They've emptied 4 extinguishers into it and it's still going! I'm in big shit now. I guess I'll have to pay for it and possibly the fire brigade.... This is not a good start to the week.
Posted Apr 12, 2010, 6:15 AM UTC
you won't quit... you will go on to light even more BIGGER fires and smoke even more MUAHAHAHAA - laughing and smoking and fire starting
Yea, they put firesafe chemicals in cigarettes in the U.S a couple of years ago. More cancer, less trash can fires. :/
I don't think its a chemical. It's intermittent bands of thicker paper that suffocates the cherry. Still annoying tho
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It's chemical treatment of the paper. Carpet glue, essentially. I had to switch to making my own cigarettes.
Did you call the fire department before emptying 4 extinguishers and posting to Reddit?
Nah, I was trying to remain inconspicuous. It wouldn't have set anything else on fire, I was more worried about the plastic lid. There were already about 5 guys tending to it before someone in our office noticed. The silly fucks milling around it kept opening both halves of the lid and fanning it even more! It eventually went out, and I'm not in the good books...
Fires can smoulder for hours before they burst into flame. It's no good watching it for just a few minutes
Ha,ha! Sorry. Reminds me of an incident at my old job. Same thing happened. Someone threw out a butt into the cardboard dumpster. The recycle truck came and lifted it up and over it's cab. That was enough to waft up the smouldering butt. At the time I was [6] on my lunch break at a culdesac when the truck suddenly surprised me by dumping it's flaming garbage pile right next to me!
About 6 years ago, sitting in IRC (can't remember the server but it was where the QuakeWorld MegaTF Community hung out):
mod3m: Shit, shit - how do you put out a grease fire?
me: uh...
mod3m: nm, googled it - brb
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The first thing I would do after setting a business on fire would be to post about it on reddit.
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Did I say the business?
Better luck next time.... U're really fuck'd accept my...............
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co-worker: "No, I saw you throw a smoke in there." you: "I don't smoke."
"anymore"
I didn't say anything and just stood looking out the window...until the secretary next door pointed me out!