Just been reminded by other tales of hot item grabbery
A few weeks ago I managed to crash my motorbike (nothing too serious). After spending a good few hours drilling and carefully extracting a snapped bolt from the engine block I put in a new exhaust gasket and bolted the exhaust back in place.

Due to having tinkered with the bike a test-ride was in order; fired it up and it all seemed to work fine, took it all out for a ride and everything seemed fine apart from a bent brake lever.

Got it home and decided to make sure that the exhaust was still nice and secure. This is where my common sense lapsed- off came the nice thick, protective leather glove from the hand, which was then applied directly to the hottest part of the exhaust pipe right by the engine. For a split second I thought there was some movement, then I realised the give was in my fingers and was due to the skin melting.

Still have slightly shiny fingertips on my right hand but no severe burns.
(madsporkmurderer, Thu 3 Jan 2008, 20:39, 2 replies)

Severe Burns?...
Wee, sleekit, cow'rin', tim'rous beastie, O what a panic's in thy breastie!

Now go cry yerself ta sleep on yer huge pillow!

Is that severe enough?...

(If not- Smithers! Release the hounds!)
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 3 Jan 2008, 21:34, closed)

loon
had to do that feking poem at gcse...couldn't understand a word of it
(apo-dap, Thu 3 Jan 2008, 23:39, closed)