SithRose
SithRose t1_j2cy08l wrote
Reply to comment by SeraxOfTolos in TIL The longest word in the English language, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which is a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles. by mic3ttaa
I mean, it's pretty literally the meaning of the German style Latin root compound word anyhow...
SithRose t1_ixwxfen wrote
Reply to comment by harleyspoison267 in TIFU by believing my neighbor's chickens were in mortal peril. by MisanthropicCeliac
😆 Let's just say that this was well before Pixar, much less UP. 😀
SithRose t1_ixwrv8e wrote
Reply to comment by harleyspoison267 in TIFU by believing my neighbor's chickens were in mortal peril. by MisanthropicCeliac
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.)
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.
SithRose t1_ixwma0z wrote
Reply to comment by Witty_Comfortable404 in TIFU by believing my neighbor's chickens were in mortal peril. by MisanthropicCeliac
Sorry not sorry, LOL. :) One of my hobbies is feather-based decorations. Sometimes I have to sear fabric. I've learned to use the wood-burner not the lighter. :) Feathers and open flames mix...poorly.
SithRose t1_ixwlvbp wrote
Reply to comment by harleyspoison267 in TIFU by believing my neighbor's chickens were in mortal peril. by MisanthropicCeliac
I had an old water bottle for butts even in Ohio and Kentucky because I grew up in Colorado. I get it. It bugs me too.
SithRose t1_ixwlq9r wrote
Reply to comment by azewonder in TIFU by believing my neighbor's chickens were in mortal peril. by MisanthropicCeliac
That wasn't a bad thing and I'm glad he's now your ex. I've seen a house burn down COMPLETELY from a dryer fire. The house was literally down the block from me. I gave the poor owner a skirt and shirt so she'd have something more than pajamas. Better to be over cautious when it comes to dryer vents, they're one of the two most common causes of house fires!
SithRose t1_ixwldaz wrote
Reply to comment by _jeremybearimy_ in TIFU by believing my neighbor's chickens were in mortal peril. by MisanthropicCeliac
Indeed, I live in a desert myself and that hovercraft would have set their big mesquite on fire with the sparks it was throwing. The mesquite that touched their house. This is what neighbors should do. I'd rather wake up to fire trucks and a fire that's out than wake up to smoke and flames!
SithRose t1_ixtu2ng wrote
Look, which do you think your neighbor would prefer? You checking, albeit in a rather frantic sort of way, or you ignoring a potential coop fire? Chickens are highly flammable.
Not a fuck-up. You did the right thing. And I speak as someone who has, in fact, had to put out a fire in my neighbor's front yard. (His kid's wheeled hovercraft thing sparked up and started exploding.)
SithRose t1_ithyrrz wrote
Reply to comment by DisgruntledMax in Tifu by getting lost at a cross country meet by WorriedOwner2007
For that I'm pretty sure you'd have to remember me, LOL.
SithRose t1_itehjop wrote
You're not the first cross country runner to get lost on the course, and you won't be the last. I've done it myself, and I have kids your age. It's OK. It happens sometimes.
SithRose t1_jegjige wrote
Reply to TIFU by aggressively policing vowels - from: Automoderator by Swing_thinking2
I am deeply amused.