Would you Like Some Frys with That?
Lt. Nate Quartier from Ormond Beach (FL) Quint 91 sent in these photos that he and the crew found while out performing company inspections. The owners of this particular business decided that they needed some homemade supplemental security. They took two baskets from the deep fryer, run them thru the handles on the doors, and padlocked them together. They are obvious in the daylight, but would you notice them at night if the occupancy was charged with smoke? It shouldn’t slow us down too much, but it may be enough to piss you off and frustrate you. Like we have demonstrated on the site so many times before, you never know what you’ll run into out there.
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mmmmmm….french fries.
cant say you would see this everyday.
A real fireman would use barbeque tongs. This building owner obviously has too much time on his hands.
People will come up with the wierdest things
This is crazy. Just imagine the slip hazzard from the grease drippings on the floor once you forced entry! But at least it would be a convinient place to throw your latex glove into instead of just littering… I would like to see those barbeque tongs in use more DMAN. Jeez some people are creative now a days.
This is not crazy… This is REEEDONCULOUS!!!
Ding fries are done. Ding fries are done.
Would you like an apple pie with that?
Clearly the work of some sort of basketcase.
if the photographer would have zoomed back they would have seen the the buckets of grease from the same frier precariously (spelling??) perched above the same door.
I would like the large shake and big burger….no fries??? I see you have no use for the fryer now.
Can we get that for our fire house then.
I think my station would trade the owner a chain for the frier and baskets! At least then they would go to good use.
a partner saw will do the job. zip zip its done.
All I can say is WOW! Can’t the buisness propriorter be fined for such and act? What if the building was charged with smoke and personnel entered from the rear of the structure and had to ergress out of the front, Than waht would happen?
They’d get fried!
Awesome. Thank you! I actually laughed out loud when I saw the picture! Cant wait ’til a “special” tool is designed for this situation and sold for $200+ dollars! People are too funny….
Not your first day, eh Gary???!!!
CMC Rescue makes a device for just this situation. You have to take a $500 class from them before they allow you to pay $475 for it though…
Much like the Halligan, it’ll be derived from a thief’s tool…I hear the Hamburglar already has a prototype he’s been developing with the Fry Guys.
Seriously though, this place has a somewhat confusing layout, and only limited egress/no windows in the main areas, along with a decent fire load (think flammable nautical-themed decor/furnishings). This door would most likely be the primary access (front bar area), as the main doors are thick, wooden “castle-type” doors with another set of locked doors after the foyer. Fortunately for us (and the Hamburglar) the pivoting deadbolt was left unlocked and we were able to pull the door open just wide enough for some small bolt cutters or definitely the sa’r.
Oh, and they said that they already had a plan for the tongs…use them to block the back door to keep the pesky firefighters from sneaking in and suprising them with an inspection.
Nate, just wanted to correct you. You must not have heard that Grimace actually filed a lawsuit, because he alledgedly already marketed a “basket tool.” It was some kind of patent violation or something.
Wow, you think you have seen it all until another brillant person proves you to be completely incorrect. All I have to say it WOW. I guess stupid idea like this is what keep the job very interesting.
I like inspections like this, a laugh and a visit from the Fire Marshal all rolled into one. Just when you think you won’t be surprised anymore!
All of this pales in comparison to what they used to bar the doors at the neighboring adult “novelty” store….
….not that I have ever been in there…..
(while on doody)
What is up Smoke Eaters?!?! I said it before and I will say it again (thanks LADD for reminding me) this guy is REEEEDOOONNCCUUULOUS!!! Would be a bit of a pain to get through but not to much. Hope you called the health inspