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Fire! Fire! Fire!

DaveRichardson
DaveRichardson Posts: 2,324
in EggHead Forum
well, I cleaned out some ash last night after a good 12 hour cool down from lunch. Apparently it was still hot enough to smolder in my ash bucket. 

Little le did I know the bottom had rusted thru and melted thru the mat that was underneath. 

Guess Agnes will be moving this week while I replace some decking. Guess I'll be pouring that concrete slab sooner than later!!!

LBGE since 2014

Griffin, GA 

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  • td66snrf
    td66snrf Posts: 1,838
    Yikes!  Looks like you dodged a bullet.  
    XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,789
    Dang- dodged a bullet for sure.  Hopefully many will see this thread and take sufficient steps to ensure they don't experience such an event.  Too many (greater than zero) of these posts happen.
    Many thanks for posting this as when dealing with wood/lump and fire, it doesn't take much.  
    Matter of fact, I was visiting with our local fire fighters earlier today (used to volunteer there (12+ years) but too old now) and they were mentioning a house fire were the apparent cause was a gardener who dropped a cigarette butt into some mulch.  Many hours later, sufficient fuel and heat for combustion.  House was saved but not without lots of smoke and water damage.  
    Be careful out there.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    BGE on a wooden deck increases the chances for fire related events, exponentially. 
    You sir, should buy a lottery ticket, while your good fortune is in play.
    Good call on the concrete pad. Be safe, protect your family and home.
    That could have been a disaster. Very happy it was not.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • BikerBob
    BikerBob Posts: 284
    I always liked the weekender's surprise when his mountain cabin burned. "I took the ashes out of the fireplace, put them in a cardboard box and put it on the deck." He returned a week later to find a pile of ashes where his cabin once stood.
    I use an cast iron cook pot for ashes and in the mountains with a wood stove, use a galvanized garbage can with lid for ashes. Both are placed on concrete when ashes are added regardless of when the fire went out.
    Cooking on the coast
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Glad that was the worst of it! That's why my egg is not on my deck and why I almost never use my shop vac to clean it out. Also, after at least two days, when I think my metal bucket full of ash is truly cold, I dump it in an empty lump bag and place it in my patio fire pit. If it's still there in the morning, then I put it in the trash bin. Not before.

    Oh and my "metal bucket" is an old stand mixer bowl. Stainless, no rust. :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,369
    Glad you caught it when you did!   :o

    “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”

                  - Mark Twain 

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,629
    Whew!!!!  Everybody take note.... Have your egg in a proper place..
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    Thanks for posting ... good reminder for the rest of us to reevaluate our approach to coal management.

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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