Fire Extinguishers
July 06, 2008 - 09:32 PM
Today I got into one of the farm pick-ups and the seat was too far forward. Being a low-end vehicle and no power seat, I jerked the rod and slid back sharply. I should tell you that our trucks tend to collect all sorts of stuff before getting so filled up we can not find anything and then we unload, sort, toss out and start the process over. This truck was due a clean out. In any case, my moving the seat I set off a chain reaction in the mess in the back and dislodged the fire extinguisher. Suddenly, after hearing for split second release of air, I and the whole truck was enveloped in a yellow dust cloud. I don’t know what they put in one of those ABC extinguishers, but it is lighter than flour. It went everywhere. I could not bail out fast enough. Not like I had anything to do this evening, I spent an hour taking all the stuff out of the truck then using a shop vac to try and clean up my mess. Lesson learned. Keep your truck clean. Oh yes, I found that set of ratchets I had lost.