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  • BakuOP
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    4 days ago

    Isn’t lawn mowing a restricted activity on total fire ban days? Could’ve sworn there was something about that

    E: gave it a google, and it says it should be avoided, but obviously, “should” doesn’t indicate an obligation. However it does say have some musts for dry/not green vegetation, and also says that somebody MUST carry either a water (stores pressure) fire extinguisher that’s fully charged, correctly pressured, working, and has a capacity of over 9 litres, or a knapsack spray pump fully charged with water in working order with a capacity of over 9 litres

    Does Mr. Neighbour have a fire extinguisher?

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      4 days ago

      Yes it’s restricted with some guidelines. I’m pretty sure my neighbour will ignore all warnings and continue anyway.

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        I gave it a google and edited dmy comment. Technically it isn’t illegal, they just say to avoid it. the restrictions do essentially say he must carry a fire extinguisher with over 9L capacity, but I doubt he would. Bloody tosser ngl

        I know it’s not as bad in the city, but I just can’t shake my countryside instincts. If this was my neighbour where I used to live, he’d have gotten a firm backhander across the face by now, because he’d be risking burning the entire bloody town down

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          There’s very little fuel for a grassfire around. But I do get where you’re coming from.

          Us suburbanites have very low survival instincts, especially entitled blokes over 80 (like old mate next door)