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WORLD FENCE NEWS • FEBRUARY 2014 • 0.001% incident rate, backed up with a stellar clean up record. But if your drivers are filling at card-locks or in your yard, the risk of a spill is considerably higher and so are all the associated costs." If all this doesn't make a dent, then consider this: professional fuelling makes you green without even trying. And it even saves you money. Your company can proudly take its place in the "Green Revolution" for the reduced environmental risk and lower overall greenhouse gases output of wheel to wheel. And guess what? You can promote your new green philosophy to employees, clients and the community. It's known to help you attract and keep the best people too. Jack Lee is CEO of 4Refuel, the largest onsite fuel management company in Canada and a global leader in technology designed to help businesses reduce their fuel expenses. Got a question about fuel? Ask the fuel expert by emailing Jack at AskTheFuelExpert@4Refuel.com. Visit the web sites www.AskTheFuelExpert.com and www.4Refuel.com. Wrong place at the wrong time Editor's note: It has been a long while since we have seen a report such as the one below, thank goodness! But Ray Statz of Qual Line Fence in Waunakee, Wisconsin sent this in. It appeared in the news and sports web site madison.com. The incident occurred Dec. 11, 2013. A car passenger impaled by a fence pipe (a length of top rail) had to have the pipe cut from the seat back so he could be removed from the car and taken to a hospital, according to police officers in Madison, Wisconsin, where the incident occurred. Madison Fire Department crews responded to the scene, discovering the 20-year-old victim was impaled by a two-inch diameter metal pipe that went through his body and into the seat back. "The seven-foot piece of pipe entered the patient just below his left arm pit and exited through his back, the pipe penetrating the front seat back," said MFD spokeswoman Lori Wirth in a news release. The patient was conscious and answering questions, she added. The front part of the pipe was cut to within four inches of the victim's chest, and the back part of the pipe was cut close to the seat back. "The right side of the car also was cut away to allow better access," Wirth said. "The patient was gently repositioned to allow the pipe to be removed from the seat back and the patient was removed form the car." The extrication took about 25 minutes. "He was transported to UW Hospital with a section of pipe still in his body," Wirth said. "Fire department personnel and equipment went to the hospital in case further cutting of the pipe was needed." No assistance was needed in the emergency room and the patient went to surgery to get the rest of the pipe taken out, Wirth said. Police said the driver, a Madison man, was driving at a high rate of speed and left the road, going through a chain link fence. "As the car plowed through the fence, the upper rail penetrated the windshield and speared the male passenger," Wirth said. The driver was tentatively charged with reckless driving causing great bodily harm. "Speed and road conditions appear to be factors in the crash," said Police Sgt. Rahim Rahaman. A guy is sitting with his girlfriend, drinking beer, and says, "You make my life complete. I couldn't live without you. I love you." The girl asks, "Is that you or the beer talking?" The guy replies, "It's me. Talking to the beer." 69 US Patent No: 8,266,771 B2 KDT Power Twist Tie "Affixing the fence fabric to a fence post is an important and repetitive step in most fence installations. For this reason, an inexpensive fence tie that facilitates high quality fastening with reduced time and effort can improve upon the time and cost associated with building fences." – As published in U.S. Patent, KDT Power Twist Tie Sizes for 1-5/8 pipe up to 8-5/8 9 ga & 6 ga conform to ASTM F626-96A Our PATENTED KDT Power Twist Tie saves time, and time is money! Available in Galv. Class B Coating or less & Aluminized Only four steps needed to install the KDTwist Saves 20% on installation time! – Move KDTwist to post at a 45° angle; it pops on. – The installer does not have to pry apart legs. Reduces fatigue for the installer. – Smaller opening to close. – Use any power twist tie tool on the market to secure the KDTwist. Special sizes or shapes on request • KDT now available for T-posts Available in 12 ga, 11 ga, 9 ga, 7 ga, 6 ga Look for it at your local supplier or Call 800-749-7181 E-mail: sales@kdwire.brcoxmail.com AND MENTION WFN! Keener Dupont Wire Co., LLC MEMBER Where wire is our only business PIGTAIL AND MEMBER SQUARE KDT AVAILABLE! PRIVACY IS A SNAP! PVC panels snap on to ornamental pickets. No other mechanism is involved. Privacy Picket Panels for Ornamental Fencing, Decks, Balconies or Enclosures Hurricane Mfg. Co., LLC 918-270-2050 • info@hurricanemfg.com • www.hurricanemfg.com