Apartment fire!

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We have a new pope!

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vinman, you made buggars come out my nose!!!

This reminds me of a New Years eve at my house years ago, I will sharten it best I can.

Myself and friend, prepare for party. He is a great fire builder. I can cook and mis drinks. We are hitting the 100 proof pepermint pretty hard, its cold and snowy outside.

I am in kitchen, he is starting fire in fireplace. He threw in an entire chest of drawers I had "parted out" for kindling.

I hear the familiar roar of a chimney fire, and go into the living room. I go outside and look up, flames 4 feet out the top. friend says call the fire dept. Person in car out front already has called. Was recently annexed into the city, can hear the sirens wailing miles off.

I always kept a ladder and 2 buckets of water near back door for fires. Up the ladder with a bucket of water and piece of wood to cap chimney after dousing. Fire is out. Only thing I had to place in front of the fireplace big enough to cover the opening was one of those old velvet paintings of the dogs playing poker, ruined it. (they are pricey collectables nowadays)

Back in front door, smoke is about 4 feet deep from ceiling down.

Fire trucks and cops arrive in driveway. fans set up to remove smoke. I thank fireman and police.
Now the fun begins!!

the fireman and cops want to go up in the attic to make sure that the rafters are not alight. Access in this ranch house is thru the ceiling in one of the closets, but which one?????

I go to the first front bedroom closet, slide open the door slightly and lean in, with the firemen and cops just behind me in the doorway, (fortunately the timer on the "brighter than the sun"growlights shut off around 6 pm.

I say" nope, not in here", and shut the sliding door immediately, and point to the room across the hall, "maybe in there!! The firemen and cops charge in, and up they go. NO FIRE UP THERE. Thank my lucky stars!!

My buddy and I could hardly keep a straight face, with the schnapps, and all........!!

When the guests arrived around 8pm, we were deleriously drunk and laughing on the couch, and greeted them all with "you missed the party!!!"