My mother was the eldest child, my uncle was the youngest. Mom told a story about pulling out the lighter and it wasn’t glowing red. She didn’t know if it was hot so tested it on younger brother sitting on the seat beside her. Unc got a nice round branding scar in the middle of his thigh.
I can neither confirm nor deny that they were used to burn and inhale "roaches" from............in the olden days.
Geno
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
There's one in this scene, for a bit. Might still be on a street in Chicago still:
The previous one provides context for this scene:
Geno
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Most of those are wired with about an 18 ga wire. You can buy a battery trickle charger that's supposed to plug into one to charge the battery. How many amps can you stuff through 18 ga before it all melts down? Not all of those are live when they key's off.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
When did they quit putting them in cars? My '08 Dodge pickup has one but my '04 minivan doesn't.
They still put the receptacle in the vehicles. It's that hole where you put an adapter for USB charging chords for your cell phone. They just don't provide the male lighter any longer.
Cheap bastards.
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling
Spotlight powerport plug. When you listen to the second hand smoke crusaders today it's surprising any of us survived our youth. I never gave a second thought when we six kids were in the car with mom or dad and there was a constant "fog" of cigarette smoke. Heck, my parents had large families. For holiday get togethers there were always a dozen or more adults/late teens smoking all at once, playing cards, watching football, reminiscing while all drinking beer or booze. How did our society survive all of that sin?
_________________________________________________________________________ “Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck
When did they quit putting them in cars? My '08 Dodge pickup has one but my '04 minivan doesn't.
They still put the receptacle in the vehicles. It's that hole where you put an adapter for USB charging chords for your cell phone. They just don't provide the male lighter any longer.
Cheap bastards.
I bought the male counter part and stuffed it in the lighter hole in my new truck, the fuse blew right away.
I upped the fuse size and figured I had it licked until the light weight wiring they used started to smoke and melt. I guess they matched the wire size to that fuse.....oh well.....