|
Forums46
Topics538,557
Posts9,738,513
Members87,095
| |
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
|
|
|
 Better to be safe than sorry !!
#8987152
01/14/24 12:01 AM
|
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 4,593
TPACK
OP
Extreme Tracker
|
|
OP
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 4,593 |
Just be careful if you are using a heat lamp or some kind of space heater (electric or propane) during this cold snap we are having. I see reports of houses being burned down and people dying inside them every time we have severe cold weather due to not taking proper precautions or using things improperly. Better to be safe than sorry. Stay warm my friends.
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: TPACK]
#8987153
01/14/24 12:09 AM
|
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 12,377
ntxtrapper
THF Celebrity
|
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 12,377 |
I came close to a fire from a space heater in my old home because they back stabbed the outlets. Never even knew about it until that happened and folks on here diagnosed what went wrong from the pics I made.
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: TPACK]
#8987177
01/14/24 12:59 AM
|
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 6,112
pdr55
THF Trophy Hunter
|
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 6,112 |
And definitely DO NOT use an extension cord to power a space heater!
If you`re running down my country, man,
You`re walking on the fighting side of me. (Merle)
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: TPACK]
#8987189
01/14/24 01:40 AM
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 16,858
68rustbucket
THF Celebrity
|
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 16,858 |
Know a guy that his house burned down due to heat lamp over a litter of pups. Pups knocked the Iight down, and it all went downhill after that.
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: 68rustbucket]
#8987300
01/14/24 10:27 AM
|
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 12,432
RedRanger
THF Celebrity
|
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 12,432 |
Know a guy that his house burned down due to heat lamp over a litter of pups. Pups knocked the Iight down, and it all went downhill after that. Heat Lamps I know will shut off if knocked off thier base or fall over.
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: TPACK]
#8987320
01/14/24 12:43 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 15,551
reeltexan
THF Celebrity
|
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 15,551 |
![[Linked Image]](https://i.postimg.cc/KjZZqFj8/point-with-bird.jpg) "If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: 68rustbucket]
#8987359
01/14/24 02:21 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 4,593
TPACK
OP
Extreme Tracker
|
|
OP
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 4,593 |
Know a guy that his house burned down due to heat lamp over a litter of pups. Pups knocked the Iight down, and it all went downhill after that. My neighbors 2 year old house burned from a heat lamp for their cat that was outside on their patio (2018). Three years ago a co-workers brand new house burned for the same exact thing. I use a heat lamp for my cat that stays in my shop at night, but I secure it very good.
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: TPACK]
#8987382
01/14/24 03:13 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 34,084
Buzzsaw
THF Celebrity
|
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 34,084 |
what do people do who live where these temps are normal?
SPACE FOR RENT
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: ntxtrapper]
#8987413
01/14/24 03:59 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,818
el Rojo
Pro Tracker
|
|
Pro Tracker
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,818 |
I came close to a fire from a space heater in my old home because they back stabbed the outlets. Never even knew about it until that happened and folks on here diagnosed what went wrong from the pics I made. What does back stabbed the outlets mean?
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: Buzzsaw]
#8987428
01/14/24 04:27 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 13,635
1860.colt
emoji colt.45
|
|
emoji colt.45
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 13,635 |
what do people do who live where these temps are normal? Hunt, fish, snowmobile, snow ski, sleds, inner tubs, normal stuff. back in 70's had softball tournament's on frozen lakes, & poker runs on motorcycles. Archery hunt in  @ OSBWMA slept in a 2man tent with an old summer sleeping bag in 9° weather snow covered the tent. Got up  was driving my Suzuki Semerri , no top. It was cold, went climbed in my self climbing stand. Thus is the first year having troubles handling the cold Temps. Knees are k-put. The cold didn't really set in till after hunting season ended. Early Dec. went ice fishing 1 time on 3" ice. Next day open water. Temps have dropped with the new year, my knees won't hold up spending few hours on ice. Even @ work knees lock up. But i gerontee will b out 🧊 🎣 before it thaws. edit Jan - end of March was my favorite time of year for hog hunting @ OSBWMA. Any legal means. Dang near lived down thar. Stay safe 
Last edited by 1860.colt; 01/14/24 04:32 PM.
i'm postaddic
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: el Rojo]
#8987440
01/14/24 04:43 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 2,496
der Teufel
Veteran Tracker
|
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 2,496 |
I came close to a fire from a space heater in my old home because they back stabbed the outlets. Never even knew about it until that happened and folks on here diagnosed what went wrong from the pics I made. What does back stabbed the outlets mean?
I have two unwritten rules:
1.
2.
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: der Teufel]
#8987579
01/14/24 07:59 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,818
el Rojo
Pro Tracker
|
|
Pro Tracker
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,818 |
I came close to a fire from a space heater in my old home because they back stabbed the outlets. Never even knew about it until that happened and folks on here diagnosed what went wrong from the pics I made. What does back stabbed the outlets mean? Thanks. I understand now.
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: Buzzsaw]
#8987583
01/14/24 08:04 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 12,377
ntxtrapper
THF Celebrity
|
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 12,377 |
what do people do who live where these temps are normal? Eat cheese and stay drunk 
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: ntxtrapper]
#8987592
01/14/24 08:19 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 25,373
Creekrunner
THF Celebrity
|
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 25,373 |
what do people do who live where these temps are normal? and stay drunk And lutefisk. 
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: ntxtrapper]
#8987714
01/14/24 11:35 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 3,263
Marc K
Veteran Tracker
|
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 3,263 |
what do people do who live where these temps are normal? Eat cheese and stay drunk 
Last edited by Marc K; 01/14/24 11:36 PM.
A Democracy is when two wolves and a lamb vote on the dinner menu. That is why this country was specifically not designed as a Democracy. We are a Constitutional Republic.
|
|
|
|
Re: Better to be safe than sorry !!
[Re: Buzzsaw]
#8988034
01/15/24 12:22 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,904
topwater13
Veteran Tracker
|
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,904 |
what do people do who live where these temps are normal? Build homes/building where the plumbing is designed to handle it. Basements are an important part of the design. So is gas/oil/wood heat.
|
|
|
Moderated by bigbob_ftw, CCBIRDDOGMAN, Chickenman, Derek, DeRico, Duck_Hunter, hetman, jeh7mmmag, JustWingem, kmon11, kry226, kwrhuntinglab, Payne, pertnear, rifleman, sig226fan (Rguns.com), Superduty, TreeBass, txcornhusker
|
