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Major Nikon

(36,814 posts)
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:20 PM Dec 2013

Fargo 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.

Fargo, ND – Local resident Todd Fox has been detained for “reckless endangerment” and “illegal use of high-powered fire-breathing weaponry” for attacking snow with his flamethrower. Fox reportedly became so fed up with the week-long blowing snow epidemic in his area that he decided to KILL IT WITH FIRE.

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/
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Fargo Man Arrested For Clearing Snow With Flamethrower (Original Post) Major Nikon Dec 2013 OP
I can totally see my elderly father pulling something like this. LumosMaxima Dec 2013 #1
Hopefully this will inspire others Major Nikon Dec 2013 #2
OMG WilliamPitt Dec 2013 #3
After spending most of my 65 years in the upper midwest mysuzuki2 Dec 2013 #4
Parody site. Still cute. jmowreader Dec 2013 #5
Aw, hell... skypilot Dec 2013 #6
You laugh - I've considered something similar OmahaBlueDog Dec 2013 #7
I've considered it too! LeftofObama Dec 2013 #10
Was the woodchipper broken? KamaAina Dec 2013 #8
+1+1 nt Earth_First Dec 2013 #9
We look forward to his move down here in Floriduh..n/t monmouth3 Dec 2013 #11

LumosMaxima

(585 posts)
1. I can totally see my elderly father pulling something like this.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:23 PM
Dec 2013

He's obsessive about snow removal. I told him the other day he was starting to act like Mr. Monk.

Major Nikon

(36,814 posts)
2. Hopefully this will inspire others
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:27 PM
Dec 2013

If we can have a war on Christmas, we should be able to have a war on snow.

 

WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts)
3. OMG
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:30 PM
Dec 2013

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.

jmowreader

(50,447 posts)
5. Parody site. Still cute.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:51 PM
Dec 2013

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

(8,847 posts)
6. Aw, hell...
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:25 PM
Dec 2013

...I was really hoping that someone had actually uttered the words "four billion tons of white bull shit".

OmahaBlueDog

(10,000 posts)
7. You laugh - I've considered something similar
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 05:09 PM
Dec 2013

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)
10. I've considered it too!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 06:09 PM
Dec 2013

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.

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