trafick said:Hey All,
"This is the second house I've lived in that's caught on fire". Gee, I wonder why?!?!
Maybe he's not as lucky as you. :lol:
trafick said:Hey All,
"This is the second house I've lived in that's caught on fire". Gee, I wonder why?!?!
trafick said:Hey All,
You are not going to believe this. As I came out the door to go to work this morning I look over at his house and there is SMOKE belching from his chimney! Some poeple are too stupid to learn.
Then there was a different guy on the morning news whose house caught on fire yesterday while no one was home. Officials blamed it on a space heater. The guy said "This is the second house I've lived in that's caught on fire". Gee, I wonder why?!?!
firefighterjake said:[I also learned a long time ago that some folks need a little friendly coersion by having a Fire Inspector or Marshal use the fear of fines, revoking permits, time in court, etc. and typically most, after learning why they need to change their habits, will do so . . . either to protect themselves or to avoid fines, time in court, loss of permits, etc.
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billb3 said:Petition for town wide seasonal burning permits (inddorr and outdoor).
(some town officials welcome revenue gimmicks these days)
with a capability for fire department permit revocation capabilities.
Problem with thinning the herd is they often thin the rest of the herd.
trafick said:Went home at lunch today to put more wood on the fire. When I pulled up to the house I saw a bunch of water on the street about four houses down and wondered if there may be a water leak when my next door neighbor called me over.
He told me that the guy three doors down had a fire and that the fire department had to come and put it out. They pulled a burning log out of the wood stove.
I know the guy has a wood stove into a masonary fireplace in his living room and I also know he likes to put big chunks of wood in his stove and let it smolder. Of course he has to mix it with some "green" to make it burn longer.
Now I know that this is the 4th fire that this guy has had in the last ten years. The fire department has been called to three of them and they are ALWAYS due to the wood stove. I don't think the guy has a clue on how to burn correctly. He's from Syracuse, NY (no offense to people from Syracuse, NY) and he'll be damned if wimpy Virginians are going to tell him how to burn wood!
I've tried to talk to him but to no avail. Shall I just let the herd be thinned?
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