I have a question for the Buffistas—a question about fire.
I live in an apartment, and I don't see that changing anytime soon. The apartment does not have a fireplace. That won't be changing anytime soon, either. I miss poking at flames.
The apartment does have a lovely common area/floodplane behind my building. I was thinking of getting one of these fire bowls so I could sit around it with my friends on crisp fall evenings, roasting marshmallows and trading links to our favorite fanfics.
So, my question. Are these things safe? We're a relatively unrowdy bunch, there are no kids around, and the drinking would be somewhere between moderate and nil. There are places without overhanging trees to set up, and I could have a fire extinguisher and a water hose handy. Other people in the complex fire up grills all the time, but they're the expensive gas things with solid covers.
What do you think? Lovely, atmospheric fun or a trauma waiting to happen?
It's like the 80s never died, they just went into cryogenic suspension.
fashion goes in 20 year cycles, why not TV!
Calli, we have a fire bowl sort of like that. We've never had any problems with it. They're nice to sit around. We roast marshmallows in ours, too.
They really just need a flat area to sit--one that is non flammable. If it's on a concrete area, I wouldn't see why it wouldn't be safe. If it's grass, you can always set up a brick base for it.
Yeah, a post about Palin, but this is the
fourth time
this has happened!
Palin bungles another event invitation, claiming she was never asked to attend.
Tonight’s Alaska Family Council event promoting an anti-choice statewide ballot measure was supposed to be Sarah Palin’s first public appearance since stepping down as governor. However, Palin spokeswoman Meg Stapleton now says that Palin won’t be attending because organizers never asked her. Family Council officials insist that they have been talking to Palin “contacts” for weeks and had confirmed her participation. As of today, the Alaska Family Council is still promoting Palin as one of the event’s headliners on its website:
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The new announcement marks at least the fourth time this year Palin has played this game with event organizers:
Followed by a list....
I have friends with one of those fire bowls, and the only time they've had any trouble was when they had it too close to a tree AND were burning ridiculous things in it. (I can't remember what they were burning, but the tree took some heavy damage...)
If it's grass, you can always set up a brick base for it.
It would be grass, but putting some bricks on one of the many bare spots would not be difficult. Thanks!
ETA:
the tree took some heavy damage...
Yeah, that's what I'm worried about. But there's a space away from the trees, near a creek, that would probably be ok.
Calli, there are also fire proof mats that are designed to go underneath bbq grills that might work for you.
here are also fire proof mats that are designed to go underneath bbq grills
Ooooh, that sounds much easier to move around than bricks. Thanks! [runs off to google]
Yeah, that's what I'm worried about. But there's a space away from the trees, near a creek, that would probably be ok.
And just don't throw everything flammable you can find in there, and you should be OK. Seriously, it was like cardboard boxes from a large furniture delivery or something. I dunno.
