Garbo

I was 12.

I was staying with my cousin who lived in a farm in the country. His dad (my uncle) had cleared some land to make pasture and my cousin and I were supposed to burn a stump pile each day, until they were all burned. The very first day, I being from the city and thinking I was smarter than my country cousin, decided we should burn 1 stump pile each. So we poured gas on one and started it for my cousin and I walked about 30-40 yards away and started another. The stump piles were fairly big and dried from being pushed up months earlier. Dog Fennel was everywhere in the pasture. I got mine started and looked back at my cousins and he seemed to be having problems keeping his from spreading to the dog fennel, so I went over to help him. After we got his back under control I in a few minutes, I turned to go back to my fire and it was WAY BIG. After the whole ordeal was over, we had started a fire that burned over 4300 acres of land, two barns, 1 vacant house, and killed 75 head of hogs that were in a stable at one of the barns.

I remember how scared I was when I seen the first helicopter drop water.......

What have you caused?

SheYakFishr

OMGGGGGG Curtis! I can just see both of your faces. That would just about be live changing. :reallycrying

Tuna Man

Damn Curtis, I can't even come close to that. Mine would seem sominiscule (old 19th century term)I'd be ashamed to say.:banghead

I just read that to Susan, and all she could say "OH my GOD" and started

Kodiak_Man

Did you at least try the hog meat? LOL. Bet ya'll had some explaining to do!

Ultralite

goodness gracious curtis...i bet ya'll were scared crapless...now remember all this when one of your boys pulls off something similar...as far as the thread goes, i couldn't come close to that one...

User1265

I have never had helicopters called in on my behalf so I look like a boy scout.

SKEETER

Garbo, I think you just made most of us realize that no matter what some of us may have done throughout our lives, none of if it comes even close to being as f ' ed up as your mishap. All I can say is Damn.

Deeplines

I got caught hitting mailboxesand had to pay for about 75 mailboxes but GOOD GOD!!!!!!!!!

That's nothing compared to burning 4300 acreas, 2 barns, a house and roasting 75 pigs. :bowdown:bowdown

38bat

I can't compete with Garbo's post but when I was around 15 my buddy and I were playing with fireworks(the illegal kind) and a rocket ended up on his roof(cedar). This was in August and it was hot as hell. We got out the hose and sprayed it. Then we went up the street about 3 blocks to play basketball. 30 minutes go by and we hear the sirens....... get to his house in time to see the flames leaping about 30 feet from the roof and the firemen in full garb with axes, hoses, ladders etc... this was in the 80's and it was around 90k damage. All the hogs were safe though!!

Dylan

I was only 9 at the time..but minutes before Hurricane Opal hit i got drunk and tore down the old wooden fishing pier on the beach..