Garage fire, Jay Leno

[Keith Seymore]

So - basically like playing around with a home or RV water heater, or furnace.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...ycsrp_catchall

[Keith Seymore]

Not to minimize what happened to Jay, but in an attempt to add some levity to an otherwise serious news item:

I do catch myself on fire with some regularity. Typically it is as I am trying to get my propane heater going in the back garage, if it conks out as I try to get it to relight it will "phoof" a little fireball.

I typically don't notice until I come back in the house and the ladies look at me funny, then I realize my eyebrows or the hair of my beard will be singed on one side of my face.

I came in one time and they had drawn a clock on the chalkboard that said "Days since Dad Has Caught Himself on Fire", set to "zero".

K

[Keith Seymore]

Got my engine builder one time, too.

We were in Atlanta and tuning up a new engine and combination. He was leaning over the carb and motioned for me to crank it and when I did it backfired up from the carb.

Singed his hair and eyebrow pretty good.

He was really excited to show me his new helmet at the next event:

[Keith Seymore]

So - back to being serious - I think we all know that these cars can be tricky, especially when dealing with fuel but also in the garage environment itself.

You know the drill; Let's all be careful out there.

K

[Keith Seymore]

I'm sorry - I know it shouldn't always be about the cars, but - I am reminded that President Taft motorized his presidential fleet and that one of the cars he had was a 1909 White Steamer: