Duck Pond Redneckery

[Duck]

i like that green bar stool, is it tall like say 30+ inches or shorter?

i need an 18 inch (chair height) for my ammo reloading bench set up.

I didn't measure it but it seems tall. I'm exactly 6 ft and it seemed like I should be able to lift the height lever and have it go down but it's all the way down.

For 18 inches, I think what you need is a regular office type computer desk chair.

 

[389 Hood]

Then he can pretend that he's a terminal executive!

 

[Duck]

Y'all ain't gonna believe this shit but...

It happened again.



Lithium battery.

We just made a quick run to the grocery store. Got home and I heard the dog yelping right before I saw the smoke coming from the window.

I grabbed the fire extinguisher from the kitchen, held my breath, ran upstairs, let the dog out of the fire room, put out the fire and ran back downstairs then into the basement to shut off the electricity.

That's my ladder in the picture. While we were waiting for the fire department I went up on the ladder and emptied the rest of the fire extinguisher into the window.

All the damage is contained to that room except water ended up on the kitchen floor.

The power company shut it off at the pole even though I told the fire chief at least 3x that I shut off the main breaker in the basement.

The dog has been coughing a lot and barfing up clear stuff all over the hotel room.

He was gray when he put him in the bath tub. Poor guy was in the room with the fire and when I opened the door, visibility was almost zero.

 

[Duck]

 

[389 Hood]

What was the battery in? Hope psycho-dog will be okay. That shit is highly toxic.

 

[Duck]

I took the dog to a vet in Indiana because he was coughing all night and there was no vet open on Sunday around here.

They put him in like an incubator full of medicated water vapor to open up his lungs, and gave me antibiotics for him.

$168

I was surprised that's all they charged.

He's doing better but still coughing a lot.

I rode the minibike a mile down the road to see if a contractor neighbor knows how to replace melted windows.

The dog tried to follow me but stopped & started making his loud bullfrog noises.

Right now he's passed out on the bed in the hotel room. He's not allowed on beds normally, but fuck it. He just had a bath last night, and I don't mind letting him get comfortable as long as he doesn't barf on the sheets.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Damn, bro. Hope the house and doggo are fixed up ASAP.

 

[389 Hood]

Do you know what device became incendiary? Or do you have multiple things going on, on chargers in that room?

 

[Electric Chicken]

Do you know what device became incendiary? Or do you have multiple things going on, on chargers in that room?

I think he parks a Tesla up there but won't admit it.

 

[Duck]

The night of the fire, the chief said the storm blew a window fan out and into my partially packed suitcase (I had a dying aunt in Missouri) and the motors overheated.

Then this morning I noticed that the fan motors are embedded in the molten blob in the window.

I told the 911 operator it was a lithium battery fire.

So I texted the chief a picture of the window fan motors and he immediately called & said he'll be right over.

So he redid his investigation and found the remains of the lithium battery. I gave him the other identical battery for reference and he took it back to the fire station and studied it, then called me to the station so he could explain. His conclusion was the lithium battery shot burning stuff into the suitcase before the rest of it burst into flames, based on the burn patterns in the partially re-assembled burnt battery.

He also partially dissected the other battery... On a table in his office.. I guess you can be brave like that when you're literally inside the fire department .

 

[Duck]

(I had a dying aunt in Missouri)

She died at 7:15 this morning and her last words were "I see Lana" (my mom)

We're probably going to take the diesel down there for the funeral because the van is a piece of shit.

 

[Rigjockey]

She died at 7:15 this morning and her last words were "I see Lana" (my mom)

We're probably going to take the diesel down there for the funeral because the van is a piece of shit.

Sorry for the loss of your Aunt. When my grandmother was dying she was calling out for her first husband (my actual grandfather) with her arm reaching out.
I know there is an afterlife because I have seen and heard many things that can't be disputed.

 

[Rigjockey]

So, does an ABC fire extinguisher work on a lithium battery fire?
I hear they burn pretty hot and water is a bad idea.

 

[389 Hood]

Sorry for your loss Duck.

I was just curious if it was a phone, an RC device, rechargeable headlight, etc...? Was it idle, in charging mode, in the device, etc...?

 

[Duck]

Sorry for your loss Duck.

I was just curious if it was a phone, an RC device, rechargeable headlight, etc...? Was it idle, in charging mode, in the device, etc...?

RC car battery, about 2 years old.

 

[Duck]

So, does an ABC fire extinguisher work on a lithium battery fire?
I hear they burn pretty hot and water is a bad idea.

That's what I temporarily put out the fire with.

The smoke in that room was super thick. I had to hold my breath when I went in there to spray the fire. I couldn't stick around to see if it re-ignited but the FD said it was orange flame when they got in there.

 

[Duck]

Power is back on. I can use my shop vac without listening to the daggone generator.

 

[GAnthony]

I didn't measure it but it seems tall. I'm exactly 6 ft and it seemed like I should be able to lift the height lever and have it go down but it's all the way down.

For 18 inches, I think what you need is a regular office type computer desk chair.

yes, an 18'' chair is what i need, but i'd like a padded bar stool, as it easier to spin from one procedure to another at the reloading bench.

i have an old table chair, it's just difficult at times.

the 30" bar stool i have, is used for the other (taller) press, and it doesn't work for the shorter one.

thanks

 

[GAnthony]

sorry for your aunt's passing.

hope the fire damage can be cleaned up and repaired by you cheaply, rather than to wait weeks for the insurance to kick in.

i don't come here much anymore, as you know

 

[Duck]

I guess this can be today's project.

I measured one of the other windows

28" W x 52" H x 4" D I think.

It was actually 27-3/8" x 52-1/4" but there's some removable trim on the inside & when I measured it including the trim, it's exactly 28" wide.

It's gotta be some standard size and I'll have to make some shims in the planer to trim it out to fit if the opening is wider than the window.

This one is 27 wide. I can't measure the height because of the blobs of melted plastic I haven't chiseled out yet.

I think I have mold in my shop vac filter so imma git me a couple of new ones. The fire smell is bad enough, I don't want to add any more stink to the air.

Good thing it's not the middle of winter. I'd have to call a perfeshnul to do it, because they can do it faster. This will take me several days and probably 4 trips to Menards