A here's your sign moment

[SeaCat]

It seems we had a "Here's your Sign" moment in the park today while I was in work.

Thankfully no one was hurt.

It seems that one of the people on the other side of the park had recently bought a smoker grill. (t looks like a barrel laying on it's side with a box attached.) He had adapted his to Propane, much like I plan to do when I get one. He must have screwed up somehow though.

From what I have heard he decided to test out his creation. He go the smokebox going but couldn't get the main section lit. Instead of turning off the gas and trying to find the problem he just closed th lid and went inside to get another lighter. The main section filled with gas until it reached the right mixture and was ignited by the smokebox.

The resulting blast put the roof of his patio in the middle of the road and dished in the side of his trailer. (Not to mention destroyed the Grill.)

Not too long ago several miles south of us we had another Propane Fire. This one was what we used to call a Monster Bic when I was a Firefighter. It seems the owner of the grill had a leak in one of his lines. This leak ignited and the resulting fire heated the Prpane tank enough to cause it to vent through it's relief valve. The gas being vented also ignited which cause a 20+ foot long flame to shoot from the side of the tank. Luckily the valve was pointed away from the house and all that was damaged was the grill.

Some people need to stay away from things that go boom.

Cat

 

[cloudy]

Some people need to stay away from things that go boom.

I couldn't have said it better.

 

[SeaCat]

I couldn't have said it better.

Me on the other hand. well I like to make the Earth move. (Not to mention scare the crap out of people with loud noises.)

Did you know that you can scare the crap out of people with Dry Ice?

Cat

 

[cloudy]

Me on the other hand. well I like to make the Earth move. (Not to mention scare the crap out of people with loud noises.)

Did you know that you can scare the crap out of people with Dry Ice?

Cat

I'm sure you can.

K is one of those that shouldn't play with pointy things. Me, well....my mom says I'm so clumsy that I trip over a pattern on the linoleum.

 

[SeaCat]

I'm sure you can.

K is one of those that shouldn't play with pointy things. Me, well....my mom says I'm so clumsy that I trip over a pattern on the linoleum.

LOLOL

Sounds like my wife. (Who says hi by the way.)

Me? I'm constantly looking for ways to make the earth move. (Preferably without me getting caught. )

Cat

 

[cloudy]

LOLOL

Sounds like my wife. (Who says hi by the way.)

Me? I'm constantly looking for ways to make the earth move. (Preferably without me getting caught. )

Cat

K can make the earth move....for me, anyway.

bet you do the same for your wife.

(give her a kiss for me)

eta: you'll have to excuse my thought processes...this separation's getting a little long and unbearable.

 

[Misty_Morning]

Me on the other hand. well I like to make the Earth move. (Not to mention scare the crap out of people with loud noises.)

Did you know that you can scare the crap out of people with Dry Ice?

Cat

LOL

You and I MUST talk sometime and compare notes!

If you only knew.....

 

[rgraham666]

Snicker.

An interesting place you live in, Cat.

 

[SeaCat]

Update on the local who decided to renovate his place.

It seems that when he modified his grill to use gas, he forgot a minor little part. He forgot to put in a seperate valve for the main burner. Because of this when he turned on the small burner in the smoke box it also turned on the main burner.

When he closed the lid over the main section it allowed the Propane to build up in an enclosed space until it reached an explosive mixture. (If he had left the lid open the mixture would have risen and the grill would have ignited with an impressive Whoomp but no damage.) As it was he was lucky. The smoke vent was low in the grill. If it had been higher he would have had a larger concentration of explosive vapors and it would have caused more damage.

As it is he has to replace his Patio Roof and screen as well as the glass in several windows. The Fire and Building Inspector looked his place over today and found it to be still habitable.

I talked to him just to mak sure, and was happy to hear that he has Electric Hot water and Stove. I was even happier to hear that he has no plans on converting to Gas.

Cat

 

[FallingToFly]

LOLOL

Sounds like my wife. (Who says hi by the way.)

