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Post by Gypo on Oct 26, 2020 11:04:20 GMT -5
I was loading the truck for fire evacuation last month. The wife had all the important papers out if the safe clothes and other items. I filled my truck with guns. We were adding the last few items and she looked on the book shelf and got a box and started loading my pipe racks into it. Thought someone here mite enjoy this. I guess my wife does love me after all. We did not have to leave the house but watched the fire all night till the bombers showed up in the morning
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Post by oldcajun123 on Oct 26, 2020 11:08:26 GMT -5
 Man I hope you don’t have too, a Hurricane you usually can patch and survive, but fire, you have my best wishes in surviving this.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 26, 2020 11:23:50 GMT -5
Thinking Good Thoughts on your behalf. Good luck to you and yours.
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Post by Gypo on Oct 26, 2020 11:29:42 GMT -5
We were lucky this time there are so many fires in Northern California this year 3 years ago we had one that was almost 10 thousand acers in one night 4 people died and it got stoped about 1/4 mile from the house.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 26, 2020 12:17:35 GMT -5
Few years back a bad fast-moving range fire was 200Y from my place when the wind suddenly changed 90°. I know the feeling.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 26, 2020 14:56:40 GMT -5
That must have been scary. And I'm sure pipes were the least of your concerns.
Must be tough to watch too.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 26, 2020 17:04:44 GMT -5
That must have been scary. And I'm sure pipes were the least of your concerns. Must be tough to watch too. I just had a funny thought! A wildfire in Ireland! 😁 Has it ever happened? 🤔🤠 |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 26, 2020 17:19:43 GMT -5
That must have been scary. And I'm sure pipes were the least of your concerns. Must be tough to watch too. I just had a funny thought! A wildfire in Ireland! 😁 Has it ever happened? 🤔🤠 Lol. sometimes we get gorse fires in the mountains on a warm day. Lasts no longer than a few hours. If the firefighters don't get it, the rain will the next day. |
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Post by toshtego on Oct 26, 2020 17:24:53 GMT -5
That must have been scary. And I'm sure pipes were the least of your concerns. Must be tough to watch too. I just had a funny thought! A wildfire in Ireland! 😁 Has it ever happened? 🤔🤠 Surely, yes. It was when Murphy kicked over his Still in a fit of rage. The Still House burned down and the fire spread to the gorse and fen which had dried in the summer heat. Soon, it spread to the peat pile and once engulfed the embers flew onto Old Widow McGivney's thatch roof and that went up in a roar. Meanwhile, the Fire Brigade, under the command of Captain Victor McLaglen rolled on to the scene but their hoses were still in the shed and they could do nothing more than pee on the flames which they were willing to do as they are all brave men and the old widow had a bottle of Bushmills which she passed among them. It was a sad sight and many remember the black day. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Oct 26, 2020 17:31:50 GMT -5
Good wife to consider your needs. Prayers that you aren't affected by any future flames. This is a yearly event and unfortunately may be a permanent problem as the weather gets warmer and dryer.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 26, 2020 22:37:58 GMT -5
Might want to build you a pipe rack in a big Pelican case so you can just slam the lid and run! Or a fireproof gun safe.
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Post by adui on Oct 26, 2020 23:25:17 GMT -5
Might want to build you a pipe rack in a big Pelican case so you can just slam the lid and run! Or a fireproof gun safe. Good Idea, but Im not sure even one of those really good safe's would withstand the heat of a forest fire for long enough. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 26, 2020 23:28:55 GMT -5
Might want to build you a pipe rack in a big Pelican case so you can just slam the lid and run! Or a fireproof gun safe. Good Idea, but Im not sure even one of those really good safe's would withstand the heat of a forest fire for long enough. I think most are rated for 1600 degrees for 2 hours. Longer if you set it in concrete. |
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Post by adui on Oct 26, 2020 23:33:55 GMT -5
If the quick search I just did is accurate that would indeed do it, as long as the fire moved on before too awful long.
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Post by Gypo on Oct 27, 2020 0:18:49 GMT -5
Gun safes even good wont withstand forrest fire. Sad to say. I used to buy guns years ago when I found one I liked but I dont buy much anymore. Got one project to finnish. Winchester 1892 made in 1902. Barrel and chamber has been drilled and relined into 218bee just got to have butt stock and forearm built.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 27, 2020 4:03:32 GMT -5
I just had a funny thought! A wildfire in Ireland! 😁 Has it ever happened? 🤔🤠 Surely, yes. It was when Murphy kicked over his Still in a fit of rage. The Still House burned down and the fire spread to the gorse and fen which had dried in the summer heat. Soon, it spread to the peat pile and once engulfed the embers flew onto Old Widow McGivney's thatch roof and that went up in a roar. Meanwhile, the Fire Brigade, under the command of Captain Victor McLaglen rolled on to the scene but their hoses were still in the shed and they could do nothing more than pee on the flames which they were willing to do as they are all brave men and the old widow had a bottle of Bushmills which she passed among them. It was a sad sight and many remember the black day. That's pretty much word-for-word what happened.  |
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Post by Stearmandriver on Oct 27, 2020 8:50:39 GMT -5
Surely, yes. It was when Murphy kicked over his Still in a fit of rage. The Still House burned down and the fire spread to the gorse and fen which had dried in the summer heat. Soon, it spread to the peat pile and once engulfed the embers flew onto Old Widow McGivney's thatch roof and that went up in a roar. Meanwhile, the Fire Brigade, under the command of Captain Victor McLaglen rolled on to the scene but their hoses were still in the shed and they could do nothing more than pee on the flames which they were willing to do as they are all brave men and the old widow had a bottle of Bushmills which she passed among them. It was a sad sight and many remember the black day. That's pretty much word-for-word what happened. If there was a barley field downwind of the peat fire, I hope someone made some whiskey out of it! Well, maybe before Captain McLaglen's boys peed on it. That said, never say never. Wildfires in the Olympic mountains here used to be unheard of, especially the in the west slope valleys which are true rainforests (150+ inches of rain a year). But it's happened a few times now recently. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 27, 2020 9:26:54 GMT -5
That's pretty much word-for-word what happened. If there was a barley field downwind of the peat fire, I hope someone made some whiskey out of it! Well, maybe before Captain McLaglen's boys peed on it. That said, never say never. Wildfires in the Olympic mountains here used to be unheard of, especially the in the west slope valleys which are true rainforests (150+ inches of rain a year). But it's happened a few times now recently. I suppose it could happen, but there isn't the kindling here for it to spread much. There was a gorse fire on a mountain (hill) close to us called Knocklayd. My wife was wondering if we would be affected. I told her that there are 10 miles of grass fields between that hill and us - there's no way it would get that far. Even though we have one or two dry days, they aren't enough that the ground is THAT dry. But, like you say...never say never. |
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Man I hope you don’t have too, a Hurricane you usually can patch and survive, but fire, you have my best wishes in surviving this.
