and it has to have a flame to stay on. Just turning on the know won't turn on the gas, you have to hold it for a couple of seconds one lit for the thermocouple to sense heat.
Oh, gosh, just drive around and look. It's pretty obvious, you know.
Snopes says it never happened.
Must be Ullman's law. Eventually, when everyone else is joking around. Someone will miss the humor, and consult Snopes.
Party pooper. Note that it was thoroughly debunked 10 years ago. I suppose, 'new decade, new round of debunking'.
Jim
Must be Mormon's Law. Every time he tries humor, people miss it.
Take my wives..... please!
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