My only photo for the past 10 days & i missed 'dangerous'

gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
edited June 19, 2005 in The Big Picture
It got all my attention for a few moments anyway. The hose melted/blew off when i had my back to it on the balcony (6 floors up !)

Lost some eye brows & skin turning the gas off i'll give you the drum..the flames were well up over my head & i didnt have time to get covered up. The shop put it together for me (brand new) as i was busy moving & i should have checked it but didnt.

No argument with a new one delivered.

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2005
    Whoa Mate !!
    Glad your OK thumb.gif just shaken up I bet
    Hey maybe you can work it into the current Challange "Movie Titles"
    How about "Gaslight" :D
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited June 18, 2005
    Damn. Damn glad you're ok!

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  • NirNir Registered Users Posts: 1,400 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2005
    20,000V during the day, gas flames at night - you ARE dangerous man!!

    Glad you're ok 'gus!!
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  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    Lost some eye brows & skin turning the gas off i'll give you the drum..the flames were well up over my head & i didnt have time to get covered up.
    Now that was dangerous !!! Glad you're ok
  • gubbsgubbs Registered Users Posts: 3,166 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2005
    Lucky you haven't got any hair!!

    Glad you're ok !!
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2005
    Yep..quite the conundrum...run screaming like a banshee the other way & let the bottle blow or wager that you have time to get to it & turn it off before the big one & just lose some eye lashes.

    I did remember thinking.."if this wont turn off then i hope there isnt anyone walking along the footpath 6 floors below .."rolleyes1.gif

    Believe me if i had the camera out i would without doubt shot a few off before the mad dash for the bottle. Man it looked impressive at night !! Sort of like a rocket launching.

    Gus
  • JamieCJamieC Registered Users Posts: 154 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    It got all my attention for a few moments anyway. The hose melted/blew off when i had my back to it on the balcony (6 floors up !)

    Lost some eye brows & skin turning the gas off i'll give you the drum..the flames were well up over my head & i didnt have time to get covered up. The shop put it together for me (brand new) as i was busy moving & i should have checked it but didnt.

    No argument with a new one delivered.
    You used the word "it" twice... but I have no idea what "it" is... glad you're all right though! Barbecue? Stove? Curiosity is killing me!

    Jamie
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited June 19, 2005
    Gus, you really know how to light up the new neighborhood! :yikes Glad you didn't land yourself in the hospital.
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    JamieC wrote:
    You used the word "it" twice... but I have no idea what "it" is... glad you're all right though! Barbecue? Stove? Curiosity is killing me!

    Jamie
    No worries jamie

    The 1st it is refering to the BBQ on fire with flames up over 7 feet coming from the front..rear & sides.

    The 2nd it is the gas bottle that had the hose melted off & was on fire.

    Still cant believe i didnt get the camera out whilst it was going umph.gif
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    David_S85 wrote:
    Gus, you really know how to light up the new neighborhood! :yikes Glad you didn't land yourself in the hospital.
    I dunno david...a skin graft or 2 would mean some more L glass coming my way after the court case.
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Good Heavens Man
    Humungus wrote:
    It got all my attention for a few moments anyway. The hose melted/blew off when i had my back to it on the balcony (6 floors up !)

    Lost some eye brows & skin turning the gas off i'll give you the drum..the flames were well up over my head & i didnt have time to get covered up. The shop put it together for me (brand new) as i was busy moving & i should have checked it but didnt.

    No argument with a new one delivered.
    Geez Guz, talk about a hot head rolleyes1.gif you are so dang lucky you didn't get yourself into some very serious trouble mate.
    I had mains gas put onto the railing beams on the deck so I don't have to deal with Gas bottles, but alas they all have hoses that can burst.
    Glad to hear your okay, I wondered where you'd been.
    Burns are shocking things and so painful too, I am glad you were not seriously injured........so what ya gonna cook next on the BBQ ?? rolleyes1.gif ya duffa.
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    Yep..quite the conundrum...run screaming like a banshee the other way & let the bottle blow or wager that you have time to get to it & turn it off before the big one & just lose some eye lashes.

    I did remember thinking.."if this wont turn off then i hope there isnt anyone walking along the footpath 6 floors below .."rolleyes1.gif

    Believe me if i had the camera out i would without doubt shot a few off before the mad dash for the bottle. Man it looked impressive at night !! Sort of like a rocket launching.

    Gus
    The camera was not OUT? That was the beginning of the whole fiasco. Though I do like the idea of new L Glass. For that to happen, you have to work at dr appts, suffering, etc, until AFTER court case.

    However, if your camera is not OUT, first and foremost in importance, the glass will not be important, also will not blow up along with everything else.

    I would have run screaming like a banshee, someone else could have photographed that.

    Why is this in this thread?

    Sounds like quite an EVENT to me.

    ginger

    If you had worked it right could have gone KPOTD, probably not.......suffering is probably not big there. (A big smile with flames behind, that would have helped.) I cannot believe that a camera was not a first consideration.

    (I actually have no idea of what happened, except that Humungus had a "flame out", decided to be a hero, lost some hair, hahaha, doing it, and there was no camera around. With amicable settlement and all, i doubt the possibility of a court case.)

    Sorry, gus....... glad we don't have to mess with dead bodies or anything, though. Thanks. g again.........
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • rahmonsterrahmonster Registered Users Posts: 1,376 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Holy cow Gus....I hope you went and bought a lotto ticket! Sounds pretty scary!!

    Glad you're ok matethumb.gif
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Skippy wrote:
    ........so what ya gonna cook next on the BBQ ?? rolleyes1.gif ya duffa.
    Skippy (Australia)
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  • MongrelMongrel Registered Users Posts: 622 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Sheesshhh Gus! First overcast now this? What's going on 'down there'?

    Glad your (basically...) OK thumb.gif

    I'm assuming this was a barbecue? Nasty suckers....

    I got tired of rebuilding the propane ones so the wife and I went back to charcoal.
    If every keystroke was a shutter press I'd be a pro by now...
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Mongrel wrote:
    Sheesshhh Gus! First overcast now this? What's going on 'down there'?

    Glad your (basically...) OK thumb.gif

    I'm assuming this was a barbecue? Nasty suckers....

    I got tired of rebuilding the propane ones so the wife and I went back to charcoal.
    Mate you wont believe this but we are on or 2nd day without the sun !! Yep it was the BBQ alright.

    New one is working fine so i just cooked breaky on it.. some halloumi (fried sheeps cheese) & banana fritters.

    Breakfast of champions !
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