On 2021-02-16 10:05 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-02-16 10:49 a.m., Graham wrote:
>> On 2021-02-16 7:04 a.m., Gary wrote:
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>>> It was a carpeted stairway and real mess to clean up.
>>>
>> When a pan of oil on the stove caught fire, an acquaintance of mine
>> grabbed the pan to take it outside. As he was passing through the
>> door, the wind blew it back and he spilled the oil.
>> His house burned down.
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> I hope that he was okay. A friend of mine had separated and moved back
> to his parents' house. He was making some fries and the pot of oil
> caught fire. He grabbed the handle and headed outside with it. No house
> fire, but his hand was really badly burned.
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He was a stoic, elderly farmer. A kind and generous man. He rebuilt on
the old basement. Cancer (unrelated) got him a few years later.