Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all I'm
left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred, various
halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried crap/grass.

I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't decide
whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the ground and
torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing up to fit in an
incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to leave a big scorch mark
on the grass (which is the only place to do it with enough space around).
Although I can live with it, it'll grow back one day.

What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather than
in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now, don't really
care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be at work tomorrow.

"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
...
Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all I'm
left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred, various
halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried crap/grass.

I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't decide
whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the ground and
torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing up to fit in an
incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to leave a big scorch mark
on the grass (which is the only place to do it with enough space around).
Although I can live with it, it'll grow back one day.

What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather than
in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now, don't really
care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be at work tomorrow.

Our council give us a "free" garden wheelie bin.
Not in the south are you?

On Mon, 27 May 2013 17:11:49 +0100, "Mentalguy2k8"
wrote:

Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all I'm
left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred, various
halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried crap/grass.

I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't decide
whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the ground and
torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing up to fit in an
incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to leave a big scorch mark
on the grass (which is the only place to do it with enough space around).
Although I can live with it, it'll grow back one day.

What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather than
in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now, don't really
care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be at work tomorrow.

If you are going to pile it up in a big heap and set fire to the lot.
you should first check which way your telephone wires run. Don't ask
me how I know this.

Nick

Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all
I'm left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred,
various halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried
crap/grass.
I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't
decide whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the
ground and torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing
up to fit in an incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to
leave a big scorch mark on the grass (which is the only place to do
it with enough space around). Although I can live with it, it'll grow
back one day.
What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather
than in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now,
don't really care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be
at work tomorrow.

Slice the turf off a 5ft by 5ft patch and roll it up, build the fire on the
soil and burn the lot in one go, you may have to adjust the unburned
log-ends to get rid of everything.
Leave the ground to cool down for a few days, water it, then re-lay the turf

On Monday, May 27, 2013 5:11:49 PM UTC+1, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all I'm
left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred, various
halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried crap/grass.
I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't decide
whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the ground and
torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing up to fit in an
incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to leave a big scorch mark
on the grass (which is the only place to do it with enough space around).
Although I can live with it, it'll grow back one day.
What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather than
in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now, don't really
care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be at work tomorrow.


If it'll burn, save yourself the time & hassle & scorching and freecycle it. The rest just spread it about and it'll vanish, or pile it up out of the way.

Incinerators are inevitably slower, and still scorch the ground, just less so. I don't bother with them.


NT

"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
...

"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
...
Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all I'm
left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred, various
halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried crap/grass.

I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't
decide whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the
ground and torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing up
to fit in an incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to leave a
big scorch mark on the grass (which is the only place to do it with
enough space around). Although I can live with it, it'll grow back one
day.

What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather
than in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now, don't
really care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be at work
tomorrow.

Our council give us a "free" garden wheelie bin.
Not in the south are you?

Yes but it's 70 quid a year for a fortnightly collection and I've already
missed 4 months of it. Most of this stuff won't fit in a bin unless I spend
days sawing it up anyway.

"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
...

"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
...

"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
...
Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all
I'm left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred,
various halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried crap/grass.

I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't
decide whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the
ground and torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing up
to fit in an incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to leave a
big scorch mark on the grass (which is the only place to do it with
enough space around). Although I can live with it, it'll grow back one
day.

What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather
than in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now, don't
really care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be at work
tomorrow.

Our council give us a "free" garden wheelie bin.
Not in the south are you?

Yes but it's 70 quid a year for a fortnightly collection and I've already
missed 4 months of it. Most of this stuff won't fit in a bin unless I
spend days sawing it up anyway.

The bins hold quite a lot.
The joys of living in the south 'eh?

"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
...

"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
...

"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
...

"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
...
Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all
I'm left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred,
various halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried
crap/grass.

I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't
decide whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the
ground and torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing
up to fit in an incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to
leave a big scorch mark on the grass (which is the only place to do it
with enough space around). Although I can live with it, it'll grow back
one day.

What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather
than in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now, don't
really care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be at work
tomorrow.

Our council give us a "free" garden wheelie bin.
Not in the south are you?

Yes but it's 70 quid a year for a fortnightly collection and I've already
missed 4 months of it. Most of this stuff won't fit in a bin unless I
spend days sawing it up anyway.

The bins hold quite a lot.
The joys of living in the south 'eh?

From what I've seen, they're the same size as the big black wheelies. But
you pay 70 quid and that only takes you up to the next January, whether it's
February or December. I might sign up just to get rid of the small stuff.
I'll see if I've got any garden left after my dangerous bonfire tomorrow

On 27/05/13 17:11, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all
I'm left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred,
various halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried crap/grass.

