The house behind ours burned to the supporting timbers last night at about 1:30. The flames took hold in minutes -- so fast, so incredibly fast
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I had an office that tried to do that. There were odd links between power to the appliances and the lights even though they were not on the same circuits. That was ignored by management. Then my UPS started shutting off my computer for me and saying that the building had a wiring fault. Management's suggestion was just to remove the UPS and plug directly into the wall because obviously the UPS was bad.
So I did that, and went looking for the fuse box when they weren'ue a fire and had to have the entire fuse box replaced due to odd shorts throughout it. Eek! t around. It was warm to the touch, from the outside of the fuse box. They did concede to call an electrician at that point and he was horrified we were overd
This in an office that was the repository for most of the computer files and all of the hard-copies of over a decade's worth of research. It was scary to think of losing that.
Re: Truck Hauling Ass Away From Site: You say a woman and her son lived there? Why can I smell possessive motive from a mile away?
Re: How quickly the house went up: My friend, Ami, learned how to build houses in school. There's virtually nothing to them. A bonfire is built so that the fuel burns slowly. A 2x4 has nothing on a log. That's why houses burn so quickly. They are mostly built of air and drywall. (Freaky, eh?)
I know it's pretty damn early yet, but have you heard anything about the family that just lost their place? (Or their dog, for that matter?)
Glad to hear that you, the hubby and kitties are all right, as well as your neighbors! There was a fire yesterday near the Renaissance Festival that the hubby and I work at. It was on the nature trail of the childrens' science museum that the show is attached to. Rumor has it that someone probably dropped a lit cigarette. During the middle of Florida's dry season no less! :-p Thankfully the woods (as sad as that is) were the only thing damaged AFAIK. Neither hubby, nor I and the baby were there but the majority of my friends WERE! I can't imagine willfully doing that to someone's HOME though! Keep us all posted!
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So I did that, and went looking for the fuse box when they weren'ue a fire and had to have the entire fuse box replaced due to odd shorts throughout it. Eek! t around. It was warm to the touch, from the outside of the fuse box. They did concede to call an electrician at that point and he was horrified we were overd
This in an office that was the repository for most of the computer files and all of the hard-copies of over a decade's worth of research. It was scary to think of losing that.
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Re: How quickly the house went up: My friend, Ami, learned how to build houses in school. There's virtually nothing to them. A bonfire is built so that the fuel burns slowly. A 2x4 has nothing on a log. That's why houses burn so quickly. They are mostly built of air and drywall. (Freaky, eh?)
I know it's pretty damn early yet, but have you heard anything about the family that just lost their place? (Or their dog, for that matter?)
How are you doing?
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I had the same thought.
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I'm glad yours is fine although the proximity alone would give me some post traumatic stress.
*hugs*
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There was a fire yesterday near the Renaissance Festival that the hubby and I work at. It was on the nature trail of the childrens' science museum that the show is attached to. Rumor has it that someone probably dropped a lit cigarette. During the middle of Florida's dry season no less! :-p
Thankfully the woods (as sad as that is) were the only thing damaged AFAIK. Neither hubby, nor I and the baby were there but the majority of my friends WERE!
I can't imagine willfully doing that to someone's HOME though!
Keep us all posted!
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