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Post by kazbah »

Have to share,

I was home last friday around 12:30pm, when my next door neighbour yells for me to call 000 as there is smoke coming out of our other neighbours front bedroom window. I rang 000 got the firies on the way and ran out to see what was going on. Sure enough the house was billowing smoke and my neighbour yelled "do you have a fire extingusher". Now picture this, I know we do and frantically looked around the garage for it but of course couldnt find it. In the mean time I grabbed the cordless phone and rang hubby to find out what the hell he had done with the fire extinguisher the bloody neighbours house was going up for Gods sake :roll: His reply "why dont you use the fire hose we have attached to the side of the house" :oops: I had run passed it about five times and hadnt noticed it, mind you it is BRIGHT RED!!! so of course very hard to see in broad daylight... :oops: Anyhoo grabbed the hose, threw it across the fence to the neighbour, ran around and reefed out the fly screen so we could get a better shot at the fire (hint: these get very hot ouch!!!) And by the time the two fire units turned up the fire was out. For some reason the firies seemed pissed with us. I think we spoiled their fun cos they jumped out of the trucks, connected up their hoses, donned their breathing apparatus and charged full steam ahead, all while we were trying to tell them we had put it out...and then had to pack it all away again heeheehee!!!

Oh and by the way the fire extingusher was where it always is, but try to find it in a panic sheesh!!
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I nominate Kazbah as the FTO club official cruise fire warden ;)
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Luca wrote:I nominate Kazbah as the FTO club official cruise fire warden ;)
You might want to rethink that Luca, remember I couldnt find the fire extingusher that was right in front of my eyes!!!!! :P :P
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But at least now you know what one looks like and what to do with it ... so you're one up on us ... hehe ;)
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Maybe we should have a fire warden for each state.
Fire warden training is fun...
I am due for retraining this year 8)
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Post by kazbah »

I'll volunteer my services as a trainer if you like, after all I do have first had experience fighting a real fire!! :D :D
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Congrats and much praise to you for your efforts!


Fighting the bushfires of '03 in Canberra was not a pleasant experience.
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Supplanter wrote:Maybe we should have a fire warden for each state.
Fire warden training is fun...
I am due for retraining this year 8)
Hahahaha is that for work or home James? Anyway how many people in this club do carry a fire extingusher in there FTO? Mine due for re-charge. :oops:

Ohhh Bucket are you a CFA volunteer too? Is not as glamorous as some people think hey :)
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i have a mini one that i pulled out from my last car, havent put it in the FTO yet...

any suggestions on where i should put it?
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Don't mount it under your seat...
The bracket on mine opened up whilst braking the other day... rolled under my pedals... stained undies... 8O
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buhahahha =)

if i was going to mount it in the footwell i would do it on the passenger side ;p
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some people mount ti where the flare is meant to sit :wink:
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Post by Dr_Jones »

Mine is just under the flare holder. It can be reached from my side if I suck in my beer gut.

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Post by Bennoz »

Hehehe... love the way this thread has mutated. From House fire, to fire wardens, to fire extinguishers, to beer :lol:

It always comes back to beer... and so it should being Friday and all!
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BuCkEt wrote:Congrats and much praise to you for your efforts!


Fighting the bushfires of '03 in Canberra was not a pleasant experience.
Geez I feel a bit of a fraud now, I really cant compare my effort with those volunteers who fought the Canberra bushfires :? :? Anyway I think I'll go have a beer now and console myself :P :P :wink:
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Post by Camo »

and which beer shall you select?

a conona? mebbe a heineken?

stick with dog piss (VB)?

or something more exotic like an Ashai?

soo many choices!!!


hmmmmm beer =D
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Post by FTO338 »

hmmmm i think this thread can now move to Garbo section ehhehehe

Hey wheres Foster??
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Fosters! same league as XXXX... :?
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Post by BuCkEt »

Why not just fill an extinguisher with beer.


There...problem solved. :P
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Post by Bennoz »

I like Bucket, I like... :D
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