I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't
decide whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the
ground and torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing
up to fit in an incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to
leave a big scorch mark on the grass (which is the only place to do it
with enough space around). Although I can live with it, it'll grow
back one day.

What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather
than in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now,
don't really care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be at
work tomorrow.
this weather leave it a few weeks to get the worst of the moisture out,
pour some diesel (NOT petrol*) on it, and light blue touch paper.

we torched all the scrap ends of a tatty maple a couple of months ago
about 6 weeks after it had been felled and turned into sticks. Took a
but of leylandii and some old boxes to start it (no diesel) but it
went. old candle stubs perched on top will also hget it going nicely,..

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am fortunate
not to have the scars to show for it.

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On 27/05/2013 19:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am fortunate
not to have the scars to show for it.


+1

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"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
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"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
...

"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
...

"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
...

"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
...
Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all
I'm left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred,
various halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried
crap/grass.

I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't
decide whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the
ground and torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing
up to fit in an incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to
leave a big scorch mark on the grass (which is the only place to do it
with enough space around). Although I can live with it, it'll grow
back one day.

What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather
than in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now,
don't really care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be at
work tomorrow.

Our council give us a "free" garden wheelie bin.
Not in the south are you?

Yes but it's 70 quid a year for a fortnightly collection and I've
already missed 4 months of it. Most of this stuff won't fit in a bin
unless I spend days sawing it up anyway.

The bins hold quite a lot.
The joys of living in the south 'eh?

From what I've seen, they're the same size as the big black wheelies. But
you pay 70 quid and that only takes you up to the next January, whether
it's February or December. I might sign up just to get rid of the small
stuff. I'll see if I've got any garden left after my dangerous bonfire
tomorrow

Yes, they are about the same size as our northern brown wheelie bins.
I have got rid of tons of crap in them, sometimes slowly but always surely.
Sorry about the crack about the south, I'm becoming a grumpy old racist.
Make sure you have a hose pipe available to put out the fire which is going
to engulf your house :-)
Seriously ...

On Mon, 27 May 2013 09:38:34 -0700 (PDT), wrote:



If it'll burn, save yourself the time & hassle & scorching and freecycle it. The rest just spread it about and it'll vanish, or pile it up out of the way.

Incinerators are inevitably slower, and still scorch the ground, just less so. I don't bother with them.


The galvanising burned off the tinny effort I got from B & Q the
first time I used it and it went red rusty the first time it rained.

It was rusted out altogether within 1 season. :-(

I'd sell the logs / wood on EBAY and as for the rubbish too small to
shred, well that's just rubbish - fodder for the black bin innit ?

DerekG

On Mon, 27 May 2013 19:38:37 +0100, alan
wrote:

On 27/05/2013 19:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am fortunate
not to have the scars to show for it.


+1

Wassa problem?
Stand well back and throw some alit at it.

In message , Grimly
Curmudgeon writes
On Mon, 27 May 2013 19:38:37 +0100, alan
wrote:

On 27/05/2013 19:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am fortunate
not to have the scars to show for it.


+1

Wassa problem?
Stand well back and throw some alit at it.

---------The problem is that it is unpredictable.---------

I had a 40 gallon drum that was used to burn cardboard boxes, we had a
lot of them. One day they had been left in the bin overnight and got
damp. A splash of petrol and a match to, luckily, a hole in the bottom
of the drum and the resulting explosion propelled burning cardboard
boxes onto the roof of the building.
Also used a splash to start a bonfire, the first match blew out, the
second match blew out, the third match lit and I threw a piece of
burning rolled up paper at the bonfire. Will all the delay the petrol
fumes had spread a good ten feet away from the fire, I was about five
feet away. It was interesting in a perverse sort of way.

-----------The problem is that it is unpredictable.-----------

I'm still living and somewhat surprisingly still in one piece and
unmarked, from fire anyway. But I would be very wary about using petrol
for anything apart from in engines.




--
Bill

On 27/05/2013 23:07, Bill wrote:

I'm still living and somewhat surprisingly still in one piece and
unmarked, from fire anyway. But I would be very wary about using petrol
for anything apart from in engines.

I use it in camping stoves, but they are designed for it :-)

Isn't diesel a decent accelerant for fires?

Here it costs 55 quid a year.

Brian

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"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
...

"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
...
Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all I'm
left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred, various
halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried crap/grass.

I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't
decide whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the
ground and torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing up
to fit in an incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to leave a
big scorch mark on the grass (which is the only place to do it with
enough space around). Although I can live with it, it'll grow back one
day.

