clutchdust
Millionaire Playboy
On top of all the other horsecrap I've had going on in the last couple years, we had a small house fire today.
Fortunately it was outside and nothing structural was damaged but we're going to need some paint and stucco work done now.
We had some "ornamental" lights out front on an outdoor rated timer, but the thing stopped timing a while ago and was just stuck on. Didn't really think much about it otherwise, it wasn't too large a load for the outlet or the timer, but something let the smoke out.
Weird thing was I left just a minute before. Walked right past the area, in fact my dogs were there, and there was no hint of a problem. I barely got down the block and realized I forgot something and turned around and came back. As soon as I turned the corner I see black smoke billowing from under our porch area and I can see flames almost at roof height. My neighbors were already inside the gate turning the hose on. Again, luckily both the hose/faucet are right there and my dogs didn't eat anybody.
We really dodged a bullet here. Looks like it's only a few hundred dollars in cosmetic damages but how much worse could this have been had it happened inside? What if it had been a weekday and my neighbors were at work? What if I hadn't forgotten something and turned right around?
I'm pissed that it happened at all but I'm so thankful that in the grand scheme of things it's a lot more of a story than anything else.
Fortunately it was outside and nothing structural was damaged but we're going to need some paint and stucco work done now.
We had some "ornamental" lights out front on an outdoor rated timer, but the thing stopped timing a while ago and was just stuck on. Didn't really think much about it otherwise, it wasn't too large a load for the outlet or the timer, but something let the smoke out.
Weird thing was I left just a minute before. Walked right past the area, in fact my dogs were there, and there was no hint of a problem. I barely got down the block and realized I forgot something and turned around and came back. As soon as I turned the corner I see black smoke billowing from under our porch area and I can see flames almost at roof height. My neighbors were already inside the gate turning the hose on. Again, luckily both the hose/faucet are right there and my dogs didn't eat anybody.
We really dodged a bullet here. Looks like it's only a few hundred dollars in cosmetic damages but how much worse could this have been had it happened inside? What if it had been a weekday and my neighbors were at work? What if I hadn't forgotten something and turned right around?
I'm pissed that it happened at all but I'm so thankful that in the grand scheme of things it's a lot more of a story than anything else.