As for all the nay saying on a little humor really it sometimes helps take mind off the reality for a while. As they say laughter is the best medicin. My Chief of surveys for 25 years a very very respected man in the business and more so with the crews died in a horrible accident on 10 highway near Richmond Mo. He they think had a massive heart attack and plowed into a 30 in diameter tree his truck burst in flames and you know what happens then. The monday back at work at the office the second in charge knew it would be a tough day for us and okayed we drive up and see the site where he died. We arrived seen the burnt grass and shattered and melted plastic parts from the truck the tree had already been removed by the DOT. We stood there stunned then erected a cross at the spot of survey stakes and flagging a fitting tribute to a man who lived and breathed surveying during life. We stood there not saying a word till one of the guys said "Well John always liked to smoke." That broke the ice and we talked and told stories we remembered about the man eventually peeled wheels and went back to work. The laughter broke the ice and was just what the doctor ordered.

I agree. Typically there's is a little time before jokes are acceptable. :shrug:

Parent yourself.

ROFL whew, that was a relief!

Blow me.

Dude..... this happened to a buddy of mine....didn't know his daughter wasn't his till she was a year old....some ****ed up shit ....he stayed with his cheating wife though..

BTW, I heard a rumor that that's what happened to Tyreek Hill too. His girlfriend told him that it wasn't his kid, but that of a friend of his. Needless to say, he took it maybe a little too hard. Just a rumor though....but it might explain his comment about being more careful about picking his friends. :shrug:

Damn, that's rough. Girls are such sluts.

He's not wrong.

Shocking that I don't care what either of you think, much like I'm sure you don't care what I think.

I value your opinions on journalism and cooking. Like most I have no time for wanna-be hall monitors.

I would like everyone to know that I just used my Weber chimney starter without incident.

Give it time...

Appreciate the first sentence.

For the record, I'm not against the humor at this point. I just think a few minutes or an hour after it happened - before we know the extent of it - was too soon.

Shit, I nearly posted this after srvy told him not to grill too close to the gas tank of his van down by the river.

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LMAO

Dammit, you beat me to it. Had to take a picture for proof.

Amazing how safe this is when you start the chimney inside the grill/smoker.

Then again, as ****ing hot as it is, I probably could have just dumped coals directly from the bag to the grill and they might have spontaneously combusted.

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Rustle the bag around for a little friction and throw the whole thing on the grill...

Never thought about installing a misting system out here until today. Thought that shit was just for people who live in Arizona/Nevada.

Can't blow women...you're like the driver who honks and flips people off for passing you on the highway.

there you go again.

My god, you're such a ****tard.

you're a crybaby, dude...and I use that term loosely.

That sucks, InMem. At least everyone's okay.

And FMB!, InMem just made a joke about his wife cheating on him. I think it's okay to joke around if he is.

Smoking my pork butt got outta hand
 

Agreed. I joked earlier, too. As I said, my issue was the joking before we knew the full extent of what happened. Just a little respectful time.

I don't think I can adequately put into words how little I care what you think.

like it's hard to describe how little weight your self righteous attitude about others jokes carries?


it's the planet dude. if you don't know that by now, you never will.

Read my other post to vail. Already said as much.

Never thought I'd see a thread about a guy who carelessly damn near burnt his house down smoking a pork butt be derailed, but here we are.

it's the planet dude. if you don't know that by now, you never will.

no kidding?

don't assign that to others.

Seemed like some harmless ribbing.

Was having fun, not serious post.

Ditto

Oh my god, just **** off already. If you don't understand that by now, you never will.

are you serious or just pulling my pork?

LMAO

Well played.

stop crying...:rolleyes:

Can't we all just go **** ourselves?

too soon! have a heart you monster!

Do a little experiment and each time light the chimney closer and closer to your house. Once a wall goes up in flames, mark the distance.

Let us know a safe distance for chimney starting.


Thanks.

Sounds like a well thought out plan. I will report back.

