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They are horrible. And nearly impossible to kill. I went to war with this one a while back, and it refuses to die.
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I can't find anything on the fire anywhere. You would think that if the television station was going to put a banner across the bottom of their screen they would at least carry a story about it.
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Found it
CHIMAYÓ, N.M. (KRQE) - Firefighters say there is significant smoke damage to a historic Chimayó restaurant after it caught fire just before midnight.
Fire units from six agencies near the town responded to the blaze at the Rancho de Chimayó, which was called in a minute before midnight Thursday night, according to Santa Fe County Assistant Fire Chief John Wheeler.
The fire was contained by 3 a.m.
"Right now, the damage is contained in the southwest corner of the building," said Mike Neely of the Santa Fe County Fire Department. "However, there is extensive smoke damage throughout the rest of the building."
Fire officials are still working to determine the cause of the fire.
The restaurant attracts about 300,000 visitors a year, according to its Web site.
The original home was built in 1886, and converted to a restaurant in 1965
Fire units from six agencies near the town responded to the blaze at the Rancho de Chimayó, which was called in a minute before midnight Thursday night, according to Santa Fe County Assistant Fire Chief John Wheeler.
The fire was contained by 3 a.m.
"Right now, the damage is contained in the southwest corner of the building," said Mike Neely of the Santa Fe County Fire Department. "However, there is extensive smoke damage throughout the rest of the building."
Fire officials are still working to determine the cause of the fire.
The restaurant attracts about 300,000 visitors a year, according to its Web site.
The original home was built in 1886, and converted to a restaurant in 1965
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But if you do decide to do that, set up a camera, for our entertainment!LOL
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Russian Olives I can live with. I have them all along my fence in the backyard. They kind of remind me of the Mesquite trees in south Texas. The thorns on both are great deterrents.
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As of about 30 minutes ago, my truck lives again! Cranked her over twice for about 30 seconds each (with coil unplugged) to fill the fuel bowls and check float levels. Then I reattached the coil, started cranking, stepped on the gas so the accelerator pumps would give it a boost, and she sprang into life! Idles beautifully at 800rpm (perfect!) Runs better than it ever has! All this is with NO tuning on the brand new carb whatsoever. After I let her idle for about a minute, I killed the ignition, and found that I forgot to put thread sealant on one of my AN fuel fittings: gas was all over the intake manifold. Well the project will continue tomorrow!
Hope you guys are having exciting summers as well!
Hope you guys are having exciting summers as well!
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As of about 30 minutes ago, my truck lives again! Cranked her over twice for about 30 seconds each (with coil unplugged) to fill the fuel bowls and check float levels. Then I reattached the coil, started cranking, stepped on the gas so the accelerator pumps would give it a boost, and she sprang into life! Idles beautifully at 800rpm (perfect!) Runs better than it ever has! All this is with NO tuning on the brand new carb whatsoever. After I let her idle for about a minute, I killed the ignition, and found that I forgot to put thread sealant on one of my AN fuel fittings: gas was all over the intake manifold. Well the project will continue tomorrow!
Hope you guys are having exciting summers as well!
Hope you guys are having exciting summers as well!
Not quite as exciting as fuel all over the intake!
Hello New Mexico!! hope you had a great weekend!!
Mark