Karma revisited?

[SeaCat]

The guy across the street hasn't learned a bit. He's still out there early in the morning revving his bike. He's still tossing his trash in the yard and racing down the street in his truck and on his bike. His bad luck hasn't changed a damn thing.

This morning though it was a bit different. He went out and fired up his bike to go to work as usual at 0400. He wheeled it out to the edge of his parking area and fired it up. He sat there revving it with his straight pipes as he geared up. I was dragged out of a sound sleep by this. (Have you ever heard a Sport Bike with straight pipes? It sounds like a chainsaw on steroids.)

Then I heard a scream followed by cursing and yelling. I staggered over to the window and looked out. There he was in his full leathers standing well away from his bike. His bike was laying in the middle of the road with bright white flames coming from the engine. As I watched the fuel tank ruptured and there was a ball of flame as a pool of gas spread around the bike.

The Fire Department quickly showed up and put out the fire, but the bike was a complete loss.

It's strange, I have rarely seen a gas fire with that color of flame. The only thing I have seen burn with that color is Magnesium.

Hey at least it quiet around here.

Cat

 

[kromen]

You live in the weirdest town. I love your tales and yes Karma is a bitch on wheels. I bet he didn't have insurance either.

 

[Guest]

Cat, where'd you get the Magnesium?

 

[Just-Legal]

Cat, where'd you get the Magnesium?

Oh snap, I was just thinking the same thing.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Cat, where'd you get the Magnesium?

Enquiring mind over here, too!

 

[fieryjen]

Oh snap, I was just thinking the same thing.

Make that three of us.

 

[TE999]

Make that three of us.

Round that up to four.






Road flares contain magnesium...just sayin'

 

[fieryjen]

Round that up to four.






Road flares contain magnesium...just sayin'

Five, apparently, counting Stella.

 

[TE999]

Five, apparently, counting Stella.

Math was never my strong suit.

 

[Dreamthiev]

You can get magnesium at a lot of sporting good stores, in the camping section. It comes in small rectangular blocks with an attached metal flint. They're used as fire starters, you take a knife and scrape off some magnesium shavings on some kindling, then you use the knife on the flint to ignite the shavings which light the kindling. Presto, fire.

You can get them for under $10. Good times.

Oh, and I don't know about bikes, but older model VW's used to have magnesium engine blocks. If they caught fire and burned hot enough occassionally the engine itself would catch fire.

 

[glynndah]

Cat, where'd you get the Magnesium?

Funny. I just wanted to know what color the flames were.

 

[fieryjen]

Funny. I just wanted to know what color the flames were.

I remember that part from chem class.

 

[rgraham666]

Yet another person wondering if Karma had a little help.

And I always thought sodium and water were fun.

 

[SeaCat]

Now who said anything about me getting Magnesium? Or mixing it with adhesive, or packing the same mixture in between the cooling fins on the engine or around the Exhaust Manifold.

Nope that wasn't me who found and ground down multiple fire starter blocks for this.

Nope wasn't me but I am willing to say I did enjoy the lightshow and his screams of outrage. (Not to mention the blessed quiet after.)

Cat

 

[Stella_Omega]

duuude, you're my hero. Again.

 

[JagFarlane]

You can get magnesium at a lot of sporting good stores, in the camping section. It comes in small rectangular blocks with an attached metal flint. They're used as fire starters, you take a knife and scrape off some magnesium shavings on some kindling, then you use the knife on the flint to ignite the shavings which light the kindling. Presto, fire.

You can get them for under $10. Good times.

Oh, and I don't know about bikes, but older model VW's used to have magnesium engine blocks. If they caught fire and burned hot enough occassionally the engine itself would catch fire.

LOL damn was gonnna say thats where ya could get em too.

 

[rgraham666]

Cat, In the words of Samuel L. Jackson in Patriot Games, "Remind me never to get you pissed at me, man."

 

[SeaCat]

Now now, I'm a nice guy really I am. Just ask my cats.

Cat

 

[Guest]

Now now, I'm a nice guy really I am. Just ask my cats.

Cat

Cats are truly marvelous judges of character.

Well done, Mr. Cat.

 

[BlackShanglan]

Every time I see this thread, it catches my eye because my dog's name is Karma.

She's not a bitch on wheels unless she's in the car going to the park. Then, she's very happy and cheerful, considering the usage to which the expression is normally put.