No good deed goes unpunished, unless you're the Puget Island Fire Department.
The department, with an assist from the Skamokawa Fire Department, got a little practice last Thursday after they agreed to burn a boat on Olaf Thomason's property.
The boat had no special meaning for Thomason. A few years ago, a fellow from Onalaska with an ailing wife entreated Thomason to take the boat, which had been moored at the Elochoman Slough Marina. Thomason had reservations but agreed, believing the man would return to pick up the boat at a later time.