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Default Excitement at the old homestead

Some red flags should go up if someone calls you to ask your advice about a
vehicle which is currently burning in the garage.

"Karl Townsend" remove .NOT wrote in
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I'm a snowbird. When I head south, my son moves back home to watch
things - free rent, food, exclusive use of the shop, etc.

Last year he called me up and explained how he was REALLY sick. I told
him to get to the Doc right away. Long story short, after three hospitals
and two surgeries we got him back home healthy. I made him promise not to
threaten to die when we made our trip south this year.

Anyway, Friday night, he called me in a total panic. His car was on fire
in the garage. The fire extinguisher didn't put it out. He asked what to
do. I told him "call the fire department first, then get two more
extinguishers from the sales room. Then, I immediately called the next
door neighbor and said the kid needs your help.

The neighbor and my son got the car pulled away from the house just before
it got real hot. The fire department showed up and got everything put out.
Sounds like there's scorched siding on the house. The car is a total loss.

After everything had settled down, my son and I were talking the whole
event over. His best quote, "You told me I couldn't threaten to die again,
So I thought I should threaten to burn your house down"


Karl