Burn Day

After cleaning up senior pranks (which were awesome) done only hours before, Thomas and I ate breakfast then headed over to the shop. Wendy Allen had to take the day off, so we were with Keith and Jeff.

To start off, we all headed down to the burn pile. There was very little wind and it had recently rained, so today was a perfect day to burn. Keith lit one branch with a blowtorch and watched the smoke to see the way the wind was moving. It was away from campus making it even more perfect. Jeff got the can of diesel and black bucket from the BobCat. Keith would light a small area with the blowtorch, then Jeff would fill the black bucket with some diesel and toss it near the flame. The diesel doesn’t ignite as quickly as gas, therefore he was able to throw it right on the flame. Within seconds, the pile of branches, leaves, plywood, stumps, and logs was a scorching ball of flames. We had to keep stepping back as the heat became too unbearable.

After a while, we decided the fire seemed to be tame and safe, so we went on to clean up the BBQ area. Thomas and I took trips to bring the trashcans and benches back on a trailer connected to a BobCat. Thankfully the trailer was light, and therefore we were able to walk it and didn’t have to back it up to park it. To finish the day, we shoveled the remaining coals from the pits used to cook the delicious meat, and clean up the rest of the BBQ area.