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Man uses Bud Lite to keep wildfire flames away from California home
UPI ^ | Aug. 24, 2020 / 2:51 PM | Ben Hooper

Posted on 08/27/2020 6:39:49 AM PDT by Red Badger

Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A California man attempting to defend his home from a wildfire said he turned to an unusual source of help when his water was shut off: several cases of Bud Lite beer.

Chad Little said he decided to stay behind when his family evacuated their Vacaville home last week as the LNU Lightning Complex Fires approached their neighborhood.

Little said he had hoses set up around the house to provide a consistent source of water to keep the flames away from the house, but he started worrying when the water to the area was shut off.

The homeowner, whose house previously burned down five years ago in a fire sparked by an attic fan, said he grabbed one of his 30-packs of Bud Lite cans.

"That was the only thing I had that I had a lot of, and it was wet," he told The Vacaville Reporter. "Luckily, I had a bunch of cases of Bud Light and I was able to get it out."

Little pulled away some sheet metal from the wall of his workshop and used an exposed nail to pop holes in the cans.

"When I ripped up the sheet metal, it had a nail, so I was just shaking it up, popping it just and spraying them, popping it out and grabbing another one," Little told KCRA-TV. "My buddies all tease me about drinking water beer, and I say, 'Hey, saved my shop.'"

He said firefighters eventually arrived in the neighborhood and helped keep the flames away from his home.

Little said his carport burned to the ground, but his home was untouched by the flames.

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TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine; Sports
KEYWORDS: alcohol; beer; bud; fire
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At least it's good for something.....................
1 posted on 08/27/2020 6:39:49 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

My comment, word for word!


2 posted on 08/27/2020 6:40:54 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Red Badger

If he’d used Miller, he could have had the horse deliver it personally! The house effect might’ve helped with the fire.


3 posted on 08/27/2020 6:42:35 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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Man uses Bud Lite to keep wildfire flames away from California home

While he was drinking the Labatt’s Blue.


4 posted on 08/27/2020 6:42:48 AM PDT by heshtesh
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To: Still Thinking; Red Badger
Yes, a very practical use for Budweiser beer.

Cool horses though, give them credit.

5 posted on 08/27/2020 6:44:57 AM PDT by OKSooner (Saint Nicholas is a real Christian Saint from the 3rd and 4th centuries. John Durham does not exist.)
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To: Red Badger

He could have drank them first and then hosed the flames out.


6 posted on 08/27/2020 6:48:50 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: Red Badger

“Give me a light. No, a Bud Light!”


7 posted on 08/27/2020 6:50:07 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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“Man uses Bud Lite to keep wildfire flames away from California home”

Humans have been using water to fight fires for thousands of years. Big deal.


8 posted on 08/27/2020 6:51:10 AM PDT by cdcdawg (Biden has dementia.)
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To: Red Badger

Dilly dilly.


9 posted on 08/27/2020 6:52:10 AM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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“he grabbed one of his 30-packs of Bud Lite cans”

ONE of his thirty packs......dude might wanna consider he may have a drinking problem...sheesh


10 posted on 08/27/2020 6:53:09 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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I see what you did there!...................😏
11 posted on 08/27/2020 6:53:42 AM PDT by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Bud Light?

Was it fresh from the can. Or filtered through his kidneys?


12 posted on 08/27/2020 6:54:15 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Click my screen name for an analysis on how HIllary wins next November.)
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To: Red Badger

Given the situation, I might have passed those Budweisers over my kidneys first. Then I would at least have an aim-able hose.


13 posted on 08/27/2020 6:54:51 AM PDT by rlmorel ("Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies"- George Orwell)
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To: Red Badger

Most building/home fires in a forest fire start in the edge of the roof / overhang. This is due to how the embers flow down the edge of the roof and can collect there or under the eves.

I have a buddy who protected his mountain cabin by setting a lawn sprinkler on top of his roof and just let it “water” his cabin. Yeah, several near by trees burned along with his garage, but his cabin was fine despite being completely surrounded by a forest fire. It is amazing to me how just a little bit of water can prevent something from burning down.


14 posted on 08/27/2020 6:54:52 AM PDT by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt - Dad's wisdom)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Damn you. You beat me.


15 posted on 08/27/2020 6:55:15 AM PDT by rlmorel ("Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies"- George Orwell)
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To: Red Badger

16 posted on 08/27/2020 6:56:07 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Larry Lucido

17 posted on 08/27/2020 6:57:27 AM PDT by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................)
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To: V_TWIN

“Little pulled away some sheet metal from the wall of his workshop and used an exposed nail to pop holes in the cans”

Adapt, improvise and overcome...I like it!


18 posted on 08/27/2020 6:57:45 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: Red Badger

Because it contains more H2O than Cali tap water.


19 posted on 08/27/2020 6:59:13 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They are openly stating that they intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live.)
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To: V_TWIN

Ya gotta be prepared for an apocalypse!................


20 posted on 08/27/2020 6:59:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................)
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