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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Fri Aug 23, 2019, 08:22 PM Aug 2019

Apparently, there are two ways to react to finding that your house is on fire.

One way would be to summon the fire department, activate any sprinkler system and try to extinguish the flames with fire extinguishers, water hoses, buckets--- whatever is available.

The other would be to criticize the fire and hope it rains very hard in 2020.

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Apparently, there are two ways to react to finding that your house is on fire. (Original Post) Atticus Aug 2019 OP

it is just plain SICKENING now Skittles Aug 2019 #1

I like that analogy! lunatica Aug 2019 #2

One minor suggestion RainCaster Aug 2019 #3

I tried to find a good metaphor, but do monkeys shit fire and throw it? Shaddox Aug 2019 #4

Tsk, tsk, be patient. The fire will burn itself out dalton99a Aug 2019 #5

With us in it! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2019 #6

Exactly my hubby's response when... Duppers Aug 2019 #7

"I don't want your hope. I don't want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic ... Magoo48 Aug 2019 #8

Skittles

(153,160 posts)

1. it is just plain SICKENING now

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Fri Aug 23, 2019, 08:25 PM

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lunatica

(53,410 posts)

2. I like that analogy!

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Fri Aug 23, 2019, 08:26 PM

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RainCaster

(10,871 posts)

3. One minor suggestion

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Fri Aug 23, 2019, 08:27 PM

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The other would be to criticize the fire department and hope it rains very hard in 2020.

Shaddox

(384 posts)

4. I tried to find a good metaphor, but do monkeys shit fire and throw it?

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Fri Aug 23, 2019, 08:28 PM

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dalton99a

(81,485 posts)

5. Tsk, tsk, be patient. The fire will burn itself out

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Fri Aug 23, 2019, 08:32 PM

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after the house is burned down

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,614 posts)

6. With us in it!

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 23, 2019, 08:35 PM

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Duppers

(28,120 posts)

7. Exactly my hubby's response when...

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 23, 2019, 09:24 PM

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I read the OP aloud to him.

Btw, why are we not mentioning the name here?

Magoo48

(4,709 posts)

8. "I don't want your hope. I don't want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic ...

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Fri Aug 23, 2019, 11:28 PM

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and act as if the house was on fire.”

Wait a minute, we have much to attend to before we can address this fire thing. We are not combustion scientists, so just slow down.

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