zippo + alcohol + lighter fluid + idiot = danger
Said idiot was me at about 13 rather drunk (early starter) filling my zippo lighter with fluid in a tiled floor pantry (wearing only socks on my feet). As I was somewhat battered I ended up overfilling the lighter and dumping lighter fluid on the floor. What is the first thing you do after filling a lighter? test it, I didn't realise that I had apparently also got fluid over my hands, cue a fireball. Standing on a lighter fluid soaked floor with hands ablaze the smartest move would not have been to drop the lighter whilst still ablaze which is what of course I did. As I am standing in the pantry feet and hands burning with no bloody clue what to do the thought of the downstairs bathroom hits me so I decide to run through the shag carpeted lounge and hall of our house leaving little flamed footprints for the first couple of steps to the bathroom. WIth no other source of water I put my feet out in the toilet and my hands are by now out but cooling water is required. The result burnt hands and feet, some very funny singe patches to the carpet and a complete (deserved) thrashing whan my dad got home.

Legnth about 14 years later and my dad still thinks I am a disater zone
(Syndex, Fri 21 Dec 2007, 11:21, Reply)