Wow Neal, that sure is scary. I'm sooo glad you came out OK. Best wishes. Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies ===================================================================== neal zimmerman wrote: > > wow, what a day. > Had a grass fire here on the ranch and the flames got 20 feet from > the Mopar barn. I was out there trying to fight it all with the garden > hose when the pumper trucks and the fire chief showed up . Found > out the cause was two live wires dangling on the adjacent tractor > shed blowing around in the wind. apparently hanging there live for > years and just the right conditions of dry grass and heavy winds > to make them cross and throw sparks . > I was alerted by thirty screaming cows all bellering it up, all > upset. I came outside to see what all the commotion was and " what > the f.......Oh geeez". > somebody down the road must have called it in, i was mighty glad to > see those guys. > > The tractor barn got a corner burned out of it , and lots of > scorched earth. > and to think I decided to not go in to work today, Had I gone the > whole place would have burned . > My Mopars live on to fight another day. > > And lets not forget to be grateful for fire fighters , we talk > about veterans a lot, but often overlook those guys. > neal zimmerman, eugene oregon Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.