My Wife Rocks.
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I was a FireFighter for over 14 years and the best and fastest way to put out a Chimmey fire was to open the nearest outside door to the fireplace to get a good air flow going and spray a dry Chemical Fire extinguisher at the base of the flue, the air flow with the Dry Chem. should be sucked up into the chimmey and put out the fire, safety remove the burning logs, and then clean the chimmey before restarting a fire. If you are good at using a Dry Chem Extinguisher, you don't even make any mess to clean up. Never let a Fire Dept spray water down the Chimmey as this will destroy the inner liner bricks. Also have the Fire Dept check for hot spots in case there was a cracked liner. Many Fire Depts have a device that will check for temp differents in the walls, attics, garage etc.
The did have and use the infrared (or whatever it is) camera. No hotspots.
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....Just wanted to share my story and praise my wife for taking care of my most prized possessions - Her, the kids and my Shelby (not that people are possessions, you know what I mean).
Ummm, shouldn't that be "our" Shelby?
Glad to hear everything worked out. My wife is awesome too. She understands my obscession, oftentimes called "car crazy" and has stuck with me for almost 24 years. In fact, it was only last month that she said, ".... why don't you just buy one (GT500)?" Well, that's all it took. Located and bought one within two weeks. It's now "ours"
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Ummm, shouldn't that be "our" Shelby?
Glad to hear everything worked out. My wife is awesome too. She understands my obscession, oftentimes called "car crazy" and has stuck with me for almost 24 years. In fact, it was only last month that she said, ".... why don't you just buy one (GT500)?" Well, that's all it took. Located and bought one within two weeks. It's now "ours"
...Thanks to everyone for the kind words and well wishing.
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I can't believe no one asked for pics of the wife 
I would let my house burn down at this point as its over insured. lol
Glad everything turned out alright. We clean our fire place every 3 or 4 years. I know thats not often enough.
What do you use to start your fires?
I would let my house burn down at this point as its over insured. lol
Glad everything turned out alright. We clean our fire place every 3 or 4 years. I know thats not often enough.
What do you use to start your fires?
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I can't believe they haven't either. She'd kill me and take the Shelby if I put any pics up of her (although she is hot).
I started using those starter sticks last year. They are some kind of pine that is high in oil. Supposedly, you can light them with a match. It takes too long that way. I use one page of newspaper wadded up under the grate with logs arranged in a pyramid and 2 starter sticks in the middle of it. I leave plenty of space for air to flow through it. Works every time. The fireman did not think those small stick would make enough difference to build up creosote fast enough.
I started using those starter sticks last year. They are some kind of pine that is high in oil. Supposedly, you can light them with a match. It takes too long that way. I use one page of newspaper wadded up under the grate with logs arranged in a pyramid and 2 starter sticks in the middle of it. I leave plenty of space for air to flow through it. Works every time. The fireman did not think those small stick would make enough difference to build up creosote fast enough.
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My wife is the same way. I've had the vert since June '06 and she's never driven it or asked to drive it. She's owned a stickshift Spitfire convertible, a stick Honda Accord and a motorcycle....she's definitely comfy driving stick. She just has no interest in driving it.
Fine by me
Now her girlfriend is a different story. Her and her husband own at least a dozen Mustang's from all years. Her daily driver is an '05 GT and she just picked up a GT500 last year. She stopped by our house on the way home from picking up the GT500 last year and tossed me the keys to take it for a spin. My kind of girl.
Oh, and get this....they named their youngest son "Ford".
Fine by me
Now her girlfriend is a different story. Her and her husband own at least a dozen Mustang's from all years. Her daily driver is an '05 GT and she just picked up a GT500 last year. She stopped by our house on the way home from picking up the GT500 last year and tossed me the keys to take it for a spin. My kind of girl.
Oh, and get this....they named their youngest son "Ford".
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