Last week was sort of a week Andy will not forget. Wednesday night Andy and I found out that the fire department was practicing some drills @ Davis High as we were going home. We watched the fire department and started to joke about what would we do if there was a fire. Little did Andy know that latter that week he would be among a real fire and have his own Hollywood experience with out special affects...
Lest start @ the beginning shall we. Andy had gotten into accident with our Ford. His dad Jim had sold his business and was trying to sell some trucks. We bought one because it was a wonderful price also cause we need another vehicle. We had the truck for a few weeks we even had a mechanic look at it. Last Friday Andy decided to take the truck for a drive. The truck made some funny noises then had a hard time shifting... one thing lead to another smoke started poring out of the engine.
Andy got a feeling to jump out of the truck so he parked and jumped out running for his life just as he did so the engine burst into flames. He got a hold of 911, with in 15 min he had a firetruck and police officers there to extinguish the blazing fire.
The once white truck in menace condition is now choral black, with melted tires and resting in the junk yard. We were glad that no one got hurt and nothing really important got burned. In my opinion the truck was ready to retire, the miles were high and there was a lot of abuse with it being a lumber truck. Now we are back to one vehicle and a story to tell our future kids. As a joke Jim calls Andy "Burn Him Up Barnes" so next time you see Andy call him "Burn Him Up Barnes..." Remember you too can have a Hollywood experience even if you don't want one.
Andy got a feeling to jump out of the truck so he parked and jumped out running for his life just as he did so the engine burst into flames. He got a hold of 911, with in 15 min he had a firetruck and police officers there to extinguish the blazing fire.
The once white truck in menace condition is now choral black, with melted tires and resting in the junk yard. We were glad that no one got hurt and nothing really important got burned. In my opinion the truck was ready to retire, the miles were high and there was a lot of abuse with it being a lumber truck. Now we are back to one vehicle and a story to tell our future kids. As a joke Jim calls Andy "Burn Him Up Barnes" so next time you see Andy call him "Burn Him Up Barnes..." Remember you too can have a Hollywood experience even if you don't want one.
@ Davis High
Fire Dept. Practice Drill
Coming soon... We hope to have a picture of the truck.
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