Ron 10 #1 April 6, 2005 http://news.tbo.com/news/MGB7TIM177E.html QuoteTAMPA - Jean Treacy's plans to photograph Tattoofest, a tattoo convention at Tampa International Airport's Doubletree Hotel, unraveled this weekend in the worst way she could imagine. First, the 42-year-old artist and her boyfriend, James Wadsack, both of Linden, N.J., argued with the people who drove them to Tampa, forcing them to find another way home. Saturday, the post office at 4009 W. Spruce St. wouldn't release a package of Treacy's promotional cards to Wadsack because the driver's license he showed as identification had expired. Later that night, he curled into a ball in their hotel room. ``He said he had done something to the post office,'' Treacy said. ``I thought he was kidding.'' Apparently, he wasn't. Monday, a U.S. postal inspector and Tampa fire marshal knocked on the couple's door, looking for Wadsack, 22. He climbed onto the third- floor hotel room's balcony and down to the balcony below, where they arrested him. He is accused of setting a maintenance shed at the Spruce Street facility on fire, causing about $18,000 in damage, Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said. Wadsack was held at the Orient Road Jail on Tuesday. He is charged with felony first- degree arson, felony burglary and a misdemeanor charge of resisting an officer without violence. Treacy remained at the hotel Tuesday, torn between going home and helping him. ``They won't give him bail,'' she said, crying. ``I don't know what to do.'' According to Tampa Fire Rescue, Wadsack became ``irate'' after the post office would not release Treacy's package. He entered an unlocked maintenance shed after hours, opened the gas cap on a piece of lawn equipment, tipped it over and ignited the gasoline, Wade said. No one was injured, Wade said. Postal workers discovered the damage on Monday and remembered Wadsack from Saturday's dispute, he said. Investigators used the information on the package to find him. A former firefighter, Wadsack is apprenticing as a tattoo artist, Treacy said. He has the words ``break on through,'' from a Doors song, tattooed on his chest and two bees tattooed on his neck, an allusion to a saying from Treacy's father to ``keep on punching'' and roll through the bad times. Treacy thought he had ``snapped'' because of the stress of his older brother's suicide last year and the fight with their traveling companions. He told her he thought she would break up with him if he returned without the package. ``My God, I don't know what he was thinking,'' she said. ``He's a Mormon. He's never harmed anyone in his whole life.'' Now some would say Wadsack did it, but if this were a gun thread some would try to blame the lawn equipment"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #2 April 6, 2005 Well thats just obviously the lawn equipments fault and the post office for have gasoline around lawn equipment just there for anyone to light up. The guys innocent I tell ya! Innocent! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #3 April 6, 2005 The Postal employees had every reason to believe he would go "Postal" and they failed to do anything to prevent it. I also am calling for the local Postmaster to resign because he failed to implement adequate security measures to prevent this tragedy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #4 April 6, 2005 Perhaps they should sue the Oil companies who made the petrol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #5 April 6, 2005 QuotePerhaps they should sue the Oil companies who made the petrol. Absolutely. Especially if there weren't warning labels to caution that the gasoline was highly flammable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #6 April 6, 2005 [Dr. Nick] But the label said it was "Inflammable". [/Dr. Nick] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TypicalFish 0 #7 April 6, 2005 Wasit "pre", "post", or "post-post" ban lawn equipment?"I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #8 April 6, 2005 Quote[Dr. Nick] But the label said it was "Inflammable". [/Dr. Nick] "Ooh, did you go to Hollywood Upstairs Medical College too?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #9 April 6, 2005 QuoteQuotePerhaps they should sue the Oil companies who made the petrol. Absolutely. Especially if there weren't warning labels to caution that the gasoline was highly flammable. whoever left that shed unlocked is probably gonna get it.... Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #10 April 6, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuotePerhaps they should sue the Oil companies who made the petrol. Absolutely. Especially if there weren't warning labels to caution that the gasoline was highly flammable. whoever left that shed unlocked is probably gonna get it.... This is all Bushs' fault. He's the one who is responsible for selecting a Postmaster General and had he found a better candidate, that shed wouldn't have been left open with flammable liquids. Had Bush allocated more money for development of alternative fuels and the development of hybrid lawn mowers, this whole incident could have been avoided. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #11 April 6, 2005 If all Lawn equipment were banned this incident wouldnt have happend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Botellines 0 #12 April 6, 2005 Nahhh, we should give lawn mowers to everybody so we can better defend ourselves... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #13 April 6, 2005 QuoteNahhh, we should give lawn mowers to everybody so we can better defend ourselves... what about the innocent grass? what do they have to say about that?Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #14 April 6, 2005 QuoteNahhh, we should give lawn mowers to everybody so we can better defend ourselves... Against what, Torero? I'll be at your side to defend against the rest of the world. If you only would have better equipment Whom to kill with a lawn mower..? Tell me, I follow you dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #15 April 6, 2005 It's the fault of our culture, which places such a high priority on neatly manicured lawns. If it wasn't for the value society places on neatly trimmed grass, that lawnmower wouldn't have been there in the first place. Ban grass! