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Sparky Trent

Here lies Martin Jacob "Sparky" Trent
Service Station Attendant
Smoking while fueling 
Can be quite grueling
A flick of the Bic and away Sparky went. 

Written November 14, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger

November 17, 2022 at 12:57 PM

"smoking while fueling" - you are making this up, right?

L Milton Hankins

November 17, 2022 at 1:51 PM

Oh, yeah. Definitely, Caren.

Gershon Wolf

November 15, 2022 at 6:43 PM

H I L A R I O U S!! Just love that last line - 'a flick of the Bic... To the Moon, Alice! ~ Ralph Cramden

L Milton Hankins

November 15, 2022 at 6:54 PM

Thanks so much, gw. I am still chuckling at your comment. Delightful!!!!

Rico Leffanta

November 15, 2022 at 11:05 AM

Too bad Jay Leno did not read this first! Aloha!

L Milton Hankins

November 15, 2022 at 12:55 PM

I'd say so, Rico. I don't know how he got burned, but I hope it wasn't like this!

Tom Cunningham

November 14, 2022 at 11:38 PM

Oh dear, poor sparky, reminded me of a video footage of a failed robbery at a gas station, some thugs pulled up in a van with the intention of stealing a car that was being filled up, the quick thinking customer turned the hose on them drenching them in petrol and the van door was open and he filled that too, best laugh I'd had in ages. Tom

L Milton Hankins

November 15, 2022 at 7:51 AM

Oh my! I'll bet that was really funny. Thanks for your sharing, Tom.