"I've been doing this for years" "I've never had this issue". In my line of work we call that the normalization of deviance. Getting away with a bad habit...until you don't get away with it. S. Sally out.
wranglerstar You've squandered a golden opportunity to don your firefighting regalia and demonstrate your skills in in action including a fire drill that I'm sure you have already outlined to the family.
I did that once! We have Back to Eden deep mulch in our backyard and I took coals that I thought were dead (biochar) out to spread on top of the straw mulch and when I came out an hour later it had caught fire and spread out to burn the surface about 100 square feed and really close to the house. Now I take week-old ashes only and dump them on dirt for the chickens to dust bath in. It was super scary...what if I hadn't been out there? The lower, deeper layers of mulch were so wet that they didn't burn but it totally ate all the dry top stuff.
"I've been doing it for years." What a terrifying statement. Now you have to wonder what other dangerous and potentially dangerous stuff's been going on.
Love Mrs. W's response... No big deal. !!!! I love when cool heads put things in perspective!!! She's right... No big deal. !!! Forget about the "what if" discussions!!!
This happened a few years back when my brothers wife did the same thing except it wasn't a compost bin it was right outside the back door and the deck started to catch fire. Needless to say she isn't allow to operate the wood stove anymore.
Smokey Bear says, "Mrs. Wrangler star", your halo just got a tiny dent. "Where's there Smoke there's FIRE". Great family moment about who where's the fire pants in this family. Love your videos.
I'm with Mrs WS on this. She said she was out there keeping an eye on things and usually only put the ashes in when they are cold. I'm not saying one shouldn't be very careful about doing things that could cause a fire, but I would trust Mrs WS not to do something stupid. And I thought Safety Sally wasn't allowed on the Wranglerstar property!
Unrelated to the fire ash incident....... My mom had a compost fire not too long ago. It was a 80 degree day and it burst into flames 3 feet high. Luckily it stood alone in the yard. Guys... don't put it next to the house/barn/any structure. You can burn your stuff down if you aren't careful.
I understand, I mean what can you say at a time like this. Glad we can laugh about it. I like the camera angles look down, look up, look back down. LOL
Love your stuff man, but we all have bad days when we aren't thinking straight. I'm not sure which was more tone deaf: the decision on how you dealt with that situation or the decision to post it.
my dad has this issue once, our wooden compostbin caught on fire and had burned my newly received cherry tree which was standing there while i took a break from planting new trees.
Lol..that last shot..."it's no big deal"...cut to smoke ...and...hold on smoke. You could almost hear the bewildered scream echoing through his head "NO BIG DEAL!?!"....IT F I R E. Hahaha
Placing the compost box touching the wall of the barn, is also not smart- why blaming the wife? Put the ash in a steel barrel,which you empty from time to time....
Maybe now would be a good time to relocate Mrs. W's compost bins to some place a long way from anything that can burn - like your shed. It might also be worth while to install an automatic SPRINKLER SYSTEM above them, ready for the next time she deposits hot ashes there.
Mrs J W'star's on fire ... and her compost! lol No really she's looking good ... winter has just made her even healthier! Now ... fix that valve ... won't be long before there's bigger fires on the horizon to worry about! Oh and before I go... this has happened to us too ... you think the ash is good and dead and you skip the metal bucket stage before the compost ... our compost is a 100' from a tap ... won't be doing that again any time soon! It does make for good compost mind ... bbq'd aside of course!
It is an enormous amount of open expression. Making sensitive moments exposed to viewers is opening the door of venerability. I would have reacted, as Wranglerstar expressed, to the "what if...". But, if I were the cause, then I would not like my mistake being shared. Mrs Wranglerstar is a strong spirited lady. I would protect her from the appearance of mishandling the ashes. Some events are better edited, or not recorded, so to seem less scolding. Seems that they unspoken word is sometimes the loudest. Embarrassed, fearful of what might have happened, but learning. Thanking our Heavenly Father for protecting us, our possessions, and enabling us with awareness. When I get burned, I always say, "ouch". God Bless.
Omg I did this for years also !!! But never have it in boxes ...mine is in Cinder block square's....well she Can't be the Light of your life with out a few sparks ;)
My moms Ex-husband melted a 72gal plastic garbage can....a very expensive can that was owned by the county. Yeah the ashes were sitting out for a day, but they were not fully out.
