Fire is my worst nightmare. I have lost way too much from it. Lost a barn and my better than new 66 Chevy pickup in 1995. Was of unknown origin, but arson suspected. After that, my mom's 861 Ford Powermaster "burped" while shredding sunflowers and other way too tall weeds down by the farm pond. It was running WAY hot but thought I could finish the last round and hurry back to the house to cool it off. WRONG, it backfired and was in flames. Had enough sense to open the hood, so only suffered sheet metal and wiring damage. A trusted neighbor stores and uses that tractor for his needs, and did fix the fire damage except sheet metal. Couple years later was back at my mom's up in yard mowing steep grader ditch, not working it hard at all, and it lit up again. Was only about 150 yards from the frost free hydrant, popped the hood again and BACKED it up to the water.Fire blows right in your face going forward. We figured out that the BOTTOM of the gas tank had a pinhole in it dripping gas on the manifold. FAST FORWARD to Valentines day 2008. Mom is dead, farmhouse is vacant but not empty. LOTS of antiques left, took a 24 ft livestock trailer load of "junk" out of it and rest was stacked ceiling high in the back three rooms, nothing newer than 1930 or so as one of my cousins who is also a fireman was able to get close enough in to see a little of what was burning in the back rooms. He could not save any, but says he did see the tin type photos burn, along with my mom's report cards and maybe some of mine. Real hard to see what is turning to ashes while you are waiting for more water from town. METH heads suspected by local fire department first on scene as kitchen wall was blown out and high flames from cook stove. LPG was shut off since mom died. LPG was on full when FD arrived, lock was gone. County Sheriff is buddy with the drug dealers, won't give any answers as to even who called it in. DOUG
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