What did you accomplish today?

[tangerinegreen555]

When I was in a volunteer fire company someone donated a house for us to burn down for practice. I think I used up 15 minutes worth of air in 5 minutes when it was really rolling and we were inside. I learned how to be short that day.

The most fun thing I ever did working in a steel mill was burn down an old frame house.

The company bought it for expansion. We were on the outside labor gang in the late '70's and the boss tells us in the morning that we had an exciting job lined up before lunch.

We set up for an hour, had the company fire truck there to keep it from spreading to the woods, poured gas cans out upstairs and dropped it in 15 minutes. The boss lit the fire because nobody else would. Lol.

What a job!

 

[raratt]

I did a LOT of shipboard damage control & fire fighting training but we used OBA's and not SCBA. The OBA is a 1940(ish) design & they occasionally fail to produce O2 - that can be a serious bummer while fighting a fire in a confined space!

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I think we used MSA gear, it was racked on the side of the engine so all you had to do was put your arms through the straps and lift it over your head and slide it down your back then cinch up the straps.

 

[Chunky Stool]

I'd share some of ours if I could. It's been an oddly cool summer.

Ditto for WA.
We may have hit 90 once or twice, but that's about it.

I really hope the rain doesn't start in Sept like it did last year.
We didn't get squat for sunlight so yield from outdoor plants was minimal.

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

I think we used MSA gear, it was racked on the side of the engine so all you had to do was put your arms through the straps and lift it over your head and slide it down your back then cinch up the straps.

Ours was all MSA as well - the reason for the OBA over SCBA is trying to maneuver through an 18" hatch with a big ass bottle on your back is near impossible.

 

[BudmanTX]

should be an interesting winter according to almanac....hmmm

 

[Chunky Stool]

 

[Laughing Grass]

That's my spirit Koala

 

[jerryb73]

should be an interesting winter according to almanac....hmmm
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I hope that pans out.

 

[BudmanTX]

I hope that pans out.

so do, will make for an interesting growing season for me

 

[Bareback]

My buddy inherited a house from an elderly aunt a number of years ago.

His kid's been living there but moved out after buying a house. Now his other kid is moving in for a while after breaking up with gf.

My buddy was cleaning 2nd story windows and looked out.
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There are 8 plants in sight out the window, obscured at ground level by a shed, a pool and a fence with a couple blankets and a pile of leaves over it in the most vulnerable spots.

These are old houses in the middle of an old town, built close together circa 1930 surrounded by other houses.

Hope you have a low odor strain running there. I think I would have thrown up a lot more cover. And they can't be getting full sun all day.

That guy needs to join RIU and study up some.

Good luck though.

He is all good..... he has a dinosaur standing guard.

 

[DustyDuke]

Got my radio and gear, I'm a firefighter!

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That’s awesome mate putting your self in harms way to help others, Respect!!!
My kids will think your a super hero, my boy is obsessed with fire trucks/fire fighters. He gets all his fire trucks together to watch the fireman cartoon shows.

 

[jerryb73]

Well it’s that time of year, we shall see..

 

[BudmanTX]

Well it’s that time of year, we shall see..

been watching the NOAA sat with that...watching it form.....keep your fingers crossed

 

[curious2garden]

That’s awesome mate putting your self in harms way to help others, Respect!!!
My kids will think your a super hero, my boy is obsessed with fire trucks/fire fighters. He gets all his fire trucks together to watch the fireman cartoon shows.

Sweet, how old is he?

 

[Laughing Grass]

Got this gem in the mail today. I received a similar letter from equifax in April and took them up on their offer for credit monitoring and identity theft insurance. This time I signed up for the class action... maybe get dinner out at a nice restaurant on them.

 

[DustyDuke]

Sweet, how old is he?

He was 2 in April my daughter is 5

 

[curious2garden]

He was 2 in April my daughter is 5

Oh man they are so sweet at that age! You are one lucky guy, enjoy them before they turn into teenagers LOL

 

[raratt]

Took my car to the car wash today while I was in town. Looks a hell of a lot better than it did. I should have sucked it up and had them wax it also but I'm a cheap bastard. It was well worth the $25 to get it vacuumed and cleaned inside and the dust knocked off the outside. I haven't gone through one of those types of car wash since I was a kid, the neon green and purple soap was cool.

 

[tangerinegreen555]

Took my car to the car wash today while I was in town. Looks a hell of a lot better than it did. I should have sucked it up and had them wax it also but I'm a cheap bastard. It was well worth the $25 to get it vacuumed and cleaned inside and the dust knocked off the outside. I haven't gone through one of those types of car wash since I was a kid, the neon green and purple soap was cool.

I should hose mine off later.
Have to check weather 1st, see if I can make it rain.

 

[BudmanTX]

Took my car to the car wash today while I was in town. Looks a hell of a lot better than it did. I should have sucked it up and had them wax it also but I'm a cheap bastard. It was well worth the $25 to get it vacuumed and cleaned inside and the dust knocked off the outside. I haven't gone through one of those types of car wash since I was a kid, the neon green and purple soap was cool.

not missing any change are you....