... you get a call from a friend who wants you to come over to help her with a "controlled burn" in her backyard. Now, I'm from The County, and I have heard every joke under the sun, and have seen pretty much everything that gets joked about at least once, but this was a first for me. In fact, when I listened to the voice mail I wasn't sure I was hearing things correctly, and made Nichole listen to the message to confirm that what I had just heard was real. It was. I was under the assumption that I was being invited over so that I could distract her husband long enough so she could toss her mother-in-law into the fire, or that I was gonna have a candle lit dinner with the mother-in-law to distract her while her son was tossed into the fire. Turns out my assumptions were completely wrong! Good thing, I've been part of too many body burning events in my life...
What actually did happen was the burning of several years worth of Christmas trees and several pallets and sections of old fencing that was falling apart. I was basically there to toss buckets of water if for some reason the barn, deck or house sparked up. I was also there for my muscle, to help actually lift all the wood items onto the fire. Used for my muscles yet again, it's getting old to be honest. HA! In the end, everything that was intended to be burned was, and nothing else, so it was a successful "controlled burn".
About Me
- Mark
- I've always wondered if people actually read this stuff. I never do when I'm on other pages. Well, in case, for some strange reason, you find it necessary, I'll give you a little knowledge. I was born in The County. For those of you who don't konw better, that would be Aroostook County. For those of you who do, your jokes won't work on me, they are lame. I'm the son of an investment banker that squandered his every penny on tuna fish sandwiches in the late 80's, and my mother was the lead singer for the Bangles. Neither of those is true, but again, I'm convinced nobody is reading this anyways. I met my wife at a carnival, and we were married by the bearded lady in front of the entire clown brigade. I have a daughter who is training for the 2012 Olympics where she will compete in the Triple Jump and Javelin. We live in a nice little shanty in the woods and are hoping to one day have running water. Any questions?