That's definitely a "rug rote raggy" moment. Years ago my wife learned a hard lesson about putting hot coals into the garbage. Thank goodness we caught it in time before we became homeless. Now we store the BBQ ashes in a metal bucket for a day or two outside before disposal. My wife no longer thinks that I'm going too far being a "Safety Sally"
We had a fire this week at work. Not fun. My 25+ year accumulation of aircraft mechanic tools is smoked! Quite literally. I have a new respect for all fire fighters after seeing what damage it can do first hand!!i have been in and around plenty of forest fire incidents, but never a structure fire, especially when it has. Direct impact on a guy. Wow! I am glad that your happening was much more controlled.
Man, just think of all those great tool refurbishing videos that will never be. I could have sat here for hours eating junk food and living vicariously. Oh, well…back to random suggestion again.
WS - an extremely good point to bring up. Many - living in the cities and just getting a new fire heating system, mistakenly take out their ashes and dump then into their plastic garbage can. Now the can, in the garage - has 200 lbs of plastics to burn along with all the combustibles in the garage. It only takes 20 minutes to get a good fire going in these structures and they have ventilation systems that feed oxygen to the fire until it is ready to explode. It is scary now for local and volunteer units of the Fire Dept.
Here in CT, five people were killed when a contractor left a bag of fireplace ashes on the back porch of a home. The house was destroyed as well. Also, someone down the street from me lost two cars and almost caught the house on fire when the owner put a bag of fireplace ashes in the bed of a pickup truck. Ashes are nothing to fool with.....
I had done this thinking the coals which I had in a small metal trash can with lid had cooled off and went out after a few days. How wrong I was. burned down through my compost pile and had a hard time getting it to go out. and boy did the grass clippings stink. How ever my father inlaw thought he was helping and did the same thing only days later only he took them straight from my wood stove and dumped them in. Not cool. at all.
Tenspeed TheBikeHanger I read somewhere that the reason liberals got the way they are is because of burning treated lumber in a poorly ventilated fireplace. But you know what they say "you can't believe everything you read" online!
Tenspeed TheBikeHanger Not true! I read online (remember my admonition) that some liberals say that a great way to start a fire is with a match and our Constitution.
i'm not sure he agrees its no big deal.. lol
"I've been doing this for years" "I've never had this issue". In my line of work we call that the normalization of deviance. Getting away with a bad habit...until you don't get away with it. S. Sally out.
wranglerstar You've squandered a golden opportunity to don your firefighting regalia and demonstrate your skills in in action including a fire drill that I'm sure you have already outlined to the family.
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I put mine in a metal bucket, then I quench with water before spreading them out; easy and safe.
I did that once! We have Back to Eden deep mulch in our backyard and I took coals that I thought were dead (biochar) out to spread on top of the straw mulch and when I came out an hour later it had caught fire and spread out to burn the surface about 100 square feed and really close to the house. Now I take week-old ashes only and dump them on dirt for the chickens to dust bath in. It was super scary...what if I hadn't been out there? The lower, deeper layers of mulch were so wet that they didn't burn but it totally ate all the dry top stuff.
"I've been doing it for years." What a terrifying statement. Now you have to wonder what other dangerous and potentially dangerous stuff's been going on.
That video strikes me as very honest. It's one of those moments that few would have documented and shared.
"Never had this issue", "No big deal". Don't we love them!
Love Mrs. W's response... No big deal. !!!! I love when cool heads put things in perspective!!! She's right... No big deal. !!! Forget about the "what if" discussions!!!
This happened a few years back when my brothers wife did the same thing except it wasn't a compost bin it was right outside the back door and the deck started to catch fire. Needless to say she isn't allow to operate the wood stove anymore.
Smokey Bear says, "Mrs. Wrangler star", your halo just got a tiny dent. "Where's there Smoke there's FIRE". Great family moment about who where's the fire pants in this family. Love your videos.
Wow, you recorded yourself scolding your wife, brave! She's a smart lady, she knew what she was doing! Love y'all no matter what! Peace!
I'm with Mrs WS on this. She said she was out there keeping an eye on things and usually only put the ashes in when they are cold. I'm not saying one shouldn't be very careful about doing things that could cause a fire, but I would trust Mrs WS not to do something stupid.