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #16 April 6, 2005 QuoteQuote[Dr. Nick] But the label said it was "Inflammable". [/Dr. Nick] "Ooh, did you go to Hollywood Upstairs Medical College too?" Give it to me straight doc Homer, you need cardio-arterial bypass surgery Spare me your medical mumbo jumbo and say it right out Heart bypass surgery Can you put it lay man's terms? Homer, we're going to cut open your chest and tinker with your ticker Er, can you dumb it down a bit? ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Botellines 0 #17 April 6, 2005 QuoteQuoteNahhh, we should give lawn mowers to everybody so we can better defend ourselves... Against what, Torero? I'll be at your side to defend against the rest of the world. If you only would have better equipment Whom to kill with a lawn mower..? Tell me, I follow you Against criminals with deadly lawn mowers... I guess that a powerful lawn mower would be the great equalizer for a gardener or anyone who is afraid to be attacked by a gardener. I am ordering over the net whatever and everything can be used against me as a weapon (but much bigger) so i will be properly protected. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #18 April 6, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuoteNahhh, we should give lawn mowers to everybody so we can better defend ourselves... Against what, Torero? I'll be at your side to defend against the rest of the world. If you only would have better equipment Whom to kill with a lawn mower..? Tell me, I follow you Against criminals with deadly lawn mowers... I guess that a powerful lawn mower would be the great equalizer for a gardener or anyone who is afraid to be attacked by a gardener. I am ordering over the net whatever and everything can be used against me as a weapon (but much bigger) so i will be properly protected. OK. Understood. Count on me and my lawn mower. We shall be prepared. BTW: Mine needs electricity.... dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Botellines 0 #19 April 6, 2005 QuoteBTW: Mine needs electricity.... Very wise... Then we will not need to invade a middle east country to get it running... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #20 April 6, 2005 >but if this were a gun thread some would try to blame the lawn equipment, Since it _is_ speaker's corner, it will likely develop like this: Pro Mower Person: Let's wait and see all the sheep start bleating about how unsafe lawn mowers are! Anti Mower Person: Gas mowers are deadly devices. Moderate: What's wrong with electric lawnmowers? PMP: Electric lawnmowers? So now you want to ban all gas mowers? Oh, I suppose you couldn't burn down a house with a shorted out electric lawnmower? Here's a story about how an electric lawnmower melted an entire box of Legos. But you don't care, you just want to ban gas mowers to further your anti-mower agenda. What are you going to ban next, oxygen? AMP: Electric lawnmowers? You're one of those pro-mower people who are just trying to get some laws passed to require everyone to have a lawnmower of some sort. Once you have that, you'll want to change it to require everyone to have a _gas_ mower. It's obvious that your ulterior motive is to require everyone to have their 2 year olds operate dangerous gasoline mowers. Are you really OK with all the dead kids that will result in? Moderate: I just like my electric lawnmower. It's cheap and quiet. PMP: You're just a sheep, one of those victims we always read about. Suppose you're mowing your lawn and you have to walk an extra 200 yards around a tree, and you don't have an extension cord? Are you OK with being a victim then? Are you OK with "lawn care victim zones" where people are exposed to deadly weeds they can't cut because of your ban on gas mowers? AMP: It's just like a pro-mower person to change the subject. If you'll refer to my previous post, you will see that I was talking about CHILDREN operating dangerous mowers with no protection whatsoever! So answer my question instead of changing the subject again - are you OK with dead children? Moderate: I don't want to require or ban anything. I just like my electric mower. PMP: Liar! I see right through your anti-mower agenda. AMP: Liar! You won't be happy until all children are dead! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #21 April 6, 2005 QuoteSince it _is_ speaker's corner, it will likely develop like this... LOL! That was a terrific piece of creative writing. If you would do this more often, we could all just sit back and watch it play out, and spare ourselves a lot of typing. "Oh yeah, well how do you think the electricity is made for your electric lawn mower? Oil, that's how!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #22 April 7, 2005 Even if it's expired the drivers license still VERIFIES his name and identity.... Doesn't it???????..... he wasn't DRIVING in the POST office lobby ???? was he???? so what's the difference if it had expired...??? and if he HAD other Id...with his name on it... They should have just given him the damn package... right???? That's how I see it.... jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #23 April 7, 2005 Yeah, I'll agree with that. Kinda stupid to deny him a package because the DL was expired. It was a stupid on his part, and I'm glad no one was hurt, but what he did is something I'm sure many people have wanted to do for a very long time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #24 April 7, 2005 I don't know I have information from and impeccable source that never lies or is ambigous that the lawn equipment spoke to him and told him to kill his first born.......umm I mean burn down the Post Office.... Yeah Right burn down the Post Office. Anyhoo he wrote me a book that told me so and talks to me (just me......hee hee) and he is never wrong. by the way he told me everyone is going to die soon and only the chosen ones will survive( hee hee that includes me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TypicalFish 0 #25 April 7, 2005 OK, that is one of the funnier things I have read in awhile... Especially the "moderates"..."I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
