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2 injured riding out fire in backyard hot tub
AP ^

Posted on 08/31/2009 7:20:36 AM PDT by Sir Gawain

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County Sheriff's official says two people tried to ride out the firestorm in Big Tujunga Canyon in a backyard hot tub and were critically burned.

Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said Sunday that the pair "completely underestimated the fire" and the hot tub provided "no protection whatsoever."

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1 posted on 08/31/2009 7:20:36 AM PDT by Sir Gawain
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To: Sir Gawain

Would’nt a hot tub melt?


2 posted on 08/31/2009 7:22:20 AM PDT by jaydubya2
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To: Sir Gawain
and the hot tub provided "no protection whatsoever."

Duh!


3 posted on 08/31/2009 7:23:05 AM PDT by KarlInOhio ("I can run wild for six months ...after that, I have no expectation of success" - Admiral Obama-moto)
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To: jaydubya2

Especially if there wasn’t any water in it


4 posted on 08/31/2009 7:23:23 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Every time you think you've seen the worst of Barack Obama, he amazes you again.)
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To: jaydubya2

Frogs, boiling.


5 posted on 08/31/2009 7:23:36 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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To: jaydubya2

I hope they added some onion, celery, carrots and potatos into the water before they jumped into the hot boiling water.

Dumb Azzez!


6 posted on 08/31/2009 7:24:14 AM PDT by billygoatgruff
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To: Sir Gawain

As a California ex-pat, I can say that the logic used there was distinctly very Californian. They have a special kind of stupid there. Sorry they got hurt...but damn, people!


7 posted on 08/31/2009 7:28:42 AM PDT by ozark hilljilly (Change you can believe in...Revolution you must pay for.)
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To: Sir Gawain

Boiled.


8 posted on 08/31/2009 7:32:20 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: ozark hilljilly
yup. Damn, people.

"Hey Alice, the fire's a comin' get the hot tub fired up and I'll grab the sushi. Oh don't forget the wine we picked up in Santa Ynez last winter. That'll tied us over till this thing simmers out in a few hours. Oops. Where's the camera. Gotta send a few to ole' grannie in Oklahoma. She'll get a kick outa this!"

9 posted on 08/31/2009 7:33:29 AM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: Sir Gawain

“Like, totally not cool”...


10 posted on 08/31/2009 7:36:00 AM PDT by LRS (Just contracts; just laws; just a constitution...)
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11 posted on 08/31/2009 7:37:36 AM PDT by justkate
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To: Sir Gawain

Sounds like the mind set of someone from California You would be amazed at the way most people think here in California any questions why the state is a sh*et hole?.


12 posted on 08/31/2009 7:45:03 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Sir Gawain

Dummies. Probably forgot their water bottles to spritz themselves with.


13 posted on 08/31/2009 7:45:56 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Welcome to the Revolution.)
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To: Sir Gawain

Seemed like a good idea at the time..............


14 posted on 08/31/2009 10:44:16 AM PDT by doorgunner69
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