Me? I'm constantly looking for ways to make the earth move. (Preferably without me getting caught. )

Cat

Two handfuls of crystallized pool chlorine.
five sulphur-head (strike anywhere) matches
a cup of vegetable oil.

put the chlorine in a styrofoam cup, stick the matches head down into the chlorine. place this in a METAL bucket. pour the vegetable oil over it, and run like hell.

sulphur chloroxide- flames, sparks, etc- and a gas that will kill anything.
We have an appointment to do this to my house in the next two weeks- in three years we have tried EVERYTHING short of nuclear warfare or true chemical warfare to rid the house of the infestation we moved into. I'm sick of paying exterminators who do absolutely nothing, so....

we are cutting off the electricity at the box (I may ask the PC to turn it off for the day) and vacating the place for 12 hours. 6 for the initial kill time, 6 for the air-out: we have friends with SCUBA gear and diving suits who are going to go through and open all the doors and windows. Kids, lizards and dog are leaving for the day. We're packing a lunch and extra clothes and going out canoeing.

 

[SeaCat]

Two handfuls of crystallized pool chlorine.
five sulphur-head (strike anywhere) matches
a cup of vegetable oil.

put the chlorine in a styrofoam cup, stick the matches head down into the chlorine. place this in a METAL bucket. pour the vegetable oil over it, and run like hell.

sulphur chloroxide- flames, sparks, etc- and a gas that will kill anything.
We have an appointment to do this to my house in the next two weeks- in three years we have tried EVERYTHING short of nuclear warfare or true chemical warfare to rid the house of the infestation we moved into. I'm sick of paying exterminators who do absolutely nothing, so....

we are cutting off the electricity at the box (I may ask the PC to turn it off for the day) and vacating the place for 12 hours. 6 for the initial kill time, 6 for the air-out: we have friends with SCUBA gear and diving suits who are going to go through and open all the doors and windows. Kids, lizards and dog are leaving for the day. We're packing a lunch and extra clothes and going out canoeing.

What pray tell are you trying to kill?

If it is vermin, ie Rats, Mice etc there is an easier way. (One that is less prone to fire.)

P.M. me and we'll talk.

Cat

 

[FallingToFly]

What pray tell are you trying to kill?

If it is vermin, ie Rats, Mice etc there is an easier way. (One that is less prone to fire.)

P.M. me and we'll talk.

Cat

BUGS.

Evil fuckign bugs that LAUGH at everythign we have trade, including industrial grade bug treatments. Three companies who guaranteed results have given me back my money. I go through a case of Raid a week.

I hate bugs.

Rats? No biggie. Mice? How cute! Spiders? Brooms work wonders.
It's the beetles and other creepy little shits that I CAN'T get rid of. And everyone keeps giving me different off the shelf or professional extermination chemicals and none of them work.

If I had known that the previous owners left because this house was infested, I never would have boyught it, but the sellers didn't tell us that... and there was an as-is clause in the papers so we can't file a complaint.

 

[SeaCat]

BUGS.

Evil fuckign bugs that LAUGH at everythign we have trade, including industrial grade bug treatments. Three companies who guaranteed results have given me back my money. I go through a case of Raid a week.

I hate bugs.

Rats? No biggie. Mice? How cute! Spiders? Brooms work wonders.
It's the beetles and other creepy little shits that I CAN'T get rid of. And everyone keeps giving me different off the shelf or professional extermination chemicals and none of them work.

If I had known that the previous owners left because this house was infested, I never would have boyught it, but the sellers didn't tell us that... and there was an as-is clause in the papers so we can't file a complaint.

Okay, BTDT and there is a cure but it's not easy. It's a three step process.

The first step is to find out where the little beasties are coming in. Somehow they have found a place or more that allows them access to your place. You have to fix this problem. It's not easy but it also is not impossible.

The second step is to evacuate the premises and bomb the hell out of it. My reccomendation is two or three applications a week apart.

The third part is possibly the hardest, and it is illegal in many states. (No it is not arson but it comes close.) This is to hit the yard sales and Estate Sales. Look for the ones run by old timers. Sometimes you come across the getting rid of old lawn chemicles. Watch for Diazanon. (It is illegal to use because it has nasty effects on birds and humans.) Mix with water in the recomended amounts and spray around your houses foundations in a two to three foot band and you will no longer have a problem. (I have used this in a couple of cases. Twice against extremely large and agressive Fire Ant Nests that the normal O.T.C. remedies didn't bother. The last time was under our trailer which was infested with both Cockroaches and Fleas. No more problems.)

Cat