It Pays To Look Where You Stick "It"

The "it" in this case is a gas nozzle. Seems a fella down in Florida got so excited about going fishin' with his buddies that he absent-mindedly stuck the gas nozzle in a fishing-pole hole. He already had pumped 30 gallons before he saw fuel filling the cockpit of his 18-footer.

At that point, he removed the nozzle from the holder and put it in the right place, then pumped another $40 worth of gas into the tank.

Hazmat technicians were able to siphon out most of the fuel. There were no evacuations and no injuries.

Turns out this fella's story is one of many similar accounts. One dude swears the same thing happened to him at a marina in North Carolina...with one major difference. When he figured out what he had done, he got scared and decided to unhook the battery so it wouldn't create a spark. The only problem was that, in the process, he accidentally touched the wrench across the two posts and blew himself clean out of the boat.

The good news is that the victim apparently lived to recount the story to all his friends. Thank goodness for guardian angels everywhere.

Found this item in the latest issue of Jay Kumar's BassBlaster.