Well, I can honestly say that life is never boring !!!
On Monday, it was a hot, sunny and calm day.
I decided we could head outside and tidy out the shed, and pack some stuff for the dump. Just regular household stuff. I also decided to take the opportunity to burn the cardboard boxes the pig food comes in. We usually recycle, but we are unable to recycle containers with food smeared in it.
Being the Fire Safety conscious widdle shamrock that I am, I put the hose by the incinerator, ensured the incinerator was in an open space with nothing near it that could catch fire and happily set the boxes alight. We were all pottering around outside, I was no more than 10 metres away from the fire at any one time.
I have become very accustomed to knowing when someone is driving up our private road. I thought I could hear something and asked Celtic Lad to investigate. He came back and said there was a fire engine driving up the private road with its lights flashing !!!!!!
Someone had seen the smoke and called the Fire Brigade. The Engine had got stuck on a bend in the road, so the Firemen got out and walked the rest of the way. I was so embarrassed. I told them what I was burning and asked if they wanted to come see, which they did. I figured it as to ensure I was being safe, so I prattled on about how I had set everything up and was being so safe.
It turns out there is a total fire ban !!!!!!!! I honestly didn’t know. I was very apologetic and the guys were very nice. I offered to put out the fire and did so while they had a look around the place and admired the view etc.
I did comment how it worried me their engine couldn’t make it all the way up here, and they suggested that if there was ever a fire, to let the station know the biggest one couldn’t make it, as they have smaller engines which would be able to get up here.
I tell ya, it’s never a dull moment around here !!























