Dude, I feel your pain and all, but really?

House wrecked as man kills weeds with flame thrower

A German gardener's house was left a smouldering wreck on Friday after he set it on fire while trying to get rid of the weeds with the help of a flame-thrower, police said.

After accidentally setting his hedge alight, the 54-year-old's garden shed was soon also engulfed in flames and despite efforts to extinguish the fire with a garden hose, the blaze spread to the roof of the house.

Seven firemen were needed to put out the blaze in Tangstedt near Hamburg in northern Germany, which occurred on Thursday. Police said the house was now uninhabitable.

No, really?

Get some Roundup, dude. Or a hoe. They make garden implements for such things as chopping weeds. Been making those things for prolly hundreds of years or more.

Of course, it's not as sexy as a flamethrower. But there's something distinctly un-sexy about burning down your house.