Bro, on the contrary, it is critical to maintain defensible space around your house and property if you want to keep it. I worked many years in the business, before retirement. Fire crews will only defend homes that are savable. I've seen homes that had very good defensible space survive the fire without any firefighting equipment there for protection at all. Proper defensible space, as well as NOT having a shake roof and a few other measures, makes a huge difference. The only time it doesn't make a difference is when there is no fire.

 

friday FRIDAY FRIDAY!!!

good morning gang. speed slowly out there and and enjoy your get-togethers and BBQ's. we'll be at a BBQ in san fran on sunday then a goat farm on monday.
so much for getting out of town..

i posted an ad on CL for my slide-in camper for sale. got three hits as of last night. hopefully it sells. tell your friends. i'll deliver and give the camper frame mounts too off the truck.

take care guys.

 

Tim, thanks for the info. didn't think of it that way.

 

Still In Phoenix Az guys, caught a wifi connect so had to say it's 110deg , I guess Breakfast will be served on the side walk . Hank tried to call ya been in and out of Hospitals I already got chewed for my phone ringing in there so I keep it on silent mode Hope you gotter going

 

Yes I did Scott, thanks. In fact I just did a Rotella change on my diesel girls today 8 gallons worth
I have an appt in Alameda at 8 am (be there 10 mins.) otherwise I`m a bbq fool like BD Got some baby backs at luckys for 2.99
Joe Im looking for a deal on jerky so if you find something priced right lemme know, hope when local ads come out tuesday I`ll find something and have a batch by next weekend. Gotta stockpile as I see a road trip to Seattle Wash in my future.

 

Labor day weekend is upon us, so let's get out there and labor...over a BBQ

Jim

 

I've been looking and haven't found any deals lately on jerky meat-if I do I will let ya know . Barrel Tritip and lobster tonight and I have some whole chickens I will cook on the weber tomorrow or Monday. Have a great weekend fellers

Joe

 

good saturday fellas. i think we're off to give the dog a break in redwood regional park.. let her run and get the the stink/cabin fever off 'er. after that maybe a stop at ale industries brewery.

cheers.

 

We're really big on defensible space up here. I actually founded a youth fire safe council here when I was 13 and won a $3000 competitive grant to fund it. All of the fire crews keep coming by and asking if they can do this or that on the backside of my property and theyre almost surprised with how positive we are here about their thinning.

I tell them everything they cut out now is something i dont have to cut out next year.

 

when i was a kid my dad left me running the john deere 4440 with a brush hog on it. i was making my passes and when i turned back south, there at the front of the property was a HUGE grass fire. i mean, police, state troopers, EMS, traffic stopped on the lake road… i stopped and drove up looking for my dad… he had ended up cutting his knee open with the chain saw and was unable to maintain two things out of control… a controlled field burn and profuse bleeding…

funny memories now but glad it wasn't worse than that…
i'm doubting destructive fires are that funny these days either…
like i said before, stay prepped. stay ready.
cheers dudes.

 

That would have been scary.

Jim

 

September's all topic thread can be found here:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post14630425

Jim