That IS a good story! I have friends flying the DC-4 up in Alaska, and apparently all of their examples have the well snubbers removed long ago, mostly because of the lack of the part being available for years now. In the jet I currently fly, the nose wheels take a good 1-2 minutes to slow to a stop, but you'll not smell a thing since it's pressurized. However, the APU sucking down isopropyl glycol during a deice application can cause immediate and severe smoke in the cabin once it's been processed by the pressurization system. It can be pretty alarming and caustic to passengers.
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