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Temperatures of over forty degrees and high, gusting winds coming over from Africa seemed a real risk factor for fires here today.

I love hot but this was painful. Poor Clio only managed half of her walk before gasping for breath.

Around lunchtime I smelled fire............it turned out to be the wood yard down the road. Three fire engines turned up and I was set to wondering if I needed to collect some belongings................I decided on passports and bank cards but should I have time I´d pick up my jewellery box. Such as it´s worth!

What would you choose?

To be serious for a moment. All wasn´t quite so good in the Island of La Gomera. Villas on fire and firefighters were being ferried from all the other Islands. I trust no lives are lost.

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Where in Spain would that be?

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The Canary Islands.........I´m in Tenerife but it seems to be affecting all the Islands. Don´t suppose it will bother the mainland x

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jesus!! I am due in Alcudia next week!!! :eek: I know I like warmth but heck.......:eek:

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No problem here on the Costa Blanca....27 Grados..plenty of sun..slight wind.
LOVE IT :dancedog:

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We passed through there, Roy, on our way here and it looked pretty good. We toured Spain for six or seven weeks before catching the ferry to Tenerife.........that was seven years ago and it´s my home now. To be honest, we went more for the climate as it´s warm for most of the year.

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So what do you guy's reckon we will be getting in Alcudia next week??

I fly out Thursday, even though I want hot for me to sun bathe, I dont fancy my kids frying!! :D

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Majorca will be fine. I don´t need to tell you to apply the sun cream. Have a wonderful time xxx

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Phewwww thanks love!! yes, I have bought plenty!! Can't believe how much the price has shot up though over here for sun cream!! :eek:

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Tyler..........

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no worries slinks the Balerics are well away from the canaries,further than mainland Spain, take it geography aint yer strongpoint?:D;)

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hey shut ya face you!! Google earth has taught me everything I know :D

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I dont need to bother with the photo albums because theyre at my sisters, if there was a fire my passport would be no use to try and get hold of because of where its kept, i think id grab my fleece as i went past so then i at least had something warm to put on, my mobile that way i could ring my sis and say help the house is on fire, my fags so then i could have a calming ciggie while watching the firemen put the fire out, oh and the keys so then i could get out of the house. Oh and best say my ring box - theres only two rings in there though - ones mine which my mum gave me 5 years ago and the other ones spugs which he left here last time he was down and he'd never forgive me if i didnt take it with me...

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Out of interest and kinda releated to the thread :D
does everyone have a fire escape plan?
I had to show one to the firemen (oooh....firemen) when i was a childminder and i still do it now.... as well as constant risk assessments lol

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Yeah, my fire escape plan!!

I always take phone to bed, get my kids in my room. Ring 999 .... shut bedroom door, wedge towels up against it, ring my best friend!! who lives next door but 3 to get her fella to get his ladders off his van ( he's a Sky Ariel rigger ) and come and rescue us!! :D

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Did you edit this while i was posting??

Sounds like a plan.....

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well... you quoted me!! :rolleyes: read the quote

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ALCOHOL fuddles my brain! lol

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Mine is my mobile and then i have the fire window in my room... which who knows what that is? so I could open that and then jump down onto the front garden.

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I have done 5 fire safety trainings, them guys show you what sh!t fire can cause!! when you have watched that..... you deffo will have a fire escape planned :(

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I had fire training... including how to use a fire extinguisher... not at all as easy as it looks!( especially when you are heavily pregnant :D ) My fire assessment was pretty nasty, a bit like my child protection one.. i had a fireman (again ...oooh... firemen :D ) giving me all the worse case senarious and asking what i would do.....fire escape plans in a child care setting are not nice because you are trained that you may not be able to get all the children out and to concentrate on the ones you have with you at the time and hope that someone gets the others out :(

For example... if i am downstairs with 2 children and there is a baby upstairs asleep and there is a fire.... what do i do??

get the 2 children out.. going to get the baby would put 2 children at risk to save one.... Dont think i would be able to live with myself either way!

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We have a fire escape plan here and it all depends on where you are in the house and where the main fire is to what the escape plan is...

But a main note to anyone who doesn't know a double glazed window is unlikely to smash just by throwing something heavy at it, the weakest part of the window is a corner. Best thing is to hit something sharp at the corner of the window which will cause it to crack and then throw the heavy item at the main window to complete the break, throw something thick like a duvet over the sill to avoid any sharp pieces left behind...and get out!!!!!

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My windows open far enough to get out.
I think there is a flaw in the design of these houses. if the fire is near the front door, you cant get to the back door.

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I have a plan in case of fire in my home

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sounds like a good plan to me lmao

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I think it also vital to familiarise yourself with fire exits and escape route when you are away from home too.
When I take Ma away, the first thing I do is look at ways out of the place...especially as Ma is not so nimble on her pins.
We are fortunate that with Ma being the user of a wheel chair, most eatablishments try to put us on the ground floor.

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I know the problems with that margaret - when mum was alive and using a walking frame to get about it was hard to work out what to do to get her out if she was upstairs or even sitting in her chair. In fact the one with my mum was to get her into my bedroom because i had the fire window fitted in mine plus also my bedroom was larger than hers. Also she could sit down on the bed next to the window. That was if she was upstairs. If she was downstairs then she just went out the door that was nearest that she could get through.

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thats what i meant by risk assessment. You get used to doing them at work and end up doing them all the time.

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I have an escape plans if fire was to break out in my house. If I cant get the boys out of the front door then I would get us all into their room (which is where my airing cupboard is with all the bedding etc) and pad the door out with bedding. I always take my bag upstairs to bed with me so will have my mobile, and would shout for help from people living nearby, throw the boys matresses out (am lucky enough they would fit through their window) and lower the boys out in duvets and then jump myself

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A question for you all. Especially those who have said they'd jump out their/kids bedroom window. Have you ever jumped out the window? Do you know what its like to jump maybe 15/20ft and land onto concrete/pavement/tarmac or if lucky a garden thats full of grass?

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I am in a 1st floor flat and have only one entrance/exit via a communal stairwell.
One window will open wide enough for me to exit so I have moved the tow rope from my car boot to my lounge.

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Had double glazing put in the back bedroom and bathroom last year and both windows have a fire window in. In the event of a fire would be able to climb out onto the workshop roof.

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Make sure you have Smoke Alarms & they are checked regulary!:)

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how many of you lock teh door at night and leave teh keys miles away from it? You need to consider all thing when it comes to fire escapes. no point getting to the front door if its locked and teh keys are in the kitchen!

Building regs means that now all windows upstairs need to be escapeable but as Jen says, jumping 15 foot isn't easy and can cause a lot of damage especially to young kids who's bones are not yet fully strong.

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I always leave keys in locks when we go to bed and always take my phone with me.
We have a bathroom window that opens as a fire escape onto kitchen roof as does window in back bedroom.
God forbid it should happen , have a house fire before and it's truly horrible.
Have working smoke alarms too, stupid not too.

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I was always told to take the keys out of the doors as opportunist thieves could have a go at trying to get in using them especially at the front door when they can put stuff thro the letter box and try and get the keys out.

When the fire men came round the other week they told me to leave my keys somewhere that i could reach coming down the stairs very easy and not to leave them in the back of the door. So i leave them in my jeans pockets or on the stairs ... that way no one can reach them and i can get at them easy enough.

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ive you leave your keys in the lock some doors can be opened from the outside....

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Mine can, think it is mortice locks. My keys sit on the radiator near the front door so they are close to hand;)

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unfortunately thats not the best idea as some thieves have stick and hook devices to put through your letter box and get your keys :(

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Em my letter box is at the bottom of the door so their devices would be useless;)

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I keep my keys on the coat hooks behind the door when i go to bed, they are a lot higher than the letter box so should be safe there

Although they do say keep your keys close to hand incase of fire etc, but i am damn sure that i would rather someone broke in (when i am insured) than me and my family risk injury or being burnt to death in a fire