W/pics

I grilled a steak today and thought I might join the club. I flipped it over and it apparently had a bunch of juice pooled up on it. Suddenly a big fireball was headed toward my midsection. I leapt backward and fortunately didn't catch my t-shirt on fire or anything, but I've probably cooked 10,000 steaks in my life and never saw a fireball go out instead of up before. (I was a cook at a steakhouse in college, so I really have probably cooked 10,000+ steaks.)

You should write song lyrics.

If you don't know CP by now,
You will never, never know it.

All the things that we've been through
You should understand CP like it understands you.
Now FMB doesn't know when it's fine
To joke about other's stupidity.
He seems to think there is a grace period,
But this is ****ing CP.
Now don't get your panties twisted,
When other try to make light.
Cause we only act like children,
When we argue, cuss, and fight.

If you don't know CP by now,
You will never, never know it.

Glad inmem is OK. He really is the glute that holds things together around here.

I've never seen a guy white knight another guy quite like we see FMB do on a regular basis for Inmen.

I know, right . . . . almost creepy.

Maybe FMB has a thing for Inmem? :shrug:


NTTAWWT

Nothing wrong with that, he's a good dude. Not many people here are loyal to one another. I got his back as well. He's a great guy man.

I know. I thought timbone was loyal AF but he burnt out with nary a word...

Mods can merge to the fail thread.

Spellcheck?

Inmem puts the distress signal out for FMB

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This has gotten all Kanye/Taylor up in here. I thought we were grown men (and Billay)

Butt out.

To answer a previous question, the complex would be well within their rights to keep your security deposit, if their fire insurance deductible is higher than your deposit.

If your deposit is more than their deductible, you should get the difference back if they are covered for loss of rents.

However if your complex is small, and you know the owner or something they might take pity on you.

This thread has been a mixed plate of emotions.

I'll bet Inmem58 was sauced when this happened, he's just too chicken to admit it.

Over cooked and burnt at that

Didn't have off beer, I think that was the problem.

Y'all really shouldn't make Inmem the butt of these jokes. With the fire, he has a lot on his plate and a lot of responsibility to shoulder. It's not going to be a picnic.

You prick lmao.

I think I'll stick to TV Dinners from now on.

Frankths and Beans, Frankths and Beans!

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Go eaZ-Man, could happen to any of us.

Inmem, first off, I'm glad you and your family are ok. Now, having said that, you learned your lesson, but you shouldn't have had to. You don't ever, and I mean ever start coals over wood. Old wood, new wood, any wood. A small breeze could blow embers on the wood, hell, any number of things could happen. I'm actually surprised something like this didn't happen before. You really shouldn't be smoking on a deck patio at all, particularly a wood one. Sorry this happened man, but geez, I can't believe you did that.

Weber or not he should have done that, stop raking him across the coals. Sear-iously.

I agree, after several times bqqing and smoking I thought I was good. I made sure the ash and lit embers were under control. I can't count the number of times I used this method. The Fire Marshall was a bit surprised as well. I showed him my setup and the steps I took to prevent any fires. The Arson investigator said in his exact words "this is a very strange fire".

I know man. There's a lot at steak here. Why do you need to start beef with him?

The simple fact that wood can be burnt ends the lesson for us all.

Well done.

Yeah, you guys are right. I just got a little heated. Sorry Inmem. Didn't mean to put such a damper on your mood, but this whole thing really rubs.

We're all just in here chewing the fat and giving Inmen a good ribbing.

My brother-in-law recently melted the vinyl siding on his house because his grill was too close. He was pretty lucky to not have started a fire. It's also why having fire extinguisher around is a good idea.



(sorry for derailing the pun train)

This type of fire is a bit rare, but understandable considering the season. It's best to let this sit and marinate for a bit until we can understand what Inmen is going through.

Y'all coal blooded.

What can happen with this investigation? Any legal action coming against you? Did you have renter's insurance?

Achieved a helluva bark on that insulation. Something to build on.

This is a very strange fire, doesn't sound positive to me.