What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather
than in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now, don't
really care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be at work
tomorrow.

Our council give us a "free" garden wheelie bin.
Not in the south are you?

What a pity you can'tjust buy Thermite innit?

Brian

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"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
...

"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
...

"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
...
Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all
I'm left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred,
various halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried crap/grass.

I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't
decide whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the
ground and torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing up
to fit in an incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to leave a
big scorch mark on the grass (which is the only place to do it with
enough space around). Although I can live with it, it'll grow back one
day.

What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather
than in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now, don't
really care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be at work
tomorrow.

Our council give us a "free" garden wheelie bin.
Not in the south are you?

Yes but it's 70 quid a year for a fortnightly collection and I've already
missed 4 months of it. Most of this stuff won't fit in a bin unless I
spend days sawing it up anyway.

On 27/05/13 22:52, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Mon, 27 May 2013 19:38:37 +0100, alan
wrote:

On 27/05/2013 19:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am fortunate
not to have the scars to show for it.

+1
Wassa problem?
Stand well back and throw some alit at it.
I did.

its instructional to see how big a fireball a cupful of petrol fully
converted to vapour can make


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On 27/05/2013 17:11, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all
I'm left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred,
various halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried crap/grass.

I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't
decide whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the
ground and torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing up
to fit in an incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to leave a
big scorch mark on the grass (which is the only place to do it with
enough space around). Although I can live with it, it'll grow back one day.

What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather
than in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now, don't
really care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be at work
tomorrow.

It will only burn sensibly quickly if it is all tinder dry. I would say
you are completely stuffed now for at least another fortnight.

Start with the thin bits until you build up a bed of charcoal and then
you can burn pretty much anything. The grass where the bonfire was will
always look different afterwards even if you use the same seed. The
ground acquires a fair amount of potash from the fire ash.

If you burn it wet you will only succeed in generating lots of smelly
smoke and annoyed neighbours. Perhaps that is your unstated intention?

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

On 27/05/2013 22:52, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Mon, 27 May 2013 19:38:37 +0100, alan
wrote:

On 27/05/2013 19:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am fortunate
not to have the scars to show for it.


+1

Wassa problem?
Stand well back and throw some alit at it.

It tends to explode in a wide range of fuel air mixtures rather than
providing a steady flame that imparts heat. Way too many people have
been killed using or throwing petrol onto hard to start bonfires.

You would never sell petrol to the general public today if it was not
already common practice to do so. It is far too dangerous and volatile!
(even has its own exception for the high carcinogenic benzene content)

The latter problem with unleaded fuel caused Perrier some grief after
their carbonated water aquifer started picking it up.

Kerosene is a lot more forgiving if you must use it, but newspaper and a
properly constructed bonfire of dry material is by far the best way.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message ...

Spent most of the day feeding crap through a new garden shredder, all I'm
left with is a huge pile of cuttings that are too small to shred, various
halves of trees that are too big to shred, and dried crap/grass.

I've made the executive decision to burn the f***ing lot, but can't decide
whether to buy an incinerator or just build a big heap on the ground and
torch it. There's plenty of stuff here that'll need sawing up to fit in an
incinerator, but on the other hand I don't want to leave a big scorch mark
on the grass (which is the only place to do it with enough space around).
Although I can live with it, it'll grow back one day.

What's the expert opinion? Will it burn quicker if it's "free" rather than
in a dustbin with holes in? I just want shot of the lot now, don't really
care how, and balls to the neighbours they ought to be at work tomorrow.

If its still green you will struggle to light it and it will produce a lot
of smoke when it does get going. You could offer the thick bits on freecycle
as fire wood.

Diesel is the best accelerant to get it going but soak an old rag or
newspaper in some and light that first. Pile on the driest first until you
get some heat going, then feed on the green stuff. I burn everything that
wont compost and this method works well for me.

Mike

In message , Martin Brown
writes

Kerosene is a lot more forgiving if you must use it, but newspaper and
a properly constructed bonfire of dry material is by far the best way.

You must have a hot centre to burn relatively green wood.

Start small with all the dead/dry bits you have. Then feed on other
stuff.


--
Tim Lamb

On 28/05/2013 09:06, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , Martin Brown
writes

Kerosene is a lot more forgiving if you must use it, but newspaper and
a properly constructed bonfire of dry material is by far the best way.

You must have a hot centre to burn relatively green wood.

Start small with all the dead/dry bits you have. Then feed on other stuff.

Agreed and a hot bed of ashes. It is better to leave it all to dry for a
fortnight or so in the sun. Faster burn *much* less smoke and smell.

