REFLECTOR: Dear Unbelievable-Fire Extinguisher (John Dibble)

[Dennis Martin]

Here's what I'd do: Return the H Depot extinguisher to them with a thank you
note saying something like: I'm sure with all the excitement you didn't
notice that my extinguisher was a Halon unit from Aircraft Spruce. Here's
the part number - thanks in advance for sending me a replacement.

Dennis

On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 8:20 AM, <HYTEC45 at aol.com> wrote:

>  In a message dated 6/27/2009 10:26:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> dugasd at bellsouth.net writes:
>
> A small halon will fit under the left side of the pilot seat
>
>  Halon is good for inside, but don't forget the obvious.
>
> I was taxiing out on an out of town trip and noticed a AerComp10 turboprop
> homebuilt doing high speed taxi testing.  When it was on the opposite side
> of the field, I noticed a flame coming from the right wheel.  I called and
> said that they had a fire and sure enough, the right brake had caught the
> gear leg/tire on fire.  The right front got out with an extinguisher and
> shot it with no avail.  I hauled ass to them and bailed out with my Halon.
> The guy met me, grabbed it and proceeded to piss that away also.  The
> grounds were crushed lava and no real dirt to use.  By this time the tire
> was the issue with flames licking up the gear leg.  The "Lady" owner had
> gotten out and proceed to tell us to "get away, I think it's a loss."  Just
> then, my sweetie had gotten out of the Velocity (top loader) and proceed to
> sprint over with the *two gallons of water* I was caring (desert XC).
> Daaaaug!!  I grabbed one of the gallons and pored it down the gear leg to
> the tire and snuffed the thing right out.  Took the whole gallon to cool
> down the tire/wheel as it was trying to flair back up.  I would have forgot
> the obvious if it wasn't for my Lady.  No good deed goes unpunished as I
> just asked the owner to replace my "nice chrome" halon extinguisher that AS
> sells, and gave her my card.  About 2 months later, I got the cheapest
> extinguisher money can buy (plastic) from Home Depo.  On a humorous note, my
> Lady (RIP) laughed her but off when it came and wanted to cover it in
> Vaseline, wrap it in saran wrap and send it back.
> TEC
>
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All the best,
Dennis
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