Quite a scare

computermaineack · 06-04-2007, 05:45 AM

So Friday, I come home from school...everythings seems normal. I go downstairs to the fridge, were we keep the extra milk (I drink alot of it, about 5 or 6 gallons a week), and as soon as I get down there, I smelled something funny, like an electrical fire. Now, let me describe my basement (well, the unfinished part, anyway, where the fridge is)...all the electrical wiring comes down there, and the wiring is just plain crap. It's old, and really shoddy; we're constantly having problems with it. In addition, the furnace is down there, as well as the washer and dryer, and again the fridge, which is really old (was there when we moved in, the people who sold us the house couldn't fit it through the door). So anyway...I smell something burning. In addition, I look around and see cloudy-ness (smoke) in the basement. So at this point I'm scared out of my freaking mind. I run upstairs, grab the phone, and leave the house. I called my mom, then 911, then went to get my cat out of the house (she was right at the door).

The fire department came (they sent two engines, and one of those cars that the chief or asst. cheif or whatever rides in...it was overkill by alot). As it turns out, something with the refridgerator was shorting out...the fridge was plugged into a piece of crap extension cord...they weren't sure if it was the fridge, extension cord, or the outlet, but they said that something was shorting out. They turned off the circuit that its on (which my room is also on), and we've been waiting for an electrician to come since then.

It really reminded me that everything you have can be destroyed in only a moment.....

g4m3rof1337 · 06-04-2007, 05:48 AM

Wow.

Glad to here it wasn't worse.

**DCIScouts** · 06-04-2007, 06:03 AM

Oh yeah, my friends and I joke around about our escapades with electricity, but it's something to be taken serious all the time. Good call on your part to have enough sense to call 911 though, some people would have thought nothing of it and went back about their business...

Tuffie · 06-04-2007, 06:33 AM

That's crazy scary.

Kent.

JamesBart · 06-04-2007, 06:50 AM

Crazy man

**The_Other_One** · 06-04-2007, 07:18 AM

I would of been hauling my computer stuff outside if that were happening here

But yeah, I know what you mean. I really wish I had more space for my stuff so wiring would be easier... Loosing everything of mine in a fire is one of my biggest fears...

LukeAge · 06-04-2007, 07:34 AM

Damn, sorry to hear about this tragedy.

I'm glad everyone is safe.

b182tm · 06-04-2007, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LukeAge

Damn, sorry to hear about this tragedy.

I'm glad everyone is safe.

You mean almost tragedy? Anyway, good thing it was nothing more. How long did it take for the fire department to get there?

Punk · 06-04-2007, 04:40 PM

Ok

I don't see the point of that post...

anyway glad to hear nothing happened to you and your cat

computermaineack · 06-04-2007, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b182tm

How long did it take for the fire department to get there?

A few minutes..5-7 probably...they were pretty quick. They also didn't stick around too long...once they figured out something was shorting they backed those trucks out and left...bigger and better fires, I guess.

06-04-2007, 05:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
computermaineack Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,260	Quite a scare So Friday, I come home from school...everythings seems normal. I go downstairs to the fridge, were we keep the extra milk (I drink alot of it, about 5 or 6 gallons a week), and as soon as I get down there, I smelled something funny, like an electrical fire. Now, let me describe my basement (well, the unfinished part, anyway, where the fridge is)...all the electrical wiring comes down there, and the wiring is just plain crap. It's old, and really shoddy; we're constantly having problems with it. In addition, the furnace is down there, as well as the washer and dryer, and again the fridge, which is really old (was there when we moved in, the people who sold us the house couldn't fit it through the door). So anyway...I smell something burning. In addition, I look around and see cloudy-ness (smoke) in the basement. So at this point I'm scared out of my freaking mind. I run upstairs, grab the phone, and leave the house. I called my mom, then 911, then went to get my cat out of the house (she was right at the door). The fire department came (they sent two engines, and one of those cars that the chief or asst. cheif or whatever rides in...it was overkill by alot). As it turns out, something with the refridgerator was shorting out...the fridge was plugged into a piece of crap extension cord...they weren't sure if it was the fridge, extension cord, or the outlet, but they said that something was shorting out. They turned off the circuit that its on (which my room is also on), and we've been waiting for an electrician to come since then. It really reminded me that everything you have can be destroyed in only a moment..... __________________ "Former Clinton advisor Dick Morris said, "Hillary Clinton will be the next President, but she'll be the worst President we've ever seen." After hearing this, President Bush said, "Wait a minute, I'm not finished yet."" -Conan O'Brien CPU: Q6600 G0 Mobo: eVGA 680i NF67-A1 Case: Antec P180B GPU: eVGA 8800GTS G92 512mb HSF: Tuniq Tower 120 RAM: 4gb DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 PSU: Antec True Power Trio 550w

06-04-2007, 05:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
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06-04-2007, 06:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Age: 26 Posts: 5,103	Oh yeah, my friends and I joke around about our escapades with electricity, but it's something to be taken serious all the time. Good call on your part to have enough sense to call 911 though, some people would have thought nothing of it and went back about their business... __________________ In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr. The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little. -Joe Martin FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Posting and you - CF Edition Cheers CF

06-04-2007, 07:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	I would of been hauling my computer stuff outside if that were happening here But yeah, I know what you mean. I really wish I had more space for my stuff so wiring would be easier... Loosing everything of mine in a fire is one of my biggest fears... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

06-04-2007, 04:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Punk Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Age: 18 Posts: 4,880	Ok I don't see the point of that post... anyway glad to hear nothing happened to you and your cat __________________ Punk's anti-hackers website Punk's Website making and registering tutorial! Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace The Offspring! Huck it! I just want to be who I want to be guess that's hard for others to see

06-04-2007, 06:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,372	Crazy man

06-04-2007, 07:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
LukeAge Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 51	Damn, sorry to hear about this tragedy. I'm glad everyone is safe.

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