a. A sixteen year old on adrenaline can single-handedly push a 1971 Newport about 50 feet, especially if it is on fire beside twenty foot tall tanks of propane.
b. There are a surprising number of fire extinguishers on hand at a propane station, and even the clerical help in the office are willing to wield them if it seems necessary.
"The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."
