A rude awakening.... - Page 2

10-23-2007, 07:28 PM

Sorry to hear that, glad no one was hurt and that was all that was destroyed.

BigV · 10-23-2007, 07:54 PM

so so sorry Ducks, for your economic outlook. so so happy no one was hurt.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-23-2007, 09:21 PM

Glad you and your's are OK... and your boots.

I've dug into the barn hay mow (loose, no bales) in the winter, and found a hole as big as a bathtub. Spontaneous combustion, but died from lack of oxygen, thankfully. Farming and fire have a very tenuous relationship.

bluecuracao · 10-23-2007, 09:39 PM

That's terrible, Ducks. But thank goodness the wind was blowing the other way, at least.

DucksNuts · 10-24-2007, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

wow...spontaneous combustion? srsly?

Well, spontaneous smoldering, which was fanned by the wind and encouraged by the heat.

Another stack went up about 10kms away for the same reason.

Tuesday was the hottest day in October since 1962. 37 degrees celius is unheard of in October and thats when we do the majority of our baling.

10-24-2007, 12:50 AM

Happens a lot, especially when you wrap them so they will ferment.

DucksNuts · 10-24-2007, 06:22 AM

I have about 100 bales of wrapped (silage) but they are left out in the paddocks, for months before being stacked (and sometimes buried).

jester · 10-25-2007, 11:40 AM

so sorry to hear about that. hope your insurance comes thru for you.

ZenGum · 10-25-2007, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

We were all safe, the CFA are fantastic (this is the 3rd time they have been out to my house....last time was a crow that flew into the power lines and combusted, then fell into the dead grass

)

Bloody hell is all I can say to that. Farming in Australia. Sometimes I wonder why you do it. I know the answer, and it doesn't go well into words.

As said by a crow, on a lark:
Ark Arrkk Arrrrk .... SPARK! FARK! KARK! CHARKoal...!

theotherguy · 10-25-2007, 02:32 PM

That is crazy! I am glad everyone is safe.

DucksNuts · 10-25-2007, 07:51 PM

Hey toggie, was wondering where you were.

Friggen thing is still burning, even with rain yesterday.

monster · 10-25-2007, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

Friggen thing is still burning, even with rain yesterday.

Time to bring out the snags and make a party of it?

Or marshmallows if you want to go exotic and make smores.

DucksNuts · 10-25-2007, 09:37 PM

Meh, the shit reeks....its shitting me coz I cant hang any washing out

Elspode · 10-25-2007, 10:20 PM

Nasty. I put up hay one summer for my uncle, who was a rancher (and a child molester, as it turned out). Being inside hay barns full of hay on a hot summer day, no matter how dry the hay is to begin with, is utterly stifling. The heat deep inside the stacked bales is insane. Its a wonder they don't all go up.

Condolences on the financial loss. Were you just going to sell it all, or will you now have to buy fodder for your own herd/flock/fold?

BTW - who are the kiddos in all the other picture albums?

TheMercenary · 10-29-2007, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

Here's the link to the picaso album, sorry, I havent edited anything yet and I couldnt miss the pic opportunity

(its uploading, so if you look straight after I post this, you wont see jack shit)

Great pics. I see in your "Waynes World" folder that there might be some pics of the pole barn before it went up in flames. Was it spontaneous combustion or arson?

10-23-2007, 07:54 PM	#17
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	so so sorry Ducks, for your economic outlook. so so happy no one was hurt. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-25-2007, 02:32 PM	#25
theotherguy no not that other guy, the other one Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 640	That is crazy! I am glad everyone is safe. __________________ I should be working.

10-25-2007, 10:20 PM	#29
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Nasty. I put up hay one summer for my uncle, who was a rancher (and a child molester, as it turned out). Being inside hay barns full of hay on a hot summer day, no matter how dry the hay is to begin with, is utterly stifling. The heat deep inside the stacked bales is insane. Its a wonder they don't all go up. Condolences on the financial loss. Were you just going to sell it all, or will you now have to buy fodder for your own herd/flock/fold? BTW - who are the kiddos in all the other picture albums? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-23-2007, 07:28 PM	#16
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Sorry to hear that, glad no one was hurt and that was all that was destroyed.

10-23-2007, 09:21 PM	#18
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Glad you and your's are OK... and your boots. I've dug into the barn hay mow (loose, no bales) in the winter, and found a hole as big as a bathtub. Spontaneous combustion, but died from lack of oxygen, thankfully. Farming and fire have a very tenuous relationship.

10-23-2007, 09:39 PM	#19
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	That's terrible, Ducks. But thank goodness the wind was blowing the other way, at least.

10-24-2007, 12:50 AM	#21
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Happens a lot, especially when you wrap them so they will ferment.

10-24-2007, 06:22 AM	#22
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I have about 100 bales of wrapped (silage) but they are left out in the paddocks, for months before being stacked (and sometimes buried).

10-25-2007, 11:40 AM	#23
jester why so serious Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,712	so sorry to hear about that. hope your insurance comes thru for you.

10-25-2007, 07:51 PM	#26
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Hey toggie, was wondering where you were. Friggen thing is still burning, even with rain yesterday.

10-25-2007, 09:37 PM	#28
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Meh, the shit reeks....its shitting me coz I cant hang any washing out

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