Because we Post Stupid Things We Do.

[Baymule]

I feel really stupid. Please feel free to post any stupid things you’ve done so i won’t be the only stupid idiot here.

I have 3 huge burn piles in the front field. I had the fence line bulldozed December 2023. It’s been raining. Standing water puddles, mud. Today winds of 3-7 MPH. Perfect burn day! I doused them in diesel, squirted with charcoal starter and lit ‘er up. The little brushy stuff burned first, the big chunks and tree trunks didn’t. I pushed up what I could with my tractor, but dug ruts and almost got stuck several times.

Some friends came over. NO WIND. Big chunks were barely smoking. We went in the house, had coffee and cake. I looked out the window. Grass fire! Smoke is rising in the wrong place! I gotta go! Nancy went with me, Tony found a comfortable rocking chair on the porch.

We started slapping flames with the rakes and I stomped the flames once I beat them down with the rakes. Nancy was beating down flames. The fire burned to the road. I went back to the house for the mule and rode to the road to beat out flames. I had a coffee can, so I scooped water out of the ditch to throw on the fire too.

Chase came by, he went home and came back with a wet saddle blanket and beat out flames. Pretty soon, the fire was out.

I’ve beat out a lot of grass fires, but never one I was dumb enough to start. I felt really stupid. Naturally once the fire was out, the wind dropped. Weather reports said low to no wind today.

Nancy and Tony are retired, from Miami and love Texas. They’ve been here a year, live in a tiny house. Nancy had the BEST time being a firefighter! She’s never had such an adventure in her life. She was so funny.

We went to the house and had lemonade, sat on the porch and joked about the fire.

It got to the corner and burned a little of the neighbors pasture.

Nancy the firefighter. Do I know how to throw a party or what?

By the time we put out the fire, had lemonade regaling our adventures, they left and I did chores, it was 7:00. I trudged in the house, took a shower.

 

[Weldman]

Eh don't feel bad. Six years ago when we got here on one of our trips of moving stuff back and forth when there was nothing but raw land. We had a burning barrel made from rims, wife didn't know better set some mail on fire we had, it smouldered according to her and she never played with fire before.
Went to take off with the camper rig to leave out and looked back to see half an acre on fire. Mind you water is not on tap. Yeah I managed to suppress it and put it out with all the water we had on board, a shovel, pising on it and emptying the coolant out of the car we were towing.

 

[farmerjan]

So glad that you got it out... no major damage... dead burnt grass will come back nice and green now...
No one hurt... and we have all done stupid things...
God Bless your friend... and Chase.....

 

[fuzzi]

We have a burn pile, constantly, in a state of either being built or freshly charred. Ron used to start the fire, but the last few years I couldn't trust him in his mental state, so I have been doing it. He had taught me to soak portions with the old gasoline and set on fire with a handled grill lighter. A couple years ago I apparently used a little too much gasoline, so when I lit it, a fireball hit me. Singed my eyebrows and a few strands of hair, but THANK GOD my eyes and face were not hurt aside from a little heat burn on my cheeks.

Stoopid!!!!

 

[Weldman]

If you see me running, try to keep up. I'm not doing it for my health.

 

[Baymule]

I can’t run anymore. Knee replacement doesn’t work as good as what I was born with. But I couldn’t run before knee replacement because that knee was totally worn out and I was in pain 24-7. So, can’t run but I’m not in pain. I’ll call that a win.

I think I’ll take my chainsaw and go work on fenceline today. Obviously burning huge piles is not safe with me around. Now I have a blackened burnt area to remind me that I am stupid.

 

[Ridgetop]

@Baymile - One word - LAYNE!

Years ago, when it was still legal to have a bonfire on the beach, we were on our honeymoon. We decided to have a picnic so stopped at a store and bought a can opener, small pot and some canned stew. DH gathered driftwood and made a fire. We had bought charcolal starter too. He squrted it on but it refused to light. He squirted more on, still no luck. A little more and there was a small flame. Proud of his success, DH squirted the remainder of the bottle on the baby flames.

WHOOSH! The flames leapt into life, ran up the stream of starter fluid, up his hand and arm and across his face! He dropped the bottle and jumped back as a small boy exclaimed "That was great! do it again!"

DH's expression of shock stayed on his face for the remainder of our honeymoon. The flash of fire had burned off hs eyebrows! Luckily no other harm was done.

So many moments like that on our honeymoon - good times! Still together after 53 exciting and funny years.

 

[murphysranch]

Oh my Gosh, Oh my Gosh!! Yes, as FJ said, those burned parts will be fertile later.

 

[fuzzi]

@Baymile - One word - LAYNE!

Years ago, when it was still legal to have a bonfire on the beach, we were on our honeymoon. We decided to have a picnic so stopped at a store and bought a can opener, small pot and some canned stew. DH gathered driftwood and made a fire. We had bought charcolal starter too. He squrted it on but it refused to light. He squirted more on, still no luck. A little more and there was a small flame. Proud of his success, DH squirted the remainder of the bottle on the baby flames.

WHOOSH! The flames leapt into life, ran up the stream of starter fluid, up his hand and arm and across his face! He dropped the bottle and jumped back as a small boy exclaimed "That was great! do it again!"

DH's expression of shock stayed on his face for the remainder of our honeymoon. The flash of fire had burned off hs eyebrows! Luckily no other harm was done.

So many moments like that on our honeymoon - good times! Still together after 53 exciting and funny years.

Did the eyebrows grow back?