Hello?

[XemaSab]

I announced last night that I saved the house from burning down after a grease fire in the kitchen, and nobody seems to care. x(

[mix]

1. Did you actually save the house or was this a metaphor for something else?

I saw your other post, but it was strangely unclear, at least to me.

If you actually saved the house, lucky you...grease fires are scary as hell. Glad you still have a roof over your head and no-one was hurt or died!
:hug:

[XemaSab]

4. I totally saved the house!

:woohoo:

[mix]

6. What happened? nt

[XemaSab]

11. My mom was baking a chicken

and she lifted the pan out of the oven. The grease from the pan spilled and caught fire.

My mom said in a really subdued voice "There's a fire."

I went into the kitchen and the whole inside of the oven was on fire.

Then she said "Call 911."

I grabbed the fire extinguisher, told her to call 911, stepped back, pulled the pin, and hit it.

There was a HUGE cloud of dust and smoke, so I had to wait a second for it to clear before I could see if the fire was out. It wasn't out, so I hit it again.

It took a few blasts, and the last gasp of the extinguisher put out the last gasp of the fire.

The firemen showed up about 10 minutes later, and they put a big fan at the front door to air out the house.

The house is now unspeakably filthy with extinguisher stuff, smoke dust, and stuff that was blown in from outside.

But I totally put the fire out! :woohoo:

[NJmaverick]

13. Good for you for keeping a cool head under pressure

:applause:

[mix]

15. And the baked chicken?

Was dinner spared?

[XemaSab]

19. My mom is taking the skin off

and eating it. :shrug:

My dinner was NOT spared. x(

[mike_c]

17. I did that about six or seven years ago...

...and I'm STILL finding grunge from the extinguisher in the oddest places, occasionally. That fine powder gets EVERYWHERE.

Glad to hear you put it out. Burning the house down sucks.

[XemaSab]

18. Even though all the surfaces have been wiped down

everything feels gritty. x(

[XemaSab]

24. Here's the scene of the crime:

[cwydro]

2. I saw the title and figured

you were talking about a flame war in GD.

Seriously.

[mix]

7. me too! nt

[NJmaverick]

12. ditto

[JohnnyLib2]

3. I asked my wife right away about the fire extinguisher.

(she's the organized partner)

Thanks....and we're both glad about your house.

[Moondog]

5. Didn't see your previous post - went out lat-ish on short notice.

But if I had seen it, I would have congratulated you for quick thinking and a job well done. So, please accept my belated congratulations. Glad you and your house are safe. :toast:

[Call Me Wesley]

8. Why did you start a grease fire first?

:shrug:















:P

[suninvited]

9. lol

yeah, if I were telling a story about how I saved the house, my kids would quickly turn it into a how mom almost burned the house down story.

[Call Me Wesley]

10. I fought one off of my grill lately.

Of course, I started it. Was pretty impressive. Grill's toast, but I saved everything else, including the steaks. I think, in the end, I saved many lives! :woohoo:

[petronius]

14. Congratulations! Keeping the house in an un-burned-down condition is

more often than not a positive thing... :)

Now that you mention it, I think I'll go move at least one of the fire extinguishers to somewhere other than right next to the stove - who knows? On the basis of that inspiration, you may someday save my house too!

[Danger Mouse]

16. I was going to give you an official DU Medal of Honor, but I wasn't around last night...

so I missed your thread. :(

[XemaSab]

21. .

:(

[Danger Mouse]

23. for what it's worth..

it sounds like you did something awesome.
had i been around, i think i would've had a lot of nice things to say about it.
i probably just would've run around shrieking ineffectively in the same situation...

[vixengrl]

20. That was actually really cool and level-headed and brave.

Good show!

[XemaSab]

22. Thanks

:D

[Kali]

25. hi!

been pretty busy - missed the thread, sorry

good on you for putting it out and not panicking

wish my damn stove would get hot enough to start a grease fire, seems to need one or more of three possible $100 parts :mad:

[Bertha Venation]

26. Well done!

:woohoo:

(Haven't been on for a few days; didn't see the other thread.)

[Ohio Joe]

27. I did not see your previous thread but...

That totally fucking rocks :headbang:

I know, I've lost everything in a fire and it sucks big time. Way to go :thumbsup: