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SithRose t1_ixwq6po wrote

Reply to comment by harleyspoison267 in TIFU by believing my neighbor's chickens were in mortal peril. by MisanthropicCeliac

It's not something you see the consequences of so vividly in the east. Watching a single spark-shower from a malfunctioning transformer within 20 feet of me cause a 4 acre fire to start *despite* me trying to stop it and then grabbing as many of the people whose houses backed up onto that bit of wild space to help defend the fences while the fire department arrived when I was 12ish had a very strong effect on me.

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harleyspoison267 t1_ixwqm8l wrote

Oh wow, I'm sorry, that sounds deeply traumatic. I look back on how i grew up with very little fire safety but we just didn't really ever need it, and also got lucky, I imagine.

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SithRose t1_ixwrv8e wrote

Well, of all the 12 year olds in the neighborhood, I was probably the best equipped for it to happen to, at least? :) (I got a lot of wilderness survival training...which included fire response.)

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harleyspoison267 t1_ixwx7yk wrote

A wilderness explorer eh? Is your name Russel perchance?

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SithRose t1_ixwxfen wrote

😆 Let's just say that this was well before Pixar, much less UP. 😀

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