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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Goofyhoofy 🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: Just Three Months Ago
Date: 01/10/25 2:31 PM
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I have a hunch a lot of bodies will be found that were trying to defend with hoses or pool&pumps.

Oh for sure. I’d have a big gas tank and a pump and a generator, I’d turn it all on and hightail it out of there. (My brother, for instance, has a 500 gallon propane tank buried in the backyard. Would run his entire house for over a week if he needed to.) The whole point would be a “set and forget” system to drain the pool and spray it over the house.

And yes, I’m aware (I said) it wouldn’t work if your neighbor’s house is going up and the winds are 100 mph, but if you are lucky enough to be somewhere on the fringe and can spray 10,000 gallons of water over your house and property, you night extinguish a bunch of flying embers before they could do serious damage.
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