On 2016-03-31 18:58:16 +0000, John Kuthe said:

> On Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 11:57:52 AM UTC-6, wrote:
>> there's an internet rumor going around, that hotdogs aren't very healthy,
>> so moderation with them...?
>>
>> i have to admit i had the best hotdog in my life,
>> when out camping once; it was cooked over an open fire
>> [i wonder what brand it was]
>>
>> marc
>
> One time me and Bryan had some of the best hot dogs in the world on a
> little fla****er float we were on. Just he and I, and we stopped at a
> gravel bar to have lunch, and were trying to build a fire, and I was
> holding the valve open trying to get the fitre started, and I held the
> ligher too close/too long to the almost fire, and the heat softened the
> flint/flint wheel tabs on the lighter and the flint, spring, flint
> wheel came flying out and fell into the rocks of the gravel bar!! OMG!!
> And it was the only lighter we had!! We were then in danger of having
> to eat RAW HOT DOGS!!! Oh the humanity!! ;-)
>
> But we found the flint, spring and flint wheel and I held them all
> together to make the lighter work one last time to finally get the fire
> started, so we DIDN'T have to eat RAW HOT DOGS!!! Best hot dogs we ever
> had too! :-)
>
> John Kuthe...

Moral of the story: Carry a back up fire source.