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Posted: 03-02-2013 19:34 Post subject:

Burning diesel destroys fire engine in Tavistock

A £200,000 fire engine has been destroyed by burning diesel during a blaze at a farm in Devon.
The fuel escaped from a ruptured tank during the fire in Collaton Lane in Tavistock early on Sunday.
The burning diesel ran down the lane and ended up underneath a fire engine parked about 20m away, fire crews said.
The fire engine was abandoned as unsafe, although crews were able to move two other fire engines. Six people living near the blaze were evacuated.

Firefighters were called to the farm buildings just after 01:00 GMT.
Two neighbouring homes were evacuated and a 200m exclusion zone was put in place amid fears there are acetylene cylinders inside the buildings.
Firefighters expect the exclusion zone to remain in place for the rest of the day.

Area commander Steve Widnell said: "The severity of the fire caused one of the tanks inside the building to rupture.
"A flow of burning diesel went down the lane and the appliance was in its path.
"Two other appliances were removed but it was too dangerous to move the first one and we took the decision to evacuate the scene rather than risk some of our firefighters."

Investigations into both fires have started.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-21312697

Posted: 13-03-2013 15:13 Post subject:

We just had a power cut - the whole building was affected. I was told the fault had been reported, so in the meantime I decided to go to the local shops. One thing I had to do was charge up the prepayment key for my electicity meter, ironically. But the next irony was getting to the shop and finding it closed because of a power cut!

So back home, but I can't get in - the building has electronic locks on the outside doors, but without power they don't work! I and a neighbour who turned up after me were locked out! (Getting into whinge territory now..!)

Luckily the cleaner was inside, and she saw us and let us in. She also said she'd had phone calls from family - it seems the whole town was affected!

No computer, so I read a book for a while, and then the power came back. On the computer again, but I found I had to log back in to FT... Rolling Eyes

Now I have to check my website - I spent over an hour editing one page when the power went - will my changes have been preserved in 'the cloud', or have I got to do it all again..? Confused

LATER: I've checked, and the page was just as I left it! Something to be said for this 'cloud' business! I wonder how many times a day my computer talks to San Francisco? Cool

Posted: 15-03-2013 10:02 Post subject:

Local press report on the power cut opens rather strangely:

Posted: 02-04-2013 10:27 Post subject:

The 28 Most Ironic Pictures - well, according to Buzzfeed. Good for a laugh...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/most-ironic-things-that-have-ever-happened

Posted: 07-04-2013 01:51 Post subject:

Nice one, Zilch5. Laugh of the morning for the TV Psychic who had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances. One wonders whether the people who created some of those signs did it deliberately for a laugh or were just that gormless.

Posted: 09-04-2013 15:58 Post subject:

I really like the 'Nothing is written in stone' one, but i's not really irony, just an amusing and presumably quite expensive jest.

Posted: 23-06-2013 22:45 Post subject:

The Bosche printing it. Mad

Posted: 23-06-2013 23:06 Post subject:

Aiyeeeeeee!! Shocked

Posted: 23-06-2013 23:12 Post subject:

You have to wonder who reads that kind of comic, certainly not kids I would have thought.

Posted: 24-06-2013 00:08 Post subject:

Kids my age, probably.

I'm more of an Alf Tupper fan.

(It's very good, you know)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Victor-Best-Tupper-Tough-Track/dp/1853758612

yeay

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Posted: 24-06-2013 00:34 Post subject:

Don't forget Bernard Briggs.

Posted: 24-06-2013 19:59 Post subject:

I remember getting a pile of those Commando comics from my sister's jumble sales when I was a teenager. They were pretty formulaic, but the artwork was generally of a good quality.
Getting it printed in Germany is...a poor idea.

Posted: 24-06-2013 20:19 Post subject:

Can't see it being popular in Germany - if they are of an age to remember such things, asking your local newsagent for your Commando Order might result in fatal consequences.

Posted: 24-06-2013 22:20 Post subject:

Posted: 24-06-2013 22:38 Post subject: