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Hell of a 4th Story last night. Falling ac units, fire etc.

Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:05 am
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
41316 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:05 am
NC coast near Wilmington.


Someone lit some fireworks.
Tipped over.
Hit a bush.
Caught fire.
My kids opened the window with an AC unit, to see the fire dept. It was not bracketed. So it fell from2nd floor and hit our vehicles while fire dept was putting out bush. Luckily no one was under it.











They did let my kids use the fire hose though.



America.
This post was edited on 7/5/26 at 9:13 am
Posted by SallysHuman
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Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:07 am to
Yikes!

Hope today goes a bit smoother for you!
Posted by jaytothen
Member since Jan 2020
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Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:09 am to
Trashy


I'm jealous af
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
41316 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:09 am to
That was day one.


Happy 250th!
Posted by LCA131
Home of the Fake Sig lines
Member since Feb 2008
77713 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:11 am to
How did the falling a/c damage the front of the car and break the rear-side window?

Seems odd.
Posted by SallysHuman
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Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:12 am to
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Happy 250th!


Same to you and yours!
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
41316 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:15 am to
quote:

How did the falling a/c damage the front of the car and break the rear-side window?


Look at the pic of the house. It fell, the minivan was parked facing toward the how’s. Suburban was backed in. Unit fell between them.

We moved suburban under house after police left.
Posted by HarryHoudini
Member since Oct 2025
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Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:16 am to
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They did let my kids use the fire hose though.


lol that’s pretty cool. Glad nobody was hurt.
Posted by T1gerNate
Member since Feb 2020
4017 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:30 am to
Craziest part of the story is that the AC unit wasn't bracketed in. How does that happen? That was negligent as shite by the owner of the building!
Posted by OlGrandad
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:33 am to
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
14218 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:37 am to
quote:

My kids opened the window with an AC unit, to see the fire dept. It was not bracketed.

Air(conditioner) Be Not Bracketed.
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
41316 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:38 am to
quote:

Craziest part of the story is that the AC unit wasn't bracketed in. How does that happen? That was negligent as shite by the owner of the building!


In the heat of the moment, I yelled at my son for opening g the window.

Then I thought, those things should not fall outward.

Posted by TDsngumbo
Member since Oct 2011
51622 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:47 am to
quote:

Someone lit some fireworks. Tipped over.
Hit a bush.
Caught fire.
My kids opened the window with an AC unit, to see the fire dept.
It was not bracketed.
So it fell from2nd floor and hit our vehicles while fire dept was putting out bush


, I’m sorry for laughing but thats one hell of a series of events to unfold!
This post was edited on 7/5/26 at 9:48 am
Posted by RohanGonzales
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Member since Apr 2024
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Posted on 7/5/26 at 9:59 am to
Well, you do have one Hell of a story forever.
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Baw Land
Member since Sep 2017
14923 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 10:52 am to
Yikes baw. Hope that comprehensive deductible was low
Posted by deltadummy
Member since Mar 2025
2905 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:04 am to
OP should do to that airbnb what Jerry did to that rental.

Posted by Shorts Guy
BR
Member since Dec 2023
976 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 12:37 pm to
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My kids opened the window with an AC unit


Them kids ain’t right.

Happy Fourth!
Posted by FearlessFreep
Baja Alabama
Member since Nov 2009
20279 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 12:46 pm to
quote:

Someone lit some fireworks. Tipped over. Hit a bush. Caught fire. My kids opened the window with an AC unit, to see the fire dept. It was not bracketed. So it fell from2nd floor and hit our vehicles while fire dept was putting out bush. Luckily no one was under it.
this one of your kids?

Posted by MaximillianPayne
Member since Sep 2019
450 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 12:46 pm to
Wow…that’s Clark Griswold level of bad luck there!
Posted by Soft_Parade
North Carolina Coast
Member since Sep 2005
2626 posts
Posted on 7/5/26 at 2:47 pm to
Burning down the house
Renter’s lit fireworks on the balcony per Facebook. Bummer for the owner and renters if true.
This post was edited on 7/5/26 at 2:49 pm
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