We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Andy Champ
saying something like:

I have actually seen the remains of a large water tank that had been cut
up by a gas axe. You can tell by the melted metal trails.

This was in the loft of a Lutyens mansion - removing the cut up pieces
was obviously a step too far - and the mansion is still there.

So what? Just because some stupid arse got away with it is no reason to
in any way recommend it.