"I took a pliers and grabbed each one as it emerged from the pipe, but they held on like grim death. Some were tangled four or five in a bundle. I was required to return the machine as clean as I'd found it, so they all had to be yanked from the cables. They fought like Japanese army holdouts in a cave."Truly, a life-changing moment... a bell that cannot be unrung.
A cautionary tale for anyone...
...contemplating "down and dirty" trench warfare...
