[SOC] Nominee for membership

[Fred Jensen]

Hey, he was 82.  I should live that long!  I'm 65 and his reasoning 
sounded "almost"  reasonable to me.

Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw

Nick Yokanovich wrote:
>  From the Annapolis, MD, Capital, Thursday, June 16, 2005
> 
> An 82-year old Glen Burnie (MD) man was transported to the Bayview Burn 
> Center in Baltimore this morning after trying to siphon gas from his car 
> with a vacuum cleaner while the engine was running.
> 
> Fire officials said he suffered first- and second-degree burns to 20 
> percent of his body...
> 
> According to (county fire department spokesman) Lt. Davies, the man had 
> locked his keys inside his car last night while it was still running. 
> Unable to get them out, the man left the car running in his driveway and 
> went to bed only to find the vehicle still idling when he awoke this 
> morning.
> 
> Determined to stop the car, the man pulled out an electric vacuum 
> cleaner around 7:30 a.m.
> 
> Lt. Davies explained the vacuum cleaner's electric motor caused a spark 
> and ignited the gas.
> 
> "You have to wonder what type of judgment was being used there," said 
> Lt. Davies.
> 
> 
>