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Old 16th July 2005 | 07:28
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BEagle
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From: Quite near 'An aerodrome somewhere in England'
I ran out of barbi' lighting fluid once.....

So poured a VERY small quantity of 100LL fuel from the 'for disposal' jar over the dry coals and let it soak in. Then, to get it going, a little surgical spirit was also poured over.

Standing at a safe distance, I lit a match, then at arm's length holding it in barbecue tongs, held it over the coals...........

Well, yes, they certainly lit. A spectacular WHOOMPH and all the coals lit simultaneously! NOT the most sensible way of lighting a barbecue and DO NOT try it!

There's so much ludicrous huggy-fluffy Health and Safety bull$hit these days that it's simpler just to pour the fuel from a clean, sediment-free fuel checker back into the tank UNLESS there's any water in it.
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