The DU Lounge
Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsFargo Man Arrested For Clearing Snow With Flamethrower
I spent a winter in ND and can totally relate. One has to admire his tenacity, if not his methods.
The neighborhood was treated with quite a show last night as Fox unleashed an inferno upon the mountainous snow palace that was his front yard. Neighbors to his immediate right and left noticed a bright orange cloud and could hear what they thought was puff the magic dragon spewing mayhem all over hell, which prompted one of them to notify police.
Fox stated that he was simply fed up with battling the elements and that he did not possess the willpower necessary to move four billion tons of white bull shit.
Police say that Fox surrendered his efforts immediately upon their arrival and that his front yard looked like a hydrogen bomb had gone off. They think he was just happy to be done with snow removal, even if it did mean a trip to jail.
http://fmobserver.com/fargo-man-arrested-for-clearing-snow-with-flamethrower/
LumosMaxima
(585 posts)He's obsessive about snow removal. I told him the other day he was starting to act like Mr. Monk.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)If we can have a war on Christmas, we should be able to have a war on snow.
WilliamPitt
(58,179 posts)All of a sudden, I really want to be arrested someday for the crime of "illegal use of high-powered fire-breathing weaponry," because "high-powered fire-breathing weaponry" is wordsmithing of the highest order.
mysuzuki2
(3,521 posts)I thoroughly sympathize with this guy!
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)Illegal use of fire-breathing weaponry? Uhh...if you look on the card a roofing flamethrower comes attached to, snow removal is one of the suggested uses. It's between "kill that fucking crabgrass so it stays dead" and "burn down the church you go to," both popular applications of this particular WMD.
skypilot
(8,854 posts)...I was really hoping that someone had actually uttered the words "four billion tons of white bull shit".
OmahaBlueDog
(10,000 posts)They have those hand held propane torches used to heat sealant on streets and roofs. I've thought they'd be perfect for clearing stubborn ice.
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)I wonder if it really is illegal here?
I can't imagine it would be illegal if it can be used for a large number of other projects.