NIFR: How does one respond to that level of crazy?

roselln2 · May 2010

Ladies, I'm sure you all remember my neighbor with the raccoon. Well, apparently someone called the fire department on her for having a fire pit. She is stark raving mad right now. She just called me ranting and raving saying that she thinks it was her neighbor two doors down (who I am also friends with). She was calling me and anyone else in the neighborhood who has a fire pit to let them know if she can't have a fire pit, no one can. She said that if she sees any of us with a fire in our pit, she will call the fire department and that we all should then be mad at the neighbor that called on her for ruining it for everyone. Um, no... I'll be mad at you, you crazy whack job. I have no idea who actually called on her. My friend says she didn't, but who knows. So, if this happened to you, what would you have done?

2006july15bride · May 2010

Invited her in for some Valium laced tea and pot brownies!

Yellow_Daisy · May 2010

Why can't you have a fire pit? Is there some ordinance in your city that says you can't or is this just crazy talk from a crazy lady?

My feeling on this is if it isn't a legal issue then no one should be calling the fire dept. If the fire dept is responding to calls about fire pits then they aren't available to people who really need them. It sounds like the person who called them about her and your neighbor are both a little crazy.

ETA: Sorry for getting on my soap box. My BIL is a fire fighter and my sister and I were talking last night about all the crazy non emergency wasteful calls they get. I have a real issue with people misusing emergency services which ultimately puts the people in real need at risk.

Sunshine05 · May 2010

You don't respond to that level of crazy, you smile and back away slowly...

baze2 · May 2010

I would light a fire in my fire pit and have some long sticks there and a pack of hot dogs. If she calls the fire department, your answer is you are making the fire to cook your dinner. Then put the hot dogs back in the freezer for the next fire.

(We did this for years with the same pack of hotdogs. Just in case the fire department came by)

roselln2 · May 2010

baze2:
I would light a fire in my fire pit and have some long sticks there and a pack of hot dogs. If she calls the fire department, your answer is you are making the fire to cook your dinner. Then put the hot dogs back in the freezer for the next fire.
(We did this for years with the same pack of hotdogs. Just in case the fire department came by)

This is hilarious!! Did you ever have the fire department come by?