Update on "the fire," and being a "ninny"

So "my" fire made front page headlines in our local paper; gosh it must have been a quiet week around here!  If 50 people read our local paper I would be shocked, infact I must ask the lady next time I see her at church how many people subscribe to it.  It's only by online or you can pick up a copy in the local store I think for 25 cents.  Along with the headline news, was my letter to the editor thanking the emergency services for their promptness and efficiency and warning people about putting out ashes that aren't fully "out."

The editor of the newspaper is in the fundraising department of the local volunteer fire department.  I wonder if he remembers my short note I included with my donation about not wanting their yearly calendar as it is too depressing with all the accident scenes on it?  Must try and remember to drop off a donation at the fire hall in lieu of them sending me a bill for Monday's trip out to our house!!!

Also, got a note on Facebook from my cousin calling me a "NINNY," regarding the fire.    Now I must say I had to stop and think for a second what the word ninny meant, as it's years since I had heard of that expression.  It means "IDIOT," and is a very British expression.  It's obviously not an expression we use, as even dd hadn't heard of it, and she talks to her Nana in Britain a lot along with her grandparents over here and they don't use that expression.

Must admit though I rather like the word "NINNY," as it makes it sound a bit nicer that calling people an idiot.  I have a habit of calling people a "TWEET," instead of an idiot, as I think that softens the expression slightly, and they are not as offended when you call them that.  Mind you half the time folk don't know what you mean anyhow!!!  Oh the joy of using British expressions in a foreign country!!

A bit of excitement at the Acreage.......

Around 4:30pm on Monday I was in the kitchen when I popped my head into the family room and saw what I first thought was fog outside the window.   It turned out to be smoke and we had a grass fire out the back.

I had put what I thought was cold ashes out by the fence line a couple of days ago and they couldn't have been cold, and must have been smoldering, before the wind caught it and started the fire.  It was too much for us to handle so we had to call out the fire department.  They were hear in just a few minutes and had it out in no time flat.

All in all three fire vehicles arrived, along with various other cars and trucks as it is a volunteer fire department.  Two OPP police officers in their cruisers and an ambulance..........not sure why the ambulance came???

These photos were taken after the fact:

That truck below carried a large four wheeler quad vehicle with a big water tank on the back, that went into the field........

Here is where the fire did the damage in the field.

Our property wasn't badly burnt the damage was basically to the field behind us.

I popped over to the neighbours to apologise for burning down their field.  They weren't upset, as that field isn't used for anything. Infact no doubt the grass will grow like crazy now!!

We were fortunate as there was very little wind and it was blowing away from the house.  Also the police didn't charge me with burning down a field, as they could have and also fine me$300.  Told then to put me in jail for the night, as I could do with a decent nights sleep!!!  When dh wandered over to talk to them even he told them to take me away for the night..............which I thought was charming!!!

Lets hope today is a bit quieter.....I'm off to work for the day.