Posted on 04/28/2005 11:21:35 PM PDT by kingattax
You do and you don't. And somtimes you have weird thoughts that wouldn't make sense to anyone else.
My youngest daughter is 23 now. But when she was about 4 years old and a young lady across the street watched her while I worked my part-time job, there was an incident.
I had returned from work, but had not yet picked up my daughter. Suddenly, the phone rang. My next-door neighbor, an Irish lady over 80 said, "My house is on fire." I told her to come to my porch and immediately called 911. Then I dashed out of my house and before checking on my neighbor, I ran to where my daughter was being babysat. "Don't let her cross the street," I said. "The firetrucks are coming."
I then ran into my neighbor's house. She had gone back in. I pulled her out onto the porch, then went to see if I could determine where the fire was. I had never seen so much smoke and I could barely see through it. I made my way to her kitchen and to her sink. I could see flames on top of the stove and some in the hood of the unit. I grabbed a pan and filed it with water, then began throwibg the water at the stove. The water hit the flames and popped and crackled, but I was able to put the fire out.
I went back outside. One of my neighbors was commending me, but I barely heard his praises. I was hyper and really could have talked to no one. Adrenalin and God got me though that.
What do I remember the most about that? I remember the smoke. And not being able to see through it.
the smoke will kill you long before the fire cooks you. you were very fortunate
funny...the minute I posted a real story, the jokers lost interest. My neighbor had melted butter on the stove and she had fallen asleep. Sh** happens, America. Instead of being so damned judgmental and self-righteous, be a neighbor - a good one. It's 3 a.m. where I am. 'Nite.
no, be a SMART one.....even a horse has enough sense not to run back into a burning barn... get off your pulpit.
no pulpit...I had two things on my mind...get her out and then see...just see where the fire was to see if I could do something. Her house was twin to mine and I knew where everything was. I peeked around the corner to the kitchen. Through the smoke, I could see where the flames were. She'd left clean dishes in the dish drain. I picked up a pan, and filled it with water and started throwing water...staying way back because I was scared. I put the fire out. And yes I was lucky. My problem is with people who make retarded, generalized comments about things that happen to others.
Are you making a "stand" at this time of night? :)
the "fire chief" here needs to do some research before posting another "i'm a real hero" story.
you NEVER put water on a grease fire..water will splatter the grease and increase the size of the fire
nice try, sageb1...we can't wait for your "i saved three people from a great white shark" story
LOL that last one with the spliced ladder was a slide in the Safety class I took last year.
Maybe Dubya doesn't hate Kerry
On a tour of Texas, the Pope took a couple of days off to visit the coastal area for some sightseeing. He was cruising along the sea wall on Galveston Island in his official car when suddenly he noticed a frantic commotion just off shore.
There was John Kerry struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a 25-foot shark. As the Pope watched, horrified, a speedboat came racing up with two men aboard.
One of the men, President Bush quickly fired a harpoon into the shark's side while Dick Cheney reached out and pulled the bleeding, semi-conscious John Kerry from the water.
Then using baseball bats, the two heroes beat the shark to death and hauled it into the boat.
Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned them to the beach.
"I give you my blessings for your brave actions," he told them. "I heard that there was some bitter hatred between President Bush and John Kerry, but now I have seen with my own eyes that this is not true."
As the Pope drove off, President Bush asked Dick Cheney, "Who was that?"
"It was the Pope," Dick replied. "He is considered a spiritual leader with great wisdom."
"Well," President Bush said, "some may think he has great wisdom but he doesn't know squat about shark fishing ... how's the bait holding up?"
21 posted on 04/11/2005 9:50:29 PM CDT by StoneGiant
Actually, if the butter had burned for long enough, the "Grease" part may have turned to smoke just enough to be able to put out with randomly thrown water. Now if it was a deep-vat fryer, that's completely different.
And yes, I do miss donning my old Navy firefighting ensemble. I was one of those twisted squids who loved firefighting drills.
ROTFLMAO!!
"Bait"
The question I had was: What'd they use to catch their bait?
A loaded widow.
Nope.
Just waiting for it to hit the AI thread.
"She told him she had served as an auxiliary firefighter in the 1960s in Plainfield, Conn."
Well, this woman is certainly a hero!
No. However, the FReeper trifecta would be to link Schiavo, 2nd Amendment and border security, all in the same sentence. One may substitute WOD references for border security.
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