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"Out of three times I put out fires along the highway or
freeway nobody even bothered to say thanks."

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I once was at a gas station about 15 miles outside of Coalinga, CA (and
Coalinga is many miles from anywhere else),when I observed an RV pulling off
the I5 Interstate and into the station in some hurry.

Several people piled out from inside the RV as it was stopping and smoke was
wafting around the thing. The mom was yelling at the kids to get away because
the thing was on fire. The driver lifted the engine compartment lid up from
inside the vehicle and smoke billowed up into the RV.

I got my trusty extinguisher, ran up to the smoking RV and put out the flames
with a few well aimed blasts.

I was about to look closer to see what had really been burning but then the
driver complained to me that I got fire extinguisher powder all over his
engine and some had wafted into his living space. I felt like giving him a
shot or two from what was left in the extinguisher.

Never got a thank you either.

Markus in Pismo Beach with The Girl ('87 Westy)