And I thought Safety Sally wasn't allowed on the Wranglerstar property!
Unrelated to the fire ash incident....... My mom had a compost fire not too long ago. It was a 80 degree day and it burst into flames 3 feet high. Luckily it stood alone in the yard. Guys... don't put it next to the house/barn/any structure. You can burn your stuff down if you aren't careful.
Careful Cody she may tell you its only the second mistake shes made in her life!! No wait, I'm thinking about my wife, never mind.
Mine said something like that once. I responded with "I only made one so far". I was right and we are divorced. Lol.
I understand, I mean what can you say at a time like this. Glad we can laugh about it. I like the camera angles look down, look up, look back down. LOL
0:80 I think the answer she should have given was, "If we weren't here, I wouldn't have been able to dump the ashes."
But I'm a smart aleck.
Love your stuff man, but we all have bad days when we aren't thinking straight. I'm not sure which was more tone deaf: the decision on how you dealt with that situation or the decision to post it.
my dad has this issue once, our wooden compostbin caught on fire and had burned my newly received cherry tree which was standing there while i took a break from planting new trees.
No big deal. It's right under the water tank. Ploosh! Problem solved. ;)
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1
A true gentleman.
Mrs. W doesn't need a lecture, experience is the best and most humbling teacher. No one is perfect, we've all been there at some time or another.
Lol..that last shot..."it's no big deal"...cut to smoke ...and...hold on smoke. You could almost hear the bewildered scream echoing through his head "NO BIG DEAL!?!"....IT F I R E. Hahaha
1st67mustang390 Haahaha lmbo
no big deal i just put our entire way of life at risk along with our lives and everything we own oh and by the way i do it all the time
You are Judgmental
That couldve been much worse, but since it ended well, not worth having a fight over.
lol i say it was a big deal
You were able to bite your tongue after Mrs. Wranglerstar made her last comment. You truly are a wise man sir.
Placing the compost box touching the wall of the barn, is also not smart-
why blaming the wife?
Put the ash in a steel barrel,which you empty from time to time....
wife did the ash part.
Dunaldango What do you mean by that?
I might not have been too concerned about it myself. Good reminder to stay on guard. Thanks for sharing :)
Cheers!
Her body posture and defensivness lead me to believe that she doesn't believe her own words..." no big deal". I can sense him biting his tongue.
Maybe now would be a good time to relocate Mrs. W's compost bins to some place a long way from anything that can burn - like your shed. It might also be worth while to install an automatic SPRINKLER SYSTEM above them, ready for the next time she deposits hot ashes there.
Mrs J W'star's on fire ... and her compost! lol No really she's looking good ... winter has just made her even healthier! Now ... fix that valve ... won't be long before there's bigger fires on the horizon to worry about!
Oh and before I go... this has happened to us too ... you think the ash is good and dead and you skip the metal bucket stage before the compost ... our compost is a 100' from a tap ... won't be doing that again any time soon! It does make for good compost mind ... bbq'd aside of course!
It is an enormous amount of open expression. Making sensitive moments exposed to viewers is opening the door of venerability. I would have reacted, as Wranglerstar expressed, to the "what if...". But, if I were the cause, then I would not like my mistake being shared. Mrs Wranglerstar is a strong spirited lady. I would protect her from the appearance of mishandling the ashes. Some events are better edited, or not recorded, so to seem less scolding. Seems that they unspoken word is sometimes the loudest. Embarrassed, fearful of what might have happened, but learning. Thanking our Heavenly Father for protecting us, our possessions, and enabling us with awareness. When I get burned, I always say, "ouch". God Bless.
Omg I did this for years also !!! But never have it in boxes ...mine is in Cinder block square's....well she Can't be the Light of your life with out a few sparks ;)
My moms Ex-husband melted a 72gal plastic garbage can....a very expensive can that was owned by the county. Yeah the ashes were sitting out for a day, but they were not fully out.
That's definitely a "rug rote raggy" moment. Years ago my wife learned a hard lesson about putting hot coals into the garbage. Thank goodness we caught it in time before we became homeless. Now we store the BBQ ashes in a metal bucket for a day or two outside before disposal. My wife no longer thinks that I'm going too far being a "Safety Sally"
We had a fire this week at work. Not fun. My 25+ year accumulation of aircraft mechanic tools is smoked! Quite literally. I have a new respect for all fire fighters after seeing what damage it can do first hand!!i have been in and around plenty of forest fire incidents, but never a structure fire, especially when it has. Direct impact on a guy. Wow! I am glad that your happening was much more controlled.
oh mrs W - BAD DOG! BAD!!
perhaps in future you could run water through them thar ashes, make some lye, and make some soap with it...
I am often amazed how LONG fire ashes can stay hot!
I'm glad it is all OK...
I had a pile of grass clippings spontaneously catch fire once...
Awesome. And the Safety Helmet Award goes to.... Ms. Ranglerstar, ur still ok in my book.
Man, just think of all those great tool refurbishing videos that will never be. I could have sat here for hours eating junk food and living vicariously. Oh, well…back to random suggestion again.
WHOOPS... BECAREFUL MANY OF HOUSES HAVE BEEN LOST THAT WAY...
WS - an extremely good point to bring up. Many - living in the cities and just getting a new fire heating system, mistakenly take out their ashes and dump then into their plastic garbage can. Now the can, in the garage - has 200 lbs of plastics to burn along with all the combustibles in the garage. It only takes 20 minutes to get a good fire going in these structures and they have ventilation systems that feed oxygen to the fire until it is ready to explode. It is scary now for local and volunteer units of the Fire Dept.
Here in CT, five people were killed when a contractor left a bag of fireplace ashes on the back porch of a home. The house was destroyed as well. Also, someone down the street from me lost two cars and almost caught the house on fire when the owner put a bag of fireplace ashes in the bed of a pickup truck. Ashes are nothing to fool with.....
I had done this thinking the coals which I had in a small metal trash can with lid had cooled off and went out after a few days. How wrong I was. burned down through my compost pile and had a hard time getting it to go out. and boy did the grass clippings stink. How ever my father inlaw thought he was helping and did the same thing only days later only he took them straight from my wood stove and dumped them in. Not cool. at all.
Thanks for real life issues and reactions. Everybody else with the preachy comments need to checkedee check yourself before you wreck yourself.
Jack's a good kid. And if you can learn a lesson without breaking any bones or burning anything down it's usually a win.
How does the fireman feel? God's good He works on our conscience I know He spoke to the Misses W/S, God' is so good. He's Awesome!
What she was really saying was that she wasn't in the mood for a lecture. She knew what she did wrong, and won't repeat the mistake.
Whoops, that's not good, Mrs Wranglerstar gotta be a little more careful.
Oops....Good thing ya'll were home. :)
Got to be careful. Just glad it was caught and everyone is safe.
naughty naughty mrs w lol mr w you should make her put the fire kit on for a few hour so next mrs w will think twice lol
Nice.... Gonna remember that one.....!!!!
Women.. you can't live with them, you can't live without them! You gotta good wife there Cody! :)
To good for you
Sometimes the best lessons learned are learned the hard way.
you could loose all your tools that would not be good.
I’d give that girl a break. No harm, no foul.
lol you caught her red handed... better get those saws outta there quick
Lesson learned.
Theres no winning here. Tell her not to do that or let the house burn down, either way you're in the dog house.
Glad to hear no one was hurt and nothing was lost. Just goes to show make sure those ashes are cold.
oops!
I about fell out of my chair at the crosscut saw comment, that was great.
Mrs Wranglerstar is a daredevil!
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES !
still was not real smart
Things happen
add coal man! coal!
This is kind of amusing.
FIRE FIRE !
women....
....opps.
Yikes
oops!
lol
there's a lesson. Damp your ashes with water before adding to the compost heap.
I wouldn't put anyone through a scolding for this. Anyone could've made this mistake
I am staying out of it
i thought wood ash was bad for composting?
Depends on how much and what Ph you are going for.
Ahh
Chris Hoffmann I heard it was good for the garden because it contains minerals that the trees absorbed.
Tenspeed TheBikeHanger I read somewhere that the reason liberals got the way they are is because of burning treated lumber in a poorly ventilated fireplace. But you know what they say "you can't believe everything you read" online!
Tenspeed TheBikeHanger Not true! I read online (remember my admonition) that some liberals say that a great way to start a fire is with a match and our Constitution.