You have also probably incinerated several Hedgehogs as well. Its been
publicised on the media enough recently that you should always leave a base
free on your bonfire so you can see what is in it before you light it.
Also of course, many councils now ban bonfires as it upsets the Yar
Ninbies, who think nothing of lighting smelly Barbies at the drop of a port
chop.
Brian

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Loads of garden rubbish and wood from old sheds, been building bonfire for
a couple of weeks, first bonfire at new house.
Decided to aid starting with a little bit of petrol. Result: an almighty
whooomf and no hair on outside of right leg. I won't be doing that again.
Couple of minutes later a smouldering bunny runs out of one side and
stops. Mortally wounded, no tools around, only humane thing to do is
through it back into the heart of the flames.
A few seconds later a second smouldering bunny runs out and stops. This
time I ran to the shed to get a shovel to dispatch it before returning it
to the flames.
Result: not quite the happy experience expected and a decidely upset
SWMBO.
Lessons learned (or re-learned): don't use petrol, don't spend weeks
building a bonfire because something will move in.

On Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 8:27:24 AM UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote:
You have also probably incinerated several Hedgehogs as well. Its been
publicised on the media enough recently that you should always leave a base
free on your bonfire so you can see what is in it before you light it.
Also of course, many councils now ban bonfires as it upsets the Yar
Ninbies, who think nothing of lighting smelly Barbies at the drop of a port
chop.
Brian

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The Sofa of Brian Gaff...

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wrote in message ...
Loads of garden rubbish and wood from old sheds, been building bonfire for
a couple of weeks, first bonfire at new house.
Decided to aid starting with a little bit of petrol. Result: an almighty
whooomf and no hair on outside of right leg. I won't be doing that again.
Couple of minutes later a smouldering bunny runs out of one side and
stops. Mortally wounded, no tools around, only humane thing to do is
through it back into the heart of the flames.
A few seconds later a second smouldering bunny runs out and stops. This
time I ran to the shed to get a shovel to dispatch it before returning it
to the flames.
Result: not quite the happy experience expected and a decidely upset
SWMBO.
Lessons learned (or re-learned): don't use petrol, don't spend weeks
building a bonfire because something will move in.

Well I happily burn garden rubbish to obtain wood ash for the vegetables, so there,

On Wed, 5 Jul 2017 08:27:20 +0100, Brian Gaff wrote:

Also of course, many councils now ban bonfires as it upsets the Yar
Ninbies, who think nothing of lighting smelly Barbies at the drop of a
port chop.

Yergh, don't remind me. When we lived in St Albans when ever it was
vaugely warm and sunny ever other house would have a BBQ going,
horrible stench. The smell from the foot and mouth pyres in 2001 was
pleasant by comparision.

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Dave.