DonnaM Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Well first there was that nice lil earthquake that shook us all up... then while we were in a state of civil emergency, some bored teenagers thought it meant civil disobedience and stole my letter box :roll: Then today while we're relaxing in the sun, chicken cooking on the BBQ, watching turtles basking in the pond next to us ... theres a loud pop and the gas bottle and hose catches fire! Ho hum... ran in to get the phone as the flames werent going out.. only to remember the ph was on the table in the BBQ area :lol: . So called 111 and nice big fire truck pulls up outside the gate almost immediately (fire station around the corner) and 2 firemen go down and deal with it all. One fireman burnt a hole right thru his glove and caused a burn on his thumb that looked like a deep cut, as it immediately sealed with the heat of the melted gas bottle tap he was trying to turn off OUCH!! Think I'll go to bed and not get up tomorrow :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 1: Earthquake 2: Letterbox 3: Gas bottle Things happen in threes so it's all over now, you can relax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 I hope they were good looking firemen though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted October 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 I hope they were good looking firemen though Not too bad Carol, not too bad :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Not too bad Carol, not too bad :lol: now now ladies :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted October 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 They spent more time chatting about all the turtles then they did putting out the fire 8) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Sounds like the gas bottle wasn't the only flame that needed putting out :lol: But that is seriously scary. Why did it happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 man sky diving jumps out of the plane and can't get his parachute to open as he plummets towards the ground a man comes hurtling up from below he yells out what do you know about parachutes? the other guy yells what do you know about gas BBQs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTM Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 They spent more time chatting about all the turtles then they did putting out the fire 8) :lol: Chuckle.... "Guys, lets get this fire........... ooohhhhhh turtles" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted October 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Seems there was a leak in the hose just where it connected to the BBQ. But the fire went right down the hose and the top of the gas bottle was on fire as well. So the tap on the gas bottle is now just a thin sharp piece of metal. Thats what the fireman burnt his thumb on. It was a very deep burn! Like one of those nasty cracks some people get on their heels... all seared with the heat so no bleeding or anything... Oh and they did go to fire first ....and then the turtles :lol: It was one of those moments when you go... do we phone 111? Will it go out? Its not getting any bigger? But its still burning? Do we turn off the taps on the BBQ or leave it and get away? ( we kept away from it)... Do I get the turtles out of that pond? ... But the 111 dispatcher said get away so we did. The fire truck was on way back to station when it got the call, so they were extra quick. They did walk thru the front gate, find out what was wrong and then start running down towards the area when I told them it was still on fire...... So be warned... check your gas bottles are ok after a winter of not being used... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTM Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 ..... They did walk thru the front gate, find out what was wrong and then start running down towards the area when I told them it was still on fire...... So be warned... check your gas bottles are ok after a winter of not being used... Yeah, gas bottle + fire = bad outcome.... Good to hear it all turned out okay in the end though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted October 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Another 5.0 earthquake... That makes 4 things MarkLB. Does that mean we start the counting again? :lol: :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Another 5.0 earthquake... That makes 4 things MarkLB. Does that mean we start the counting again? :lol: :roll: 5 shmive. If it didn't cause damage then it doesn't count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted October 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 5 shmive. If it didn't cause damage then it doesn't count :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 You've forgotten the most important detail. Was the food ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 You've forgotten the most important detail. Was the food ok? One track mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 The fireman... one who didnt get burnt... reminded us to get the half cooked chicken off the BBQ, (We were all talking turtle at the time), so into the fry pan for last bit of cooking. Still had yummy BBQ flavour. Lovely food and sun and relaxing...with faint smell of something burnt in the distance :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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