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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4739  
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Some years ago we had an underfloor leak in the sitting room and to put it mildly things were a mess. There was a lot of digging involved as the water was travelling along the outside of the pipes and it involved a lot of digging up to find the source of the leak. Anyway we got it sorted. Insurance companies being what they are, our insurance company said as the house was not insured for the correct amount they were deducting the same percentage from the payout. If the house had been over insured I am sure they would only have paid out on their perceived value if something major had happened. Anyway we got the floor fixed, new carpet fitted and the walls repainted as the damp had gone on the walls. Annoying and inconvenient at the time but we got through it.
I was showing my older daughter how to start a fire using flint, steel and tinder in the back garden one day as we used to go camping. My younger daughter who has special was also there watching the demonstration. That Saturday morning I was lying in bed talking to the Mrs and I got a faint burning smell so I went up to investigate. There in the middle of the sitting room floor sitting on the new carpet was our young daughter. She had some tissue on the carpet in front of her and she was trying to get them to light with some matches. As the tissues burnt quickly the issue was soon resolved. Because the carpet was new it was flame resistant which is what saved us from a major catastrophy. It only got singed. My daughter had remembered the flint/steel/tinder demonstration and decided to have a go. If we had not had the annoying inconvenient leak which involved a change of carpet things would have been so much worse...... Anyway we just changed the carpet ourselves and explained to my daughter that it was not a good idea to do that indoors! We were shaken for a while but we got over it and got on with things. Like my wife says "It could have been worse..." 1982 88" 2.25 diesel 1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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4th Mar 2022 7:39pm |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2109  
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An interesting and thought-provoking tale.
I hope your daughter was unhurt. It does make you think… |
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4th Mar 2022 7:43pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4739
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Yes we all survived. She was very young at the time and once I explained things she never did it again. The reason I mentioned it is because it came up in conversation over dinner tonight and she remembered it. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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4th Mar 2022 7:52pm |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2109
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4th Mar 2022 7:54pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4739
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Noted for Halloween! After all she is the light of our lives
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1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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4th Mar 2022 10:04pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5234
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At least things didn't turn ugly for you and the family, i have seen a video on youtube, of a bloke who repaired retro computers, the poor bloke had an electrical fire, nothing to do with the stuff he was repairing. He lost the lot, and it was very hard to watch him, state what had happened and then seeing the aftermath. everything he had, and was working on, and other peoples stuff he was repairing for videos was destroyed. This happened just weeks before Xmas. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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5th Mar 2022 1:18am |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5234
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This will be one of those stories you will laugh about now, " dad remember when i made a camp fire in living room " you and your wife," yeah!" 
oldest daughter "  " Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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5th Mar 2022 1:22am |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4739
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One of many..
 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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5th Mar 2022 1:24am |
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