That's why you should stick with LBC- Usually only leak oil! Scott ;)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Livia Haasper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 10:40 AM Subject: National Lampoons Christmas at Wilf's and Liv's / no LBC content > Hi friends, > what's Christmas without watching the Chevy Chase National Lampoons movie? > It's my favourite part of Christmas, it's a relaxing laugh amidst the stress > and hassle of the Christmas season. I love the part where the Christmas tree > blows up, the sewer gas explodes. What can be more exiting during the festive > holidays? > > This year, to follow up in Chevy's foot steps, we've had the opportunity of > playing out our very own emergency, almost disaster, scene here at home. > > It happened last night at mid night, just before bed time. For some reason, > Wilf decided to step outside to check things out. His urgent call made me run > downstairs and out onto the drive way, wearing pyjamas and slippers. On my way > down the basement stairs, the stench off gasoline hit me immediately. Wilf was > running by me at top speed, carrying a fire extinguisher in each hand, opening > all the windows, yelling " Emergency, we're in trouble, gasoline is running > into the drainage". I couldn't believe what I was hearing, but a look under > the Hyundai immediately told the story. It was leaking petrol, a lot of it. > The car had been parked half way under the car port, just over the spot were > the drainage system was guiding excess water, usually dripping from the roof > of the car port and garage, into the sump area of the house. From this sump > hole, a pump always delivered the water outside to a low lying area. Now, > gasoline was draining into this drainage system. Gasoline fumes were > accumulating in our basement, family room, making its way up the stairs into > the upper areas of the house. > To make matters worse, we always have a cosy wood fire burning in the wood > stove, that's located in the basement family room. We rushed around the house, > opening all the windows and doors, letting the fumes escape. Wilf immediately > got busy, moving the car into the garage, jacking it up, checking out the > problem. Last week, he'd installed new brake and fuel lines. A clamp worth > about 25 cents, holding the fuel line together had broken, causing the leak. > Naturally, that same evening needing gasoline, Wilf had filled the tank, which > was now almost empty. > > I rushed around mopping up gasoline out of the drainage hole, then tried to > soak up as much gasoline, using old towels, from the drive way as possible. > All of this in freezing Ottawa temperatures. We now have nicely polished and > clean gravel, but the stink of gasoline its still prevailing. > I'm continuously opening windows to air the house, but the emergency has > passed. Hopefully, the stink will subside soon. > > Strangely, we always seem to have some sort of emergency to deal with over the > Christmas holidays. But, I know we have a guardian angel looking out for us. > > Wishing you all a holiday season without excitement of this kind. > Merry Christmas > Wilf and Liv Haasper /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
