Just a bit shaken
I know the new year is supposed to come in with a bang but I could've done without the one that happened about twenty minutes ago.
Scratch the humorous opening. I just had to put out a fire at about 2 am. A small one but even a small one is not welcome on what amounts to the front porch.
I heard a very loud pop. I thought it was fire cracker. Past experiences have lead me to be paranoid (some set fire crackers off on our front step before) and I had to look out my window. I could see a flickering coming from the area of the door and thought 'sparklers' but went downstairs to look.
It didn't take a genius to see that the flickering was due to a fire. I ran to the kitchen, spent a moment of panic trying to decide between getting water and the fire extiguisher, grabbed the extinguisher and ran to the front door.
What was burning was part of a strand of Christmas lights that we have decorating the yard. This particular strand eventually goes around the door. It took me a moment to figure out how to use it because the pin was gone but once I figured it out, I quickly put the fire out.
It produced a lot of noxious smelling smoke that made me cough and has stunk up the house. And I have a case of the shakes. I need to calm down before going back to bed.
So much for getting a good night's sleep.
Scratch the humorous opening. I just had to put out a fire at about 2 am. A small one but even a small one is not welcome on what amounts to the front porch.
I heard a very loud pop. I thought it was fire cracker. Past experiences have lead me to be paranoid (some set fire crackers off on our front step before) and I had to look out my window. I could see a flickering coming from the area of the door and thought 'sparklers' but went downstairs to look.
It didn't take a genius to see that the flickering was due to a fire. I ran to the kitchen, spent a moment of panic trying to decide between getting water and the fire extiguisher, grabbed the extinguisher and ran to the front door.
What was burning was part of a strand of Christmas lights that we have decorating the yard. This particular strand eventually goes around the door. It took me a moment to figure out how to use it because the pin was gone but once I figured it out, I quickly put the fire out.
It produced a lot of noxious smelling smoke that made me cough and has stunk up the house. And I have a case of the shakes. I need to calm down before going back to bed.
So much for getting a good night's sleep.