Be careful when working with gas

Submitted: Tuesday, Mar 21, 2006 at 02:55
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I am sending this note because I don't want this to happen to anyone here or anyone I know. Doesn't matter how old or how much camping you have done this applies to everyone. My grandfather got burned over the weekend and it's pretty bad. Here is the story

There was a power outage so he went to grab the gas lamp so they can see. They are 70 years old so the eyes are not that good anymore. The gas container was one of those little blue containers that let a little bit of gas out when you put the lamp bit on to puncture the container. He was working on the kitchen bench where there was a candle 2 meters away. He thought that was far enough and there will only be a little bit of gas in the air but not enough to turn the little gas canister into a blow torch.

I am not going to go into the rest of it but please no matter how many gas bottles or BBQ's or gas lamps you have turned on in your life. Please be careful gas is not something that should be taken lightly. After the events on the weekend it made me think how comfortable I have gotten with lighting something running on gas and it's almost a natural thing lighting the gas lamp or the BBQ not, turn on gas and light with lighter and away you go.....
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