Posted by verne on April 21, 2007, at 15:51:34
I guess it was an *accident* but my neighbors were burning brush next to my nearly new wood fence in 20 mph winds that were blowing towards the fence. A fence they've told me they "hate" on several occasions.
When I could see the heat, flames and burning embers rising twenty feet into the air, I headed for the door and by the time I got to the hose, the fence was on fire. They were fighting the blaze from their side too.
I bag, compost, or give away my leaves, but they believe in two big bonfires a year - almost a religion around these parts. My daughter is coming over to take pictures.
I'm a little freaked after my *firefighting* experience. Flashbacks to my time on the railroad when we had to fight the occasional fire. None of us knew what we were doing and one fellow on the crew spent weeks in the hospital with burns.
The fence will probably survive a few more years but my nerves failed in minutes. I made a 4 alarm beer run.
Verne
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