ctubbs
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I was taking a break from doing nothing, all settled back to watch NCIS when there was a huge pounding on the front door. Then it came again real quickly. When I answer, my neighbor is there telling me, "Your camper is on fire!" Sure enough the orange fingers of death are jumping out the roof over the fridge. The neighbor is calling 911, I grab a water hose which has been unhooked since last fall and drained, then head up on the roof to put water on the fire. Cooled it off a bit, came down and went inside to knock the remaining fire down a bit trying to hold it till the real firefighters arrived. Boy, have things improved since I was last in the department. No more booster lines and they even have thermal imaging equipment to locate all hot spots to reduce the chance of a rekindle. Three trucks, twenty or so men, the camper is still on its own wheels and the fire damage is located in the kitchen area, walls and ceiling, water throughout the living room/kitchen area.
By saying how lucky we are, I mean it. Had not the neighbor noticed the fire at the exact moment and gone on home, the fire would not have been spotted until much too late. The camper would have been totally engulfed, a couple of our crs would have been at least severly damaged and the house most likely would have been burned also as the camper sits some 15 feet from the house. Yes I AM THE LUCKIEST MAN ALIVE TONIGHT!!! All are alive and still enjoying a bout of cold, but alive and breathing. God bless us all, each and every one. Be thankful for what He does for you and the gifts He places in your basket.
Charles
By saying how lucky we are, I mean it. Had not the neighbor noticed the fire at the exact moment and gone on home, the fire would not have been spotted until much too late. The camper would have been totally engulfed, a couple of our crs would have been at least severly damaged and the house most likely would have been burned also as the camper sits some 15 feet from the house. Yes I AM THE LUCKIEST MAN ALIVE TONIGHT!!! All are alive and still enjoying a bout of cold, but alive and breathing. God bless us all, each and every one. Be thankful for what He does for you and the gifts He places in your basket.
Charles
