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Christmas grinch

FM William Burns

FM William Burns

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Well my first one of the season. Man is really stinks dashing people's hopes and joys this time of year. I felt like the "grinch" but did explain, if the owner wants to sprinkle the facility and provide the area here with QR, I would be happy to enjoy it with you.

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I felt bad since it was such a nice looking tree and these people could use something beautiful. Hopefully they will take our advice and get a rated one and transfer the decorations over the weekend.View attachment 1452

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CD,

Existing Apartment/Boarding House Complex (R-1-2) due to tenants. (sort of like a low rent extended stay)

FredK,

See above and could not afford to be "live at 5" see the perfect storm regarding celing height, ventilation, fuel packages and openings to all four corridors. This room would flash pretty fast. However, I did also mention that code permitted it in one of the tenants places so they could cut it down a few feet and all we could do about that is try to educate them.
 
Yup.....don't blame you FMWB, don't want to have to answer, the "Well why did you let them keep it???"
 
must be nice to have enough time in to retire and just set back and be king over the land
 
I plan on retiring someday too (if I don't keel over at my desk first). But it'll probably be in about 15-20 years since congress will keep raising the date.

:D
 
I told them that at least drag my body outside the building, so I can say I did not die at work
 
Arch1281,

If we used IFC it would be 806.1.1 However since using 1/UFC it’s 10.14.1 and similar for this application. For “live” trees since they are combustible vegetation, we address them the same way since we don’t have a “dryness” division within the bureau. If the facility is sprinkled, there is much more latitude available depending on the occupancy.

Cda,

Yea, had to come in from the woods and make a ruling. BTW it was complaint number 120310-05 and 06 was City Hall with the same question with same result but at least they asked :)

Gene,

Me too, however I was worth more to the wife in FL if I keeled over at work……bet she didn’t realize that when we moved to her home state better check updates to our policies :)
 
Just curious as to the rational behind the requirement.

Was it the older lights that put off a lot of heat that starts the fires. Are the newer LED lights cooler and not as dangerous. Just wondering if they might be some alternatives other than a sprinklered building or artificial tree?
 
Funny, after this thread was started, yesterday I had to pick up my wife at a retirement party at a local B & B. Octogon building, circular staircase in the middle to access upper floors, with this HUGE tree in the middle. Looked way to big for them to have brought it in, but still walked up to check it out and make sure it was fake........funny stuff......can't leave work at work.
 
Trees that are cut weeks before they show up on the sales lot, then not kept watered burn very well

If you have not seen one burned, just you tube
 
Yeah, I've seen the video's, but even better, fired one up myself. Pretty wild how quick they go, and the heat that is generated.....wow.
 
Rjj,

Me too. When I came up north I was amazed at the damage they caused in a structure especially when they were a secondary fuel for the first fuel ignited. All is better in Whoville today, so far.
 
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