When finishing woodwork in a new house with Watco oil, I discarded the oil rags in a sealed garbage bag, had it out in the middle of a cement floor, wife saw it and put it on a wood scrap pile in the garage. Home after a supper out, I started following my nose and found the glowing rags had melted the bag. Wised up, a week later, threw the oil rags out into an open pickup truck on a rainy wet, 40 degree night. They melted the plastic bed liner! Neighbor smoke damaged his house and burned a hole in a wood floor with Watco oil rags.
I hate to admit I melted a plastic container of mineral spirits to the liquid line out in the shed when some paper towel caught welding sparks. The solvent didn't catch fire, whew. It's not enough to just buy fire extinguishers, you need to check the gauge now and then and replace when it's gone low. Replaced my garage extinguisher this year.
Be extremely careful around horses, make sure they see, are aware of you before passing, give plenty of room, and keep moving along. Sudden loud noise or movement a frequent "scare event". Beware they may "spook" at something on the roadside and quickly move further out into the road.
On a road they travel all the time, a garbage can roadside can suddenly be a horse eating monster.
Overtaking a horse on a bicycle a common problem. Bikes are so quiet they may be right alongside before the horse realizes you're there, resulting in a "spook", ring bell or call out well before overtaking a horse.
I hate to admit I melted a plastic container of mineral spirits to the liquid line out in the shed when some paper towel caught welding sparks. The solvent didn't catch fire, whew. It's not enough to just buy fire extinguishers, you need to check the gauge now and then and replace when it's gone low. Replaced my garage extinguisher this year.
Be extremely careful around horses, make sure they see, are aware of you before passing, give plenty of room, and keep moving along. Sudden loud noise or movement a frequent "scare event". Beware they may "spook" at something on the roadside and quickly move further out into the road.
On a road they travel all the time, a garbage can roadside can suddenly be a horse eating monster.Overtaking a horse on a bicycle a common problem. Bikes are so quiet they may be right alongside before the horse realizes you're there, resulting in a "spook", ring bell or call out well before overtaking a horse.
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