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It's a Bad Day at Work When a Meth Lab Explodes in Your Pants

30 Apr, 2012 Bob Wilson

This is a tale of a work related incident gone awry. It may be illegal work, but an on the job injury is an on the job injury. Who am I to judge? I only […]

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