Thread: Don't play with matches

This isn't snow but Cottonwood seeds along the boulevard in front of my house. It reminds me of when my kids were younger and it looked like this. Someone had some matches and they decided to light it. It started burning right down the gutter under cars. They came into the house so scared I couldn't get mad at them. It was a good lesson and nothing was harmed!

I tried to get rid of the double picture but oh well...

Cottonwood has been BAD this year. I don't remember the last time there was SO MUCH flying around.

Wait it must have been about 5 years ago when my allergies were bad.... lol

That's crazy! I've never seen that before. I could see that being dangerous if on fire.

I hate that stuff. It sticks to everything.
Especially my face

Neer seen it bad but I love it when cottonwoods blow,tells me the Shad are starting up the rivers in my local

Tell me about it, Zyrtec and Claritin have been my best friend this spring/summer.

Originally Posted by Chevhead

Cottonwood has been BAD this year. I don't remember the last time there was SO MUCH flying around.

Wait it must have been about 5 years ago when my allergies were bad.... lol

That'll go up just like dryer lint. A leaf blower will work good on that to spread it out so it's not localized in one big pile.

Originally Posted by Firefighter2

That'll go up just like dryer lint. A leaf blower will work good on that to spread it out so it's not localized in one big pile.

LOL - I have a couple of buddies who are fire fighters here in TO, one is a Captain, never forget the story he told me of a fire in a complex he went to, in the laundry room, when it was all out, and they were looking for the cause, he explained to the woman who called it in that they had to remove the lint from the dryer (she was the one who started it), just like the sign said - she got pissed at him and told him, "It wasn't her job"....he made the mistake of saying something snippy to her, had a complaint lodged against him...$60,000 grand of damage, all on the public purse, because they wouldn't take the lint out of the dryer...no thought at all that it could have caused a major fire with major damage, injury or even loss of life...as I said to him, "You just can't fix stupid."

Originally Posted by Phrank

LOL - I have a couple of buddies who are fire fighters here in TO, one is a Captain, never forget the story he told me of a fire in a complex he went to, in the laundry room, when it was all out, and they were looking for the cause, he explained to the woman who called it in that they had to remove the lint from the dryer (she was the one who started it), just like the sign said - she got pissed at him and told him, "It wasn't her job"....he made the mistake of saying something snippy to her, had a complaint lodged against him...$60,000 grand of damage, all on the public purse, because they wouldn't take the lint out of the dryer...no thought at all that it could have caused a major fire with major damage, injury or even loss of life...as I said to him, "You just can't fix stupid."

You have to shake your head sometimes at some peoples way of thinking! Some people won't take measures to prevent a fire, and are quick to complain on the FD, but still expect them to show up the second they call. This reminds me, on another note, I've met a lot of them guys in TO, from 5 different stations. All of them were awesome. Hung out with 4 of them in station 314 kitchen on Yonge St. waiting for a call, friendliest bunch I've ever met. Call came in, they split, and there was me left in the firehall watching their engine take off down the street. Wish I could have jumped in on the call.

One day at work I responded to a smoke alarm in a little break room. Toast was burning in an unattended toaster. I dumped the toast in the sink and ran water over it. The culprit chewed me out because I was a jerk and got her toast wet!