Posted on 03/23/2008 10:36:12 PM PDT by kingattax
A man accused of causing an enormous grass fire in Springbank while trying to kill gophers may be facing charges and fines worth thousands of dollars.
Firefighters believe a large fire that burned Saturday in the Springbank Heights area for hours was started by a man shoving a propane torch down a gopher hole.
The fire destroyed vehicles and outbuildings in the quarter section it burned.
A fire ban is on in the area. The man faces a large fine for having an open flame, said Rocky View assistant deputy fire Chief Jim Pendergast.
The man could also face a bill for the cost of firefighter upwards of $40,000.
LOL
Sometimes it just has to be done. I had decent success with a pump 12 gauge 4 shot shell but next I might try the old water hose and exhaust pipe trick.
I’m surprised the snow has already melted up in Calgary. Must have been a dry winter.
Must have been a hybrid of Kentucky Bluegrass and Northern California sensimilla...
“Licensed to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations. Man-free to kill gophers at will. To kill, you must know your enemy, and in this case my enemy is a varmint. And a varmint will never quit - ever. They’re like the Viet-Cong...Varmint-Cong. So you have to fall back on superior firepower and superior intelligence. And that’s all she wrote.”
Yea.......but did he get the gopher? :)
Reminds me of a friend’s experience..
His front yard became the preferred residence of a family of groundhogs.
His effort to “remove” them all failed...
He decided to pour a “little” gasoline into the several entrances/exits to the underground tunnel system - and allowed the tunnel system to get “saturated” in his term..
When Dennis lit the nearest tunnel entrance - he said there was a big WHOOSH! — and most of his front yard went skyward!
It was a freaking mess when we visited.... Some windows had been blown out and there was dirt and sod EVERYWHERE...except in his front yard.
He’s lucky he wasn’t killed.
No offense, but your friend sounds like a complete moron.
He was certainly that....no argument there.
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