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Post by klsm54 on Mar 31, 2009 17:45:05 GMT -4
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Post by shadylady on Apr 3, 2009 16:42:36 GMT -4
Hokey smokers! A miracle no one got hurt in that!
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Post by stick1974 on May 6, 2009 23:21:40 GMT -4
I was in the building when it caught fire. At the time the Falls Creek Lions club was meeting in the front room of the Odd Fellows upstairs. It may take me some time to remeber the names of the members that were there. Anyway, there was a pizza joint downstairs. I believe it occupied the old Brakey's Confectionary. ( I may have mis-spelled that ). Their pizza was the best. While we were meeting you could smell the pizza in the oven and when the fire began we weren't sure what was happening but assumed it was burnt pizza and were reluctant to leave. Sirens were sounding as we were leaving the building. I don't remember which firemen were there first but we were sure it was going to be extinguished quickly. It was just a burnt pizza anyway. Obviously we were very wrong and very lucky the fire hadn't spread quicker.
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Post by eastman on May 16, 2009 21:39:54 GMT -4
I was there too...shortly after it started. My partner and I were packed up, hose in hand, and made it to the top of the stairs beside the pizza shop. Lots of heat and thick black smoke, interior ceiling was crackling and falling...just didn't "feel" right. I relayed to my partner that we were retreating...just made it to the bottom of the stairs when it flashed over...flames the whole way down the stairs and out the front door! If we would have stayed there a minute longer...well, I wouldn't be typing this today.
It was the closest call I've ever had...yah, I remember it!
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Post by jimnlin on Jul 30, 2009 16:51:59 GMT -4
NO ONE GOT HURT!!!! Tell my nose that it didn't get broken, saved me a lot of hose packing and washing though!!!
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Post by klsm54 on Jul 30, 2009 16:57:00 GMT -4
NO ONE GOT HURT!!!! Tell my nose that it didn't get broken, saved me a lot of hose packing and washing though!!! I'm so glad you found your way here, Jim. More funny memories....er...maybe not funny for you... ;D ;D |
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Post by eastman on Aug 2, 2009 22:14:26 GMT -4
NO ONE GOT HURT!!!! Tell my nose that it didn't get broken, saved me a lot of hose packing and washing though!!! Sorry about that Jimmy...guess I shouldn't have charged that line before you had it screwed on the crosslay more than 1 thread! ;D |
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Post by jimnlin on Aug 2, 2009 22:30:52 GMT -4
Alton,
Glad to hear from you. No big deal on the broken nose ... If that was the worst injury I would have received over the years, I would have been happy! Are you still "hanging it out there" when the whistle blows? I gave it up about 6 years ago, just too old and beat up.
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Post by eastman on Aug 2, 2009 23:11:32 GMT -4
Nope, haven't really "hung it out there" for a couple years now...wish I could...just not in the cards anymore it seems.  |
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