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Re: How to Safely (and not so safely) Dispose of Oil-Soaked Rags

Hear, hear!

Some time ago I stripped and oiled a customer's cedar door. Running late and being in a rush to get home, I stuffed all the oily waste into a plastic bag which I just tossed onto the passenger seat of my truck.

Arriving at home just fifteen or so minutes later, I grabbed hold of the bag without thinking, to dispose of it properly, and burnt my hand badly, so intense was the heat.

I can only imagine that only a few moments delay could have easily resulted in a moving vehicle fire.

I learned a good lesson that day and was pretty lucky to have avoided a severe penalty for my lapse.

MikeH