tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357309411027735889.post1786228330403155501..comments2023-10-25T07:29:30.888-04:00Comments on StoneHorse: FIRE - PART TWOEntre Noushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00186796216462041421noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357309411027735889.post-73079048202901631212011-04-13T09:42:56.968-04:002011-04-13T09:42:56.968-04:00You had me engaged from the first paragraph.
I am...You had me engaged from the first paragraph.<br /><br />I am extremely sensitive to the smell of anything electrical burning and during a week am known to utter those words formed in a question, quite frequently. I am also a "lock" fanatic. Anything that has a lock on it, usually gets locked. Fire and locks are a bad combination.<br /><br />I really enjoy your writing style.-https://www.blogger.com/profile/04964347857163044017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357309411027735889.post-83473588962338902902011-04-10T21:15:30.993-04:002011-04-10T21:15:30.993-04:00Linda: We got a lot of ---
"Where do you li...Linda: We got a lot of ---<br /><br />"Where do you live?"<br />"Ah, in my HOUSE, where do you THINK?"<br />"And WHERE would that house be located?"<br />"In Connecticut."<br /><br />Really happens, thank GAUD for E-911..... :}Entre Noushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186796216462041421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357309411027735889.post-7501526404917413082011-04-09T20:57:43.568-04:002011-04-09T20:57:43.568-04:00This is a great post. The part about the vague dir...This is a great post. The part about the vague directions used where roads are not well marked reminded me of a "blond" joke I once heard:<br /><br />A blond, who had recently moved to an area similar to what you described in your post, called the fire department to report that her house was on fire. The dispatcher asked if she could tell the fire fighters how to get there. The blond replied, "Well, duh! Use the red truck!"Linda at To Behold The Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07419060763634934217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357309411027735889.post-7749467441838413562011-04-09T19:31:50.193-04:002011-04-09T19:31:50.193-04:00I'll look for it on NetFlix Pat. One of the ...I'll look for it on NetFlix Pat. One of the funnier aspects of the fire thing was a fellow dispatcher - new to the game - had an older home. Everytime a Big One would come in while he was working he's stop at the hardware store on his way home and buy another smoke detector.... We began to imagine his house looking like Walter Matthau's truck (In Grumpy Old Men) with all the pine tree air freshners hanging in it. Smoke detector wallpaper one can never be too careful.... :}Entre Noushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186796216462041421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357309411027735889.post-23002963152000019212011-04-09T12:35:52.349-04:002011-04-09T12:35:52.349-04:00GREAT story and post!
I don't know if you'...GREAT story and post!<br />I don't know if you've ever seen the "The Great Santini" (starring Robert Duvall), but your Dad's fire drills, reminded me of that movie. <br />I've been around a long time and I'm very happy to say that there has never been a fire anywhere I've lived! Have a great weekend!Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357309411027735889.post-82989496345438731912011-04-04T15:13:42.664-04:002011-04-04T15:13:42.664-04:00I have a healthy respect (fear) of fire; I don'...I have a healthy respect (fear) of fire; I don't like to ever burn candles in my house, for example. Too many fires are started by candles.<br /><br />I once turned on the stove to melt some congealed grease so I could pour it off into a can - walking away and promptly forgetting about the pan. A short time later the smoke detectors went off and there was a black cloud in the living room. My step son was watching cartoons on TV, he got up to turn the volume on the TV to override the smoke alarm noise.<br /><br />Needless to say we established a fire plan and a meeting place after that. I still worry about dryer vents and cooking fire potentials. I once saw my daughter put down a pot holder onto the stove top. Fortunately it was not on, but had it been... yeah, fire is dangerous stuff.Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357309411027735889.post-48176884874392665242011-04-04T00:11:52.315-04:002011-04-04T00:11:52.315-04:00Oh I can relate to a lot of this!! My grandfather ...Oh I can relate to a lot of this!! My grandfather was district officer and Drill Instructor for Sydney Fibrigade in the 20's and 30's... so we were taught a healthy respect for fire and it's causes..<br /><br />I also called the firebrigade to my apartment once when locked out.. long story but stuff was on the stove and I knew the local firebrigade.. sadly I also knew the local coppers [ex-boyfriend].. needless to say it was a debacle..<br /><br />Have a lovely week.. and thanks for popping over my way... ciao xxx JulieJulie@beingRUBYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424920655462727594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357309411027735889.post-11905986826687604332011-04-03T21:56:39.630-04:002011-04-03T21:56:39.630-04:00I have laughed myself absolutely silly...loved you...I have laughed myself absolutely silly...loved your Dad's Fire Drills and your poor grandma! Your whole post is marvelous! Well except for the people who died...fire is such a horrible thing when out of control. But the family relationship to fire safety is hysterically funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com