Monday, February 23, 2009

Don't play with matches! Part 1




Sometime in the mid 80's, while living in NY, I returned home from work, only to see the beautiful home across from my own in the early stages of destruction. A young boy, playing in the attic with matches, set a blaze to a charming home that had been built in the 1920's. Those were the days of true workmanship and pride, a time when things were built for practicality and endurance. The workmanship on this home was absolutely magnificent, inside and out. It had features you don't find in today's homes. It was a true classic.

Well, as things heated up, the fire grew so intense that the roof shingles melted into a tar liquid that began dripping off the roof edges and down the gutters. As it turned out, the Fire Department had to make two trips to extinguish this fire. The first time, they thought the blaze was out, but it reignited a short while later.

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