However, a neighbor recently lit an entire palm tree on fire. He was burning a few sparse weeds but somehow it got away from him. His excuse is he's a Korean from NFYC.
Pre-planning, prevents piss poor performance. Jeeze, if you’re going to play with fire, then at least have your 'H 2 O' delivery system fully charged, and ready at your feet.
That happened on couple of weeks ago next door to me. Dummies had fake plastic ivy covering the wood fence & evidently left a grill unattended, just about burned the whole neighborhood down. Fire department got there just in time, 5 minutes more & it would have been a different story.
What was she trying to burn off in the first place?
That was quick thinking running for the hose, but much better thinking would be having it ready before getting out the lighter. Also, soak down what you don't want burning before starting if you can do this without soaking what you want burned, and/or rake up the ground cover to make a firebreak. Maybe she didn't have the experience to know how pine trees can burn like standing gasoline (I think I learned that at age six when the family had to drive past a brush fire in Arizona), but use a little sense!
She did, FAFO.
ReplyDeleteAt least she had the sense to get the hose..
ReplyDeleteShe should have had the hose out there to begin with.
DeleteNot well prepared, was she?
ReplyDeleteI won't even run my angle grinder without a fire extinguisher nearby, let alone deliberately light a fire without some way to put it out.
That's nothing a six yr old boy hasn't already started and doused multiple of times. By the 2nd time, no drama either.
ReplyDeleteHowever, a neighbor recently lit an entire palm tree on fire. He was burning a few sparse weeds but somehow it got away from him. His excuse is he's a Korean from NFYC.
ReplyDeleteKeep the mozzies away.
ReplyDeletePre-planning, prevents piss poor performance. Jeeze, if you’re going to play with fire, then at least have your 'H 2 O' delivery system fully charged, and ready at your feet.
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I saw the pine tree, I was anticipating what happened. She's lucky it didn't set the melt or set the vinyl siding on fire.
ReplyDeleteSteve
Two words: dumb c--t
ReplyDeletePeople will do ANYTHING to become 'famous' on youboob.
ReplyDeletePlanned ahead enough to get a phone, but not a water source or extinguisher?
ReplyDeleteCalifornia controlled burn. Newsom approved.
ReplyDeleteThe very definition of a Chinese Fire Drill
ReplyDeleteDumb move but at least she knew what to do aster the fu.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of myself at that age, I also loved watching things burn and every once in a while it got a little out of hand.
ReplyDeleteThat happened on couple of weeks ago next door to me. Dummies had fake plastic ivy covering the wood fence & evidently left a grill unattended, just about burned the whole neighborhood down. Fire department got there just in time, 5 minutes more & it would have been a different story.
ReplyDelete"You can't fix stupid."
ReplyDeleteWhat was she trying to burn off in the first place?
ReplyDeleteThat was quick thinking running for the hose, but much better thinking would be having it ready before getting out the lighter. Also, soak down what you don't want burning before starting if you can do this without soaking what you want burned, and/or rake up the ground cover to make a firebreak. Maybe she didn't have the experience to know how pine trees can burn like standing gasoline (I think I learned that at age six when the family had to drive past a brush fire in Arizona), but use a little sense!
I was in Moab one spring and saw the staff at the campground do this to get rid of the cotton from the cottonwood trees. Worked well there.
DeleteWhen you play with fire, you get burned. Dumb shit lady...
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