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Old 01-03-2003, 05:28 PM  
Socks
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I took apart a drill into pieces while it was still plugged into the wall when I was 6 or 7

Plugged in an oldschool barbecue thingy (for lighting charcoal I imagine) while holding onto the element to see how quickly it heats up - note - too fast.

Left my mom's brand new stainless steel kettle from Argentina on the stove, left home, came back an hour or so later, the entire thing was glowing orange when I got back and going TING TING TING TING TING TING heheh.. no water left.

Turned the thermostat up before I left the house for school because I wanted it to be warm when I got out of the shower.. Forgot to turn it down, left for school, came home at around 4pm, got hit with a heat wave opening the door, struggled through the house to turn it off.. It was 34 degrees celsius in the house.. I could see the "waves of heat" all around me.. Melted the wires on the furnace, had to buy a new one.

Got my arm pulled through the gears of our boat trailer hitch

Fell on a wood stove up north during march break, 2nd degree burns on both palms of my hands, didn't see a doctor for a week. Had to cross country ski in and out for about a mile and a half to get to the car.

Slept through a hail storm in a tent, it collapsed on me, my entire sleeping bag was so wet you could wring the water out. Storm was at 4-5 AM, I woke up at 11 AM.

Was late almost 4 hours to an investment meeting when I was 18 for $250,000. Still got the money.
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