Men versus Gophers
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03/25/08 10:02
dominixe |
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Boys with their toys! ---
A war on gophers waged by two Canadian men went awry this weekend when a device used to blast the rodents in their holes sparked a massive grass fire in a rural area near Calgary, Alberta, causing more than C$200,000 ($197,000) in damages. Despite a ban on fires in the tinder-dry area of Springbank, just northeast of Calgary's city limits, two men went into a field to kill gophers using a device called a Rodenator, fire officials said on Monday. The device pumps a mixture of propane and oxygen into gopher holes, which is then ignited, and, according to the manufacturer's Web site, the resulting blast creates a shock wave that kills the gopher and collapses its tunnel system. "We had a couple of acreage owners out taking care of their rodent problem with this device," said Captain Joe Garssi of the municipal district of Rocky View's fire department. "They did a few holes successfully and then hit a hole that didn't go in very far. When they filled it with propane it over-filled the hole...and when they ignited it (fire) flashed out of the hole into the grass beside them." The resulting grass fire scorched about 160 acres of surrounding property and destroyed a number of outbuildings. No homes were damaged. quote Garssi : "The way I look at it, it's 'humans eight, gophers one'." The two men destroyed about eight of the rodents before sparking the blaze. Charges are being considered against one of the two men involved. In Western Canada, gophers, more properly called Richardson's ground squirrels, are often considered a nuisance, blamed for ruining crops and damaging golf courses and lawns. Reuters, Mar 24, 2008 -------------------- An elegant courtesan among Calgary escorts, providing vip executive escort companionship to business travelers. Experience elite GFE, fetish, and domination services from the best of Calgary escorts. |
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04/19/08 23:46
paulh50 |
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I knew this would only take a matter of time for this technology to be change to something some hair brained fool would use.
The type of explosive device that was used for this gopher device was orgionaly developed for the control of avalances. Many ski resorts and transportation systems use them. The propane and oxygen are pumped into a chamber and the mixture is set off by a radio controlled device which causes a spark to detonate the gas. It is much safer and more reliabale than using people to ski areas and hand toss explosives into avalance ares and a hell of a lot safer than using a recoil less rifle (a mounted cannon that has no recoil). California Department of Transportation switched to this new device after one of their recoil less rifles expolded killing 2 of the operators and wound a third at South Lake Tahoe. |
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