12/13/2005: Hemel Hempstead oil fire - Page 2

chrisinhouston · 12-14-2005, 10:51 AM

Where's Texas oilwell fire fighter Red Adair when you really need him? Opps he's dead... Pretty cool guy though.

http://www.redadair.com/

makes me want to put on my DVD of Hellfighters!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063060/

xoxoxoBruce · 12-14-2005, 01:44 PM

Red Adair was a larger than life character.
I noticed one of his many awards was the "Houston Distinguished Sales and Citizenship Award".
Makes me wonder if Sales and Citizenship are inextricably linked in Houston?

grazzers · 12-14-2005, 10:50 AM

By looking at the pics all the smoke seems to go straight up, so it isn't really affecting air quality at ground level. The Fire Brigade are letting it burn off a bit more of the escaped gas before they put it out fully this afternoon.

capnhowdy · 12-14-2005, 04:38 PM

welcome to the Cellar insomnianiac.

Tell me.... what does the "FM" stand for on some of the areas on your map link?

glatt · 12-14-2005, 04:41 PM

Thanks for stopping in to tell us about it, insomniac.

How did/does the air smell? You could obviously see the smoke, and probably hear the sirens, but could you smell anything? Or is it all going straight up into the sky? Did you hear the explosion?

Wombat · 12-14-2005, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by capnhowdy

welcome to the Cellar insomnianiac.

Tell me.... what does the "FM" stand for on some of the areas on your map link?

Fm stands for Farm... for example Lovetts End Farm, Wood Farm.

Cyclefrance · 12-14-2005, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by capnhowdy

welcome to the Cellar insomnianiac.

Tell me.... what does the "FM" stand for on some of the areas on your map link?

If it's the 'Fm' that you are referring to that's a little old English abbreviation for the word 'farm' - we just love to take an opportunity to save ink - even when only two letters are involved!

(Gosh - it must be getting late - I completely missed Wombat's answer that preceded mine.... time for me cocoa, methinks....)

capnhowdy · 12-14-2005, 07:59 PM

thank you both... just wondering.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-15-2005, 05:07 AM

Thanks insomnianiac.
How's the air quality where you are? Can you smell the smoke on the ground or is the fire sucking in fresh air from around you?

12-14-2005, 01:44 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Red Adair was a larger than life character. I noticed one of his many awards was the "Houston Distinguished Sales and Citizenship Award". Makes me wonder if Sales and Citizenship are inextricably linked in Houston? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-14-2005, 10:50 AM	#3
grazzers Aim for the Best Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 134	By looking at the pics all the smoke seems to go straight up, so it isn't really affecting air quality at ground level. The Fire Brigade are letting it burn off a bit more of the escaped gas before they put it out fully this afternoon. __________________ "Only a person who risks all that he cannot keep, to gain that which he can never lose, is truly free." Anonymous Poet

12-14-2005, 04:38 PM	#4
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	welcome to the Cellar insomnianiac. Tell me.... what does the "FM" stand for on some of the areas on your map link? __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

12-14-2005, 07:59 PM	#8
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	thank you both... just wondering. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

12-15-2005, 05:07 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Thanks insomnianiac. How's the air quality where you are? Can you smell the smoke on the ground or is the fire sucking in fresh air from around you? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-14-2005, 10:51 AM	#1
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Where's Texas oilwell fire fighter Red Adair when you really need him? Opps he's dead... Pretty cool guy though. http://www.redadair.com/ makes me want to put on my DVD of Hellfighters! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063060/

12-14-2005, 04:41 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Thanks for stopping in to tell us about it, insomniac. How did/does the air smell? You could obviously see the smoke, and probably hear the sirens, but could you smell anything? Or is it all going straight up into the sky? Did you hear the explosion?

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