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JACKY
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 Posted: Aug 17 2011 Post subject: GRILLING / PAY ATTENTION |
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Never leave grill un-attended / bad stuff can happen / i was lucky / lesson learned /
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Jarhead
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OUCH, I bet lesson learned. It could have been worse. 
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rbalfour
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| Glad mine is on a concrete slab. That bites. Sorry. |
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sassage
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For learning sake, any idea what happened or could have been done differently?
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JACKY
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Location: Rocky Mount, NC
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| was using a old weber kettle grill i have had at beach forever / got finished cooking around 7 and closed top vent and 2 of bottom 3 (one was stuck) was going back out to with pliers to close 3rd one but got side tracked and forgot about it / 12:30 wife shouted deck is on fire / i suppose a piece of charcoal feel thru vent hole and the next thing is history / i have been cooking on this deck for years and others just like it / so you can never be to careful or careless |
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SmokeHound
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huuuuge bummer Jacky!
Watched one of my former neighbors do the exact same thing a couple years ago . . . took out 1/2 of his custom decking. The wife was not happy. . .
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Oregon smoker
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Concrete slab is where mines at.
But an important lesson nonetheless. Might want to look at buying one of them burn proof pads that they sell.
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BluDawg
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Come on tell us the truth you where just looking for an excuse to expand the deck 
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MacEggs
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| BluDawg wrote: | | Come on tell us the truth you where just looking for an excuse to expand the deck |
Now, that is funny!
I recommend something like this. 
Seriously JACKY, I'm glad the damage was limited to just that. 
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JACKY
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| Posted: Aug 23 2011 Post subject: |
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| i like the set up / one for each day of week |
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Mr Tony's BBQ
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I once had a customer ask if I would warranty the brand new, sagging vinyl siding I had put on just weeks earlier - they stored the grill right up against the house - they were lucky the entire house didnt burn.
Great catch by the Mrs!!
A piece of 1/2" cement tile backer board from a local big box store will set you back about $10.00 and be a great barrier for years to come!
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JACKY
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| cement board sounds like a great idea / thanks / but know Mrs wants me to do all grilling downstairs on concrete / she is worried about what could have happened and it also scared me a little / like i said you can never be to cautious / life lesson learned / you work so hard for something and it could be taken away for being careless / i have preached to my daughter many times about paying attention and then i do something stupid / i heard it from her to / but all is good now / deck fixed / and moving on to next thing in life / a lot worse as happened to other people less fortunate then me / so in the scope off things i am fortunate with this minor misshape |
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Mr Tony's BBQ
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A great carpenter buddy of mine's house just burnt to the ground 2 weeks ago - they are guessing that the light bulb / wiring in the attic shorted / broke??? Mouse? Bat? Act of God? Less than 10 year old home.......Paper deliverer woke them at 4 am cuz of the flames shooting out of the roof - one can do it all right and still draw the short straw!! Great to see / hear all is well and back together!
Keep being careful, keep preaching to that daughter too - aint none of us perfect
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