a little goof

snips · Post by **snips** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:41 pm

I set out today to burn some brush piles. Guess I underestimated the wind. Before I knew it the fire dept was here, then the Forestry Dept with a bulldozer. Rick was desparetly trying to keep the fire from getting in the woods, I was driving the 4-wheeler back and forth filling the water tank. Smoke was getting us both. Then our well pump wires burned leaving us with no water, ughhh. Luckily the bulldozer got a line that stopped it. Pretty much burned up the bird field tho. I told Rick that we could look at the bright side, it probably burned up the ticks. Rick is in counseling now. Don`t think he will let me near any more matches...

Post by **ezzy333** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:46 pm

Nice going

Brenda!

Its just great to see the dedication you tick fighters have. They bother me a lot too but never tried to burn them out.Let me know if it works. Oh and say hello to Rick when you get him out of counseling and home again.

Ezzy

snips · Post by **snips** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:50 pm

Oh, and I saw a couple of snakes hitting the high road too. I watched a quail sit there almost until it singed his feathers, then he vamboosed. Yep, I got rid of the varmits!

mountaindogs · Post by **mountaindogs** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:07 pm

new wildlife damage control techniques???

We burn every year - maybe a good thing in the long run.
A few years back UT students came up to learn burning and it got WAY outta control. Jim and Addison were working the dozer and running the water tanks nearly all night!!

Post by **Ayres** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:14 pm

Holy cow, first twisters and now forest fires!

Post by **pear** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:50 am

Lets see.... "Snips Touch of Flame" "Brenda's Burning Embers", Oh and the we can't forget "Ol' Smokey"

:shock:

mountaindogs · Post by **mountaindogs** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:02 am

:roll: :roll:
please no - Ol' Smokey

Brenda I can trade you some cover for the bird field for actual birds

Wagonmaster · Post by **Wagonmaster** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:04 am

"Fire Chief"

FC/AFC Fire Marshall

Ch. Arsonist

you could do a whole kennel series of names.

12 Volt Man · Post by **12 Volt Man** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:09 am

Glad nobody got hurt and that you didn't lose any structures.

markj · Post by **markj** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:11 am

Glad noone is hurt, these can get outta hand quick folks do get hurt fighting these without proper protection.

We burn every year, but no wind, and back burn every time.

My neighbor a few years ago did the same thing, he almost burned our house and another place, lucky we got a new tanker in the VFD fleet. Of course the guys with plows came and helped first

I spray all my trees for ticks and fleas every month. Use a good kennel dip and a sprayer on a hose. Keeps flys and mosquitos down too.

GSP4619 · Post by **GSP4619** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:32 pm

Glad everyone is ok!

wannabe · Post by **wannabe** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:23 am

Wagonmaster wrote:"Fire Chief"

FC/AFC Fire Marshall

Ch. Arsonist

you could do a whole kennel series of names.

I already have a Cinder, Smokey, and Chief in my Kennel.

Post by **pear** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:52 am

Wannabe, We here are certainly grateful no lives or significant property were lost. We are also happy Brenda is such a good sport to take the ribbing we can dish out here among friends !!!!
With a kennel full like that maybe you can hire "snip" to manage your operation.

snips · Post by **snips** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:45 am

I can take it Pear, growing up with 2 brothers and running GSP`s in the south 20 yrs ago when there were nothing but ptrs and strs kinda toughened me up :shock:

Post by **kninebirddog** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:52 pm

Oh Brenda....Poor Rick
Glad to see things are better now ..will make for good cover ..wishing you some rain to bring it back up

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:41 am

Could be snips wanted a closer look at the fireman from her calender! There had to be a better way to do it.

Glad to hear every thing turned out ok and nobody got hurt.

Mav....