[TheForge] Freak accident

[Ron Childers]

Guys, please accept a word of admonition from an old buzzard: Yesterday
I was moving some large oxygen cylinders and since I had to  drag them
over some clutter I inserted a "T" hook into the slot in the cap and
proceeded to haul one out. Just as I had all my weight pulling on it the
cap came off and I fell backward into a junk pile.  The cap looked brand
new and tightened down just fine. It was the same cap that was on it
when it came from the welding supply place (a shiny new red one), but
the lateral movement must have disengaged the threads. When my buddy got
there he screwed the cap down tight and the same thing happened but he
was ready for it. Anyway, it really racked my frame. Bad timing; I have
three classes to teach at the conference in Barberville, Fl the 2nd
weekend in October. Ron C