There was a time when my oldest daughter was almost two years old. Well anyhow, my wife and I went fishing anyhow, I had the license. Well I had a Coleman lantern and a whole gallon I guess of Coleman fuel. Well I had hot dogs and buns and the kid kept yelling about being hungry. The more I tried to start a campfire for this the more impatient she grew. Well anyhow, I was worn out from work and it was getting late. Therefore, I decided to use the fuel, which is highly combustible to start the fire to cook with. Well I added a little then she kept yelling I was thinking is a small puddle enough or should I add more. The tension grew and I added more then before I was done I lean back and I was kneeling for a minute. Then she yelled again. Oh, I had to hurry up and light that fire so she would quit.

Therefore, I did and to my surprise I had a trail of fuel go all the way back into the gallon can. Well I tried to pour it out. Did not work. Too many trees car parked near to just throw it on the bank. Therefore, what did I do but throw it in the river. Well it went about eight feet into the air swirling out of the can then it headed back to me at the shore. Then I took a stick, which this was a much-panicked situation and pushed it back out while it was still burning. However, as I pushed it back out it proceeded to go downstream still burning. It not only went downstream but could you imagine all the six or seven fishermen downstream. It burnt all their lines off the first one said wow that is the best thing I have seen happen all night have not caught a thing anyway.

Then the other yelled hey tell the game warden he is fishing downstream. Then finally, it went out. Well we were sitting there with the lantern fishing when all of a sudden my wife seen this thing with eyes. I did too and it scared her and me both but in the wind up it was just the black game warden. He said you do realize I could have just fined you for that but I am not on duty. I said would you rather have a bigger fire on the bank and maybe woods on fire or car and woods. He said no but if you would have put it on the bank, we could have put it out with dirt. This was funny but it could have been a very costly mistake. Although I still laugh when I think about all those fishing lines, getting burnt off before they had time to reel them in.