Anyway it is caning it down with rain so I can't see anyone but a
complete idiot lighting a bonfire today.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

On 28/05/2013 05:34, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 27/05/13 22:52, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Mon, 27 May 2013 19:38:37 +0100, alan
wrote:

On 27/05/2013 19:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am
fortunate
not to have the scars to show for it.

+1
Wassa problem?
Stand well back and throw some alit at it.
I did.

its instructional to see how big a fireball a cupful of petrol fully
converted to vapour can make



A BBC special effects man once told me the standard "exploding car" in
films or TV is done with a gallon of petrol and an ounce of gelignite in
an oil can.

On Tue, 28 May 2013 05:34:55 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:


its instructional to see how big a fireball a cupful of petrol fully
converted to vapour can make

Oh, yes.
Like another poster, I poured cupful of petrol into an oil drum filled
with flammable rubbish, lobbed a lit taper at it and expected it to
just go 'whoomph' as it had done so many times.
This time, the delay between petrol and lighting, plus it being warm
day, had resulted in the vapour being really rather good inside.
No whooph, but a bang and the contents of the drum resembled a trench
mortar.

"Grimly Curmudgeon" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 27 May 2013 19:38:37 +0100, alan
wrote:

On 27/05/2013 19:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am fortunate
not to have the scars to show for it.


+1

Wassa problem?
Stand well back and throw some alit at it.

A few years ago a neighbour tried using petrol to burn a tree down. He
ignored me.
The Fire Officer was not pleased with him.

Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Mon, 27 May 2013 19:38:37 +0100, alan
wrote:

On 27/05/2013 19:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am
fortunate not to have the scars to show for it.


+1

Wassa problem?
Stand well back and throw some alit at it.

It stings a bit

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...File:BURNT.JPG


--
Adam

On 28/05/13 19:39, ARW wrote:
Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Mon, 27 May 2013 19:38:37 +0100, alan
wrote:

On 27/05/2013 19:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am
fortunate not to have the scars to show for it.

+1
Wassa problem?
Stand well back and throw some alit at it.
It stings a bit

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...File:BURNT.JPG


that's roughly how I looked.


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On 27/05/2013 22:52, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Mon, 27 May 2013 19:38:37 +0100, alan
wrote:

On 27/05/2013 19:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am fortunate
not to have the scars to show for it.


+1

Wassa problem?
Stand well back and throw some alit at it.


The 3rd video in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=8TCe9NKtP90
shows the problem

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On 28/05/2013 20:45, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 28/05/13 19:39, ARW wrote:
Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Mon, 27 May 2013 19:38:37 +0100, alan
wrote:

On 27/05/2013 19:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am
fortunate not to have the scars to show for it.

+1
Wassa problem?
Stand well back and throw some alit at it.
It stings a bit

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...File:BURNT.JPG


that's roughly how I looked.



One bonfire night, my cousin says, "do you want to light the bonfire?"
then mentions that he put a blanket in the middle of it, dampened with
some petrol!

Muggins here decides that that this sounds more than a little dodgy, and
so I made a small torch of screwed up newspaper, lit it and then threw
it the last six or seven meters to the fire (what I thought would be a
safe distance).

The ensuing fireball engulfed me even at that distance, and in spite of
being ducking down and being far enough away to not actually get
actually burnt, I still managed to end up with singed hair all up my
arms, on my head and eyebrows etc somewhat shorter than they were.


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On 28/05/2013 23:40, alan wrote:
On 27/05/2013 22:52, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Mon, 27 May 2013 19:38:37 +0100, alan
wrote:

On 27/05/2013 19:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am
fortunate
not to have the scars to show for it.


+1

Wassa problem?
Stand well back and throw some alit at it.


The 3rd video in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=8TCe9NKtP90
shows the problem

That would cost a fortune at current petrol prices! :-)

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Rod

On 28/05/2013 23:40, alan wrote:
On 27/05/2013 22:52, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Mon, 27 May 2013 19:38:37 +0100, alan
wrote:

On 27/05/2013 19:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

*Really, don't even THINK about petrol . I used it once and am
fortunate
not to have the scars to show for it.


+1

Wassa problem?
Stand well back and throw some alit at it.

Great way to get a Darwin award or seriously singed.

The 3rd video in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=8TCe9NKtP90
shows the problem

The exploding bonfire? I prefer the later ground vapour flash burning
garden rubbish and much closer to what the OP might end up with.


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Martin Brown

On 29/05/2013 08:28, Martin Brown wrote:


The exploding bonfire? I prefer the later ground vapour flash burning
garden rubbish and much closer to what the OP might end up with.




That's the one (number 4) - I just cannot correctly count beyond 2.

I had the same effect with a cup full of petrol and I had the flames a
few feet in every direction from where I was standing at the time.
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