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Marthe48

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20. My husband was cleaning up in the back yard

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:04 PM

Monday

years ago. We had a burn barrel. I had the windows open and was cleaning. I heard a muffled whump. Not a normal sound. I went outside to check and met my husband coming from around the side of the house. His hair was singed, his eyebrows were gone and he had a look of indignation that's hard to describe. Because of the new look, as I was trying to not burst into laughter, I asked if he was okay and treated him in case he was burned (he wasn't)

Later he told me that he had decided to burn some things, and to get the fire in the burn barrel going, he put some gas on it. It didn't take, so, because he was a guy, he tossed a match in and whump!

After I knew he was okay, I laughed myself silly.

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