In 1967, I was 18 years old, walked into a gas station bay in Pinckneyville, IL lighting a cigarette, shook the match a couple times and dropped it on the floor, foolishly unaware that the owner and his helper were using gasoline to wash the road oil off of a nearly brand new 1967 Ford pickup. The floor and the whole right side and the front of the pickup instantly ignited. I ran for a fire extinguisher, knowing it was futile, and when I got back the owner was desperately trying to stomp the fire out with his feet, but the highschool boy was calmly rinsing the fire off of the side of the truck just like it was soapsuds. I grabbed another hose and we got all the fire rinsed to the pit under the engine of the truck, but the right rear tire was still burning and starting to smoke black. We both went to work on the tire and had a devil of a time, but finally got it out, then we rolled the truck back and covered the pit with something to quench the flames. We looked the truck over real good, and to my surprise, you couldn't see any paint damage anywhere, but the right rear tire had just a trace of a "fuzzy" look. The owner was a nice older gentleman, and the excitement almost did him in. He said that his insurance man had warned him that if he ever had a fire while using gasoline to remove road oil, the insurance company would refuse to pay.
Somewhere in the frenzy, I remember wondering how long it would take me to pay for a gas station and a new Ford pickup.
I'm living proof that the Lord watches out for fools and little children.
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