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Had to call fire department. Burning smell on main floor and basement level, but no smoke. Started to get really strong. They found the ballast of the

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Nov 20 '17, 15:50

fluorescent light was melting down....they located it fairly quickly and said it was a few hours away from catching fire. No damage. Just have to have an electrician out tomorrow to replace the ballast and redo some wiring. Hate the sick feeling I get in my stomach when I'm coming down from a major adrenaline rush.

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Those things turn into stink bombs -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 20, 16:01
phew, so glad it was caught like that! -- nm - b. Nov 20, 15:57
Wow, I'm so glad you caught it early. -- nm - David Nov 20, 15:54
it is precisely when you bottom out from that adrenaline rush that the ghost will strike - crash davis Nov 20, 15:52 3
- in that case, avenge my death, crash. -- nm - prayformojo Nov 20, 15:59 1
  - I hope I don't have to, but I'll start looking for a 67 Impala just in case. -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 16:06
- Ha! -- nm - David Nov 20, 15:54

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