Once upon a time in Bullhead City, Arizona, alongside the Colorado River in Veterans Memorial Park there was an eternal flame lit at the Medal of Honor Memorial.The eternal flame burned for a month before the first gas bill arrived.
The gas bill was for $961 and city officials began to second guess the wisdom of having an eternal flame during a recession.
So they blew out the flame.
This got folks in an uproar especially those veterans who had paid for and built the memorial.
After a brief respite, the flame was relit.
Did they live happily ever after? Probably not. They'll work out the logistics of perhaps having an itty bitty eternal flame for every day use and use the big Bunsen burner for really important gas burning days.
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