Rocker Posted December 18, 2024 Share Posted December 18, 2024 (edited) A person in our village decided to take up model flying .I explained to him about our Flying club and said he was more then welcome to come down and get to know us all and if he was serious about model flying we could teach him He decided not to join our club ,saying he could fly in the local park for free ( yes I know that was a stupid and possible not legal but there you go ) So what happened .Well he charged his lipo batteries up on a car charger and left it and went shopping in town leaving the batteries charging 😘.While he was in the town he watch 2 fire engine scream passed on blue light .You have guessed it .It was his house. House and garage burnt to the ground and totally destroyed his house and garage .Luckily his house was a detached house so his neigbough house was OK So for the sake of not joining our club and being shown what and what not to do he has lost his house,his garage and 3 classic motorbikes that where not insured Edited December 18, 2024 by Rocker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Collinson Posted December 18, 2024 Share Posted December 18, 2024 Darwin. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 - Moderator Posted December 18, 2024 Share Posted December 18, 2024 Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance than conscientious stupidity. Martin Luther King Jr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan M Posted December 18, 2024 Share Posted December 18, 2024 Shame about the classic motorbikes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learner Posted December 18, 2024 Share Posted December 18, 2024 Unfortunately this sort of thing will cause more problems for us. Their already bringing in new legislation for E bike batteries and chargers. How long before our lipos come under more scrutiny. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john davidson 1 Posted December 18, 2024 Share Posted December 18, 2024 Disposable vapes already have been under scrutiny for these reasons , causing fires in bin lorries and of course the harm to the environment by discards on the street. Apparently millions per week. What really annoys me is the length of time it takes for such a hazard to be dealt with when it is so obvious from the start a few years ago 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted December 18, 2024 Author Share Posted December 18, 2024 If he had bothered to come down our Flying field ,we could of explained all about lipo and how important it is to charge them correctly .Bit he did not 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted December 18, 2024 Share Posted December 18, 2024 Some lessons are hard learnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC57 Posted December 18, 2024 Share Posted December 18, 2024 You can’t fix stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cooper Posted December 18, 2024 Share Posted December 18, 2024 To be brutally frank, it was probably a blessing he didn't take a model to the park. . He could have killed someone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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