Heat tape causes fire
The part of Oregon I live in has a lot of people living in rural atmosphere. they have private wells and they use heat tape to keep these wells from freezing up during these cold spells like we are h...
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lakeside013104 wrote:
A neighbor of mine ran out of heating fuel oil and the town would not buy him anymore. He kept blowing fuses while using an electric heater trying to keep his pipes from freezing. He blew his last fuse and placed a copper penny behind the fuse so that his heater would work. Within a short time he had all the heat he could stand because his house was on fire. Was his actions “stupid”? Did he apply good “common sense” when he put a penny behind the blown fuse? What say, you?
Lakeside
Not stupid,....A SPECIAL kind of stupid.
