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<blockquote data-quote="Tanis143" data-source="post: 3293137" data-attributes="member: 43724"><p>Ok, posting here because, well the guy actions belong in stupid stuff. For those that don't know, I work for Cox as a field tech. Today I went to a guys house in a mature neighborhood with tall trees and big, 1 acre lots. Right now that means lots of leaves with dead grass. (You might get an idea of where this is going) I got there, walked to the front door, introduced myself and went to his tv. Found the problem quickly (crappy coax going from wallplate to cable box). Was inside maybe 15 minutes, 20 max. We were wrapping up when his neighbor started banging on the patio door. Customer looks to see where the guy is pointing and his entire backyard is on fire.</p><p></p><p>We run out (after he takes 40 seconds to put his shoes on) and he grabs a hose while I start stomping on grass fires. This is not just his yard but the neighbors on both sides have fires in their yards as well (one neighbor lost all the grass on his side and front yard). For about 25 more minutes I'm helping him and all his neighbors put out flames around the property. Come to find out he had burned a stump 2 days ago (by his words) and he knew it was still smoldering. That stump almost cost him his deck, two sheds a boat and a tractor. In one neighbors yard a limb and log pile caught and they were letting it burn but hosing down the trees and grass around it.</p><p></p><p>This was the second grass fire I've put out while on the job, but the first was just a small one set by a kid. Three squirts with my fire extinguisher put that one out. This, well, it was a good size fire. All total I'd say it burned almost 2 acres worth of grass. No structures were burned but he lost several shovels and rakes. Almost lost his deck, but we got the fire in the vegetation put out before the deck wood caught.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, was an eventful house call. And I spent the rest of the day smelling wood/grass smoke. And as of the time I left the FD was not yet called.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanis143, post: 3293137, member: 43724"] Ok, posting here because, well the guy actions belong in stupid stuff. For those that don't know, I work for Cox as a field tech. Today I went to a guys house in a mature neighborhood with tall trees and big, 1 acre lots. Right now that means lots of leaves with dead grass. (You might get an idea of where this is going) I got there, walked to the front door, introduced myself and went to his tv. Found the problem quickly (crappy coax going from wallplate to cable box). Was inside maybe 15 minutes, 20 max. We were wrapping up when his neighbor started banging on the patio door. Customer looks to see where the guy is pointing and his entire backyard is on fire. We run out (after he takes 40 seconds to put his shoes on) and he grabs a hose while I start stomping on grass fires. This is not just his yard but the neighbors on both sides have fires in their yards as well (one neighbor lost all the grass on his side and front yard). For about 25 more minutes I'm helping him and all his neighbors put out flames around the property. Come to find out he had burned a stump 2 days ago (by his words) and he knew it was still smoldering. That stump almost cost him his deck, two sheds a boat and a tractor. In one neighbors yard a limb and log pile caught and they were letting it burn but hosing down the trees and grass around it. This was the second grass fire I've put out while on the job, but the first was just a small one set by a kid. Three squirts with my fire extinguisher put that one out. This, well, it was a good size fire. All total I'd say it burned almost 2 acres worth of grass. No structures were burned but he lost several shovels and rakes. Almost lost his deck, but we got the fire in the vegetation put out before the deck wood caught. Anyway, was an eventful house call. And I spent the rest of the day smelling wood/grass smoke. And as of the time I left the FD was not yet called. [/QUOTE]
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