how do i fill my bic lighter.

[Ryjalon5k]

i just bought this nice bic, how do i fill it with lighter fluid w/out burning down my house?

 

[Steve]

Um...pretty easy, that. After all, if it doesn't have fluid, you can't make fire. If I remember correctly from my days in France (oh, feel free to ask, I'll tell ya the story), there should be a tiny screw or two at the bottom that will allow you to remove the base and replace the fluid.

 

[Ryjalon5k]

i removed the screw, and i tried pouring the liquid in, it just came out the top of the ligther and into the sink...am i not supposed to remove the screw completley? it does light, but i dont think i did it right. (all that fluid coming out)

 

[Steve]

The fluid is coming out of the top of the lighter...is the lid closed and everything?

 

[Ryjalon5k]

The fluid is coming out of the top of the lighter...is the lid closed and everything?

no, this only happened when i filled it. most of the fluid did not stay in the lighter.

 

[Steve]

Okay, well, remember: when you open the top, it releases the lighter fluid to make the flame. You need to keep the top closed when you're filling it.

 

[Ryjalon5k]

oh so the cap acts like a locking mechanisim to keep the fluid in...?

 

[Steve]

Exactly. Just like the button on cheap plastic lighters.

 

[burnzie]

If by bic lighter you mean those cheap ass plastic ones... (thats what bic lighters are over here... like 2 bucks) then why bother... but if its one of those "zippo" metal lighters then just ignor me

 

[Steve]

If by bic lighter you mean those cheap ass plastic ones... (thats what bic lighters are over here... like 2 bucks) then why bother... but if its one of those "zippo" metal lighters then just ignor me

Bic makes nice metal lighters, too.

 

[Ryjalon5k]

If by bic lighter you mean those cheap ass plastic ones... (thats what bic lighters are over here... like 2 bucks) then why bother... but if its one of those "zippo" metal lighters then just ignor me

not a zippo but has skull and crossbones on it, its sweet..ill post a pic, let me draw one...

 

[burnzie]

Yeah i had a fealing it was one of those... I want one... but I dont smoke but it could be handy... at some time. never can feal justifide to buy one...

I didnt know bic made cool ones aswell... maybe we dont get them in aus....

 

[Ryjalon5k]

here is the design on my bic.

 

[Steve]

So...did it work?

 

[burnzie]

lol


Cool

 

[Ryjalon5k]

Yeah i had a fealing it was one of those... I want one... but I dont smoke but it could be handy... at some time. never can feal justifide to buy one...

I didnt know bic made cool ones aswell... maybe we dont get them in aus....

i used to smoke weed every few months, i might start again maybe. just to ease my mind of everything thats going on.

 

[Ryjalon5k]

So...did it work?

i havent filled it again yet, i'll have to wait till i get back from work in the morning...i dont want the trailer to smell, my dad doesnt want me doing pyro stuff inside...our trailer isa fire hazard.....one of the trailers across the street burned down one night.....

 

[burnzie]

Meh I dont smoke... anything but they come in handy down the pub or club cause you can useally get a beer out of it (lighting up for some desperate guy needing a light).

 

[Steve]

Fire bad.


...my house burned down a few years ago. It's alright though, because one of the funniest things I have ever heard came out of it. We had a foreign exchange student at the time, and she went right up to my dad and said "Mr. David, this was not in the brochure."

 

[Ryjalon5k]

Fire bad.


...my house burned down a few years ago. It's alright though, because one of the funniest things I have ever heard came out of it. We had a foreign exchange student at the time, and she went right up to my dad and said "Mr. David, this was not in the brochure."

hah, that is pretty funny, (what he said) i used to live in a different part of newhampshire for 5 or so years, and in the course of that time, we had 4 houses on our block burn.

 

[Steve]

hah, that is pretty funny, (what he said) i used to live in a different part of newhampshire for 5 or so years, and in the course of that time, we had 4 houses on our block burn.

...and now you play with lighters? You're either bad luck, or you're a compulsive arsonist. Either way, I'm glad you're all the way up there in New Hampshire.

 

[Ryjalon5k]

...and now you play with lighters? You're either bad luck, or you're a compulsive arsonist. Either way, I'm glad you're all the way up there in New Hampshire.

i would like to play with fire, but i have no place safe to do it.

 

[gh0st]

i would like to play with fire, but i have no place safe to do it.

gasoline factory?

 

[Steve]

gasoline factory?

Heh heh...you talk funny...here in Louisiana, we say "refinery".

 

[DoctorGordon3]

Weak fool. Smoking is the stupidest thing...ever.

 

[gh0st]

Heh heh...you talk funny...here in Louisiana, we say "refinery".

ive been to louisiana once, wh en i was like 14. they sold me alcohol on bourbon street, what a great damn place. then i was trampled by officers on horseback seriously id live in new orleans if i could afford a plane ticket.

edit: they are called hurricanes! yum! i had my shit destroyed by them.

 

[Steve]

ive been to louisiana once, wh en i was like 14. they sold me alcohol on bourbon street, what a great damn place. then i was trampled by officers on horseback seriously id live in new orleans if i could afford a plane ticket.

edit: they are called hurricanes! yum! i had my shit destroyed by them.

'course, over in the Pacific they're called "typhoons", ya?

OH! you mean the drink! I'm a goof. A goof that doesn't drink. Yeah, you mean the ones that come in the HUGE glass? Those look fun, ya.

 

[gh0st]

'course, over in the Pacific they're called "typhoons", ya?

OH! you mean the drink! I'm a goof. A goof that doesn't drink. Yeah, you mean the ones that come in the HUGE glass? Those look fun, ya.

never have been to baton rouge though. not the party atmosphere of downtown new orleans?

edit: yes the ones with the very long glass.

 

[Steve]

never have been to baton rouge though. not the party atmosphere of downtown new orleans?

edit: yes the ones with the very long glass.

We don't have a Bourbon Street, but up until about 3 weeks ago we had Tabby's Blues Box...quite possibly the best blues bar in America. There's a very big blues scene here. Also, we're 2nd in the nation per capita for new cases of HIV. wait...that's BAD!

 

[gh0st]

We don't have a Bourbon Street, but up until about 3 weeks ago we had Tabby's Blues Box...quite possibly the best blues bar in America. There's a very big blues scene here. Also, we're 2nd in the nation per capita for new cases of HIV. wait...that's BAD!

youre a blues/other jazz fan?

 

[Steve]

youre a blues/other jazz fan?

Work at a blues/jazz radio station. I kinda have to be. I am REALLY into older jazz, though.

 

[gh0st]

Work at a blues/jazz radio station. I kinda have to be. I am REALLY into older jazz, though.

dont ignore me on aim

 

[Steve]

dont ignore me on aim

give 'er another go...i'll explain on AIM