Things not to do with religion

[Broomjockey]

* The lint from a dryer is God's own gift to fire starting. I used to keep a small box with me when I would go camping or backpacking. Just make sure to pack it under the tinder, as it will float off on the thermals if you don't, and it burns much longer than paper.

6 months worth of dryer lint will burn for over an hour, in the snow, by itself. I know from personal experience. I tried to bury it in snow and it still didn't go out, as I realized the next morning.

[protege]

Lamp oil also works great for fires. I used it for a camp fire several years ago. Let me tell you that even though it took awhile to get going....it was probably the hottest fire I've ever built. So hot, in fact, that we dumped some 3-foot diameter stumps on it...they didn't last long

But, nothing could beat our scout troop's "Igloo fire." That was over 6 feet high (big enough to stand in), scorched everything for about 12-14 feet up...and was visible from the camp's main bridge about a mile away

...and now everyone's probably acting like Beavis and going "Fire, fire, fire...." I'm really not a pyro folks, even though I usually got the task of burning the trash at the farm...

[Gothicsmurf]

Having Psychic abilities and trying to mix it with Wiccan doesn't work.

It can, although all precautions must be taken. I consider myself more paganistic than wiccan so perhaps that's why I have better *luck* with it.

Don't forget that there are different levels of psychic abilities too. (Not really directed at you, just a general comment)

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Recently I've been seeing a tall man in a suit in my apartment. He kind of surprised me last week. I walked into my dark room and saw him there, when I turned on the light he was gone.

I also have a little girl who likes to play in my apartment. There was a fire that burned down house next to me (which is now an empty lot). There was a brother and sister who lost their lives. The brother has fully crossed, but the girl is still here. Since I have a son, she's over a lot playing with him. Most of the time I'll see her out of the corner of my eye chasing after a ball.

[edible_hat]

...and now everyone's probably acting like Beavis and going "Fire, fire, fire...." I'm really not a pyro folks, even though I usually got the task of burning the trash at the farm...

At my 25th birthday party we had a campfire (in the backyard at my parents' house). The guy who'd never been camping turned out to be the biggest pyromaniac. We had to literally hold him down to stop him throwing the pizza on the fire (we let him throw the empty boxes on. Greasy pizza boxes work really well.)

[Akasa]

About 15 years ago I lived in a rent to own home that wound up burning down due to an electrical problem(it was an OLD house). One day I was cooking adn clumisly knocked over a jar on the counter which then procceeded to roll off the counter, I missed catching it and about 6 inches before it hit the ground it hung in mid air a moment.
Thats when I became aware of Charlie. He'd do things like put left overs in teh fridge if they were left on the stove. Took us months of argueing with each otehr to figure that one out. ("Why'd you put the whole pot in the fridge instead of putting the left overs in a smaller container?!" "WTF you talking about?")
He followed me around to several residences after the house burned down till he found a place he liked or crossed over. I just know one day I realised he wasn't around anymore.

[HeyesCrazed]

Some of you know that I lost a kitty last month. Snow died in the kitchen, and until I got new kitties, she apparently didn't leave. For several days afterewards, I could swear that I'd see a white flash running around the house, and heard some strange noises--usually like something was pawing at the window--at various places. Now that Sally and Baxter are here, the kitty ghost is gone

My family used to have this female german shorthair dog, named Idgit or Idge for short. (wierd name I know, but it was the only one she would answer to!) She passed away while napping in the back yard at the ripe old age of 14.

Anyway, the day after she passed away, I was tidying up in front of one of the gates to the backyard when I swear I heard the jingle of her collar and the huffing of her breathing! I looked up quickly, and nothing was there. I guess it was Idgit's way of saying goodbye..

[Geek King]

But, nothing could beat our scout troop's "Igloo fire." That was over 6 feet high (big enough to stand in), scorched everything for about 12-14 feet up...and was visible from the camp's main bridge about a mile away

Bet I can.

There was this old barn on the camp property that was condemmed. Several members of The Order of the Arrow (internal Boy Scout organization) made tearing it down one of their projects for the year. So now we have a barn-sized pile of wood. What to do?

Hold a Camporee!

We got the whole council together for the weekend and, with firefighter assistance and guidence, burned that mother up. The firefighters used it for training on controlling a large burn, but also had fun with it. After everything was lit and burning nicely (and we had pulled back a hundered feet or so--hot burn), the fire crew came out of their staging area in full gear with a shiney new pitchfork. They approached the burning debris and then pulled out a 25-pound log of Bologna, which they proceeded to roast like a giant hotdog. They served it later that night to the scoutmasters at their nightly get-together.

I found out later that people from as far as Franklin were calling 911 over the flames they could see. We were at Camp Hook, for people who might know where that was before it closed. The whole thing was gone by morning, and the fire depatment practiced their hose work soaking the area completely and hunting for any remaining embers.