[SOC] Isabel Followup

[Todd Butler]

Bill wrote:

>As I reported last Friday, one of my monster maple trees broke during th=
e storm and fell across my nextdoor neighbor's driveway, luckily causing =
no damage to her property--only a mess. Later that day, my nextdoor neigh=
bor and I were out in our yards picking up fallen branches and sticks, wh=
en up drives another of our neighbors pulling a trailer on which he has a=
 large chipper. He unloads the chipper and then gets out his chainsaw and=
 begins cutting up that part of my tree that is blocking my nextdoor neig=
hbor's driveway. After he cuts off fifteen or twenty limbs, he shuts off =
the chainsaw and tries to start the chipper. It won't start right away, a=
nd when it does start, it's running rough and making a strange grinding n=
oise. "What the hell is this?" he asks, and then he remembers that he had=
 stuck his 2-gallon metal gasoline can and a 1-quart bottle of motor oil =
down in the hopper of the chipper while he was transporting it on his tra=
iler. By now, the chipper has totally hacked up the bottom of the gasolin=
e can, and the gas has all run out onto the ground. If he were a ham, I w=
ould have nominated him for SOC membership on the spot. As it was, what c=
ould I say but "Ooops." I went and got my full gasoline container, and my=
 neighbor got on with his first class act of generosity. It sure is good =
to have people like him around.
>
It might have more SOC to offer him a cold beer and a cigar.   Then=20
standby (not too close) watching someone toss the hot match and=20
providing an instant barbecue for hot dogs, brats, and marshmallows. =20
(and wood chips)

73,     Todd     N0NCL    SOC  # 533