Nothing like a near house fire...

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So, my wife had boiled the brats, My son had lit the grill.

Wife looks out the window to the back porch and says "CALL 911!!!NOW!!!

The gas grill is shooting flames into the sky, and the plastic base is melting into my freshly stained deck.

I went for an extinguisher, but by the time I returned the thing was whistling and shooting fire high into the sky.

What seemed like an eternity later the firemen came and put out the fire.
Saved my deck and my 1-year-old home. (YAY for fire-fighters).

I'm currently wishing that I still drank, and had some Moosehead on hand.
Still shakin' just a bit.

The house will need some new siding, and the deck will need some major staining, or replacing.

My response after the fire was out "Honey, Now can I have a Weber?!!"
Got a pretty good laugh from the fire fighters.
 
Woah! Thank god your house didn't light up.

So like....what happened? Did your line rupture or something? Propane fire?

Go charcoal!
 
Fire is very scary. I'm glad there was no serious damage done. IMO, it's the cooking fire that's most dangerous. My mom almost burned a house down before with the something on the stove. My grade school classmate's mom did burn the house down while frying tempuras. Anything cooking must be attended. :nervous:
 
Well, the gas grill had been warming up for maybe 5 minutes when it went into meltdown.
I can say that I'm not buying another cheap gas grill.
I see a Weber or a Char-broil in my future.

I like the taste of charcoal.
I prefer gas for the convenience.
I need minimal planning for a grilled meal using gas. I do hate that you can't turn it to as low a temp for the stuff that requires time to get cooked all the way thru.
Charcoal, requires at least 45 minutes to warm up. Then it cooks slower because it doesn't get really hot. And I never have a few hours to tend grill, thus I use gas.
 
How bout a 'Gil' Foreman?

those little dinky weber charcoal grills can get very hot, dude.

all you need to do is cut a hole in the side towards the bottom, and then attach a pipe to the hole. After that, you can attach a hairdrier to the pipe, and you've got your very own blast-furnace. :D
 
Omnis
How bout a 'Gil' Foreman?

those little dinky weber charcoal grills can get very hot, dude.

all you need to do is cut a hole in the side towards the bottom, and then attach a pipe to the hole. After that, you can attach a hairdrier to the pipe, and you've got your very own blast-furnace. :D
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The last thing I want is a dinky charcoal grill.
I want a big Weber gas grill. It will live further from the house than the deceased grill. But with the crowd that lives here, I need a big grill.
 
Not dinky charcoal grill...mini blast furnace. I only used the dinky coal one as an example. The modification can be done with most any grill.

Gas is good though, for your reasons. Good luck, dude.
 
Wow, sounds very scary. :scared:

I'd probably be pissed about the ruined deck more than anything! :lol:

And yes, firefighters kick butt. :)👍 They're about the only county employees everybody loves.
 
Omnis
Never hate your paramedics. ;)
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Until you get the bill.

Most EMTs charge for housecalls now. Atleast thats how it is here.

Glad there wasn't any major damage, Gil. You should definately get a Weber!
 
VTGT07
Until you get the bill.

Most EMTs charge for housecalls now. Atleast thats how it is here.

Glad there wasn't any major damage, Gil. You should definately get a Weber!
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Well, of course. But still...
 
Heh, last year a guy I knew threw tequila on a fire and burned his house down in 8 minutes. Dumbass. I had to go camping with that mofo, too.
 
I just want to say, I'm a fan of firemen as well. Is it just me, or are they real cool bunch of guys?(at least the ones I've met).
 
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Heh, last year a guy I knew threw tequila on a fire and burned his house down in 8 minutes. Dumbass. I had to go camping with that mofo, too.
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LOL. Does he not have a range? You never want to deal with "le flambe" unless you can accomidate it.

I don't know what's worse....burning your house down or burning your mouth off.

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*checks little bag of leftover parts*

"Ah hah! That must be what a fuel regulator looks like!"

Cheez, Gil, I'm glad to hear it got put out without major damage, but I'm sorry you had the fright and the damage you did suffer.
 
Omnis
LOL. Does he not have a range? You never want to deal with "le flambe" unless you can accomidate it.

I don't know what's worse....burning your house down or burning your mouth off.

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A range? Damn, I haven't heard an oven get called that since my grandma was over....4 hours ago....

Anyway— he through it on the fireplace in his livingroom. . .Yes, he's that stupid.
 
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in other words, with the top that catches all the flames. you know...so they don't ignite your roof. Lol, he threw it on the fireplace? that's just asking for an uncontrolled fire. If he wanted tequila on his wood so bad, he should've soaked the logs prior to ignition. that would cause some serious flare up, though. Someone go try it in a dirt field somewhere. :D
 
Omnis
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in other words, with the top that catches all the flames. you know...so they don't ignite your roof. Lol, he threw it on the fireplace? that's just asking for an uncontrolled fire. If he wanted tequila on his wood so bad, he should've soaked the logs prior to ignition. that would cause some serious flare up, though. Someone go try it in a dirt field somewhere. :D
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Isn't that for smoke and water evaporation?
 
We nearly burned the house down the other day.

I walked into the kitchen, at about 11 pm, and the lights were on, so i turned them off. Then i saw something blue glowing over by the hob. When i walked over, i discovered one of the gas hobs on full blast, with nothing less than a frying pan full of oil on top of it. It must have been on for hours like that. 3 days later, i walked in, again at about 11, and found a different one on full blast :scared: If i hadn't have gone in to get a drink, i'd probably have no home :scared:
 
You need to speak with your parents about cooking safety.
 
I'm glad things aren't worse.

Gil
So, my wife had boiled the brats, My son had lit the grill.
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That reminds me of Shel Silverstein.

"Do I like children? Yes, I do! Boiled, broiled or in a stew!"
 
Nice to hear everything came out okay.
And yes, firefighters kick butt. They're about the only county employees everybody loves.
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Yeah great, untill they strike and leave teh army covering in these.
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omnis
in other words, with the top that catches all the flames. you know...so they don't ignite your roof. Lol, he threw it on the fireplace? that's just asking for an uncontrolled fire. If he wanted tequila on his wood so bad, he should've soaked the logs prior to ignition. that would cause some serious flare up, though. Someone go try it in a dirt field somewhere.
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And isn't a range a cooker that also heats the hot weater for the house?
What you guys are posting is an extractor.
 
a6m5
My grade school classmate's mom did burn the house down while frying tempuras.
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Too much tempura-ture? :sly:

I nearly started a fire in my house once... i had a lamp on my floor next to my bed, and I inadvertantly covered it with a part of the duvet... I went downstairs to have my lunch and when I came back, the room smelled like something was burning... If i had taken another half hour over my lunch, the room would have been ablaze :nervous: ... so in a funny way, Super Noodles saved my house from burning down... 👍
 
Touring Mars
Too much tempura-ture? :sly:

I nearly started a fire in my house once... i had a lamp on my floor next to my bed, and I inadvertantly covered it with a part of the duvet... I went downstairs to have my lunch and when I came back, the room smelled like something was burning... If i had taken another half hour over my lunch, the room would have been ablaze :nervous: ... so in a funny way, Super Noodles saved my house from burning down... 👍
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I did the same thing, except I knocked a lamp over when I woke up, still half asleep, and knocked it onto my rather deep carpet.

Good thing I got rid of the carpet soon after :D
 
ExigeExcel
I did the same thing, except I knocked a lamp over when I woke up, still half asleep, and knocked it onto my rather deep carpet.

Good thing I got rid of the carpet soon after :D
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I dunno, nothing beats a quality deep-pile carpet... ;)
 

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