rajncajn Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 It seems like every time the weather turns nice around here someone in the neighborhood decides that it's a good day to burn leaves. This entire past weekend our neighborhood was covered in a thick cloud of smoke. It was so bad that Saturday morning the wife & kids had to hold their breath and run to the car to keep from choking. What makes it worse is with no wind & the humidity here, the smoke just hangs in the air for days. I walked into my garage this morning & I could still smell the smoke. I have burned leaves before, but not at my current house. When I did burn though I always did it in a barrel and kept a good flame going so that it would not generate a lot of smoke. I would also do it during the week so that it wouldn't affect any neighborhood outdoor activities. I certainly would never do it on a day that I thought people would be trying to enjoy the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Runt Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) I thought this was a "do you smoke dope" thread for sure when I saw the title of the thread. Edited January 30, 2012 by Cunning Runt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 smokem if you gottem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huzz Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yes....but not leaves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 I thought this was a "do you smoke dope" thread for sure when I saw the title of the thread.  smokem if you gottem  Yes....but not leaves! Like chum in the water... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Just when I pee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I had hot thai food last night, so yes, I burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 We have a long plot of land that includes a gully with a creek. Whatever plant material that doesn't make it into the compose pile goes in a pile over the lip of the gully. Probably a good home for some critters by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 I get a ton of leaves in my yard. What doesn't get raked into the pile for compost gets bagged and taken away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Couch Potatoe Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Just when I pee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I usually don't burn leaves. Â I have a brush/tree/tree limb pile in the back that is currently about 12 to 15 feet around and about 6 feet high that is gonna get set ablaze in early spring. For this event I am going to invite some friends over and have mucho beer. It should go on into the late night. My neighbors can suck my butt if they don't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 It seems like every time the weather turns nice around here someone in the neighborhood decides that it's a good day to burn leaves. This entire past weekend our neighborhood was covered in a thick cloud of smoke. It was so bad that Saturday morning the wife & kids had to hold their breath and run to the car to keep from choking. What makes it worse is with no wind & the humidity here, the smoke just hangs in the air for days. I walked into my garage this morning & I could still smell the smoke. I have burned leaves before, but not at my current house. When I did burn though I always did it in a barrel and kept a good flame going so that it would not generate a lot of smoke. I would also do it during the week so that it wouldn't affect any neighborhood outdoor activities. I certainly would never do it on a day that I thought people would be trying to enjoy the weather. Â Where do you live that they allow burning of leaves? I have never lived anywhere that allowed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I usually don't burn leaves. Â I have a brush/tree/tree limb pile in the back that is currently about 12 to 15 feet around and about 6 feet high that is gonna get set ablaze in early spring. For this event I am going to invite some friends over and have mucho beer. It should go on into the late night. My neighbors can suck my butt if they don't like it. Â I'm sure they'll like it fine when, between the beer and the "y'all watch this" moments, your house burns to ashes and they can rid the neighborhood of you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Where do you live that they allow burning of leaves? I have never lived anywhere that allowed that. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I burn my hayfields and the woods by the creek every spring. Smells like...VICTORY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Â nothin better then burnin leaves, just rake'm to the fire pit, the neighbors love it too, it's illegal but burnin leaves is in my blood, quit being a commie ya dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 +1 +2 Â You can have a backyard firepit around here but you can't burn household waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 +2 +3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerx Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 It must be a Southern thang! It happens every fall and spring down south. Not everyone does it, but as the original post suggests, anytime there is good weather, you're bound to get someone within a few miles radius burning yard waste. Â But it truly does suck when they smoke out the whole neighborhood. Â SEC, hit me up when your ready to burn, sounds like some fun to be had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditkaless Wonders Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) When I was a boy in Wisconsin you could burn leaves and we did. Part of my strong memories of childhood in the fall includes the smell of burning leaves, drying corn, and rotting deadfall apples on autumn afternoons. We would have a sheen of sweat from playing ball in the sun after doing our chores, including raking and burning the leaves. Tthe sun would start to set and the damp would come in with a chill that would sting the sweat on our skin. The scents all mixed together in the air promised Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas were coming. It meant deer season was on the horizon and the geese were congrating by the millions in Horicon Marsh. It meant the Packers were in pursuit of a title and that the voice of Ray Scott could be heard from neighbor's radios. Â Now of course it is illegal. Edited January 31, 2012 by Ditkaless Wonders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Where do you live that they allow burning of leaves? I have never lived anywhere that allowed that. +4 Our County banned leaf burning over 20 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 +4Our County banned leaf burning over 20 years ago. It should be banned in ours as well with as many pine forests & fires we have around here, but unfortunately it's not. If it's windy and dry then the forestry commission will issue temporary burn bans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenzal rhomb Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I burn leaves - the only time burning is off limits is if the neighbors have wash out on the line - and Im in PA, 10 miles north of Allentown but its pretty rural - no sidealks or street lights here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I have no trees in my yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 You can burn here outside the city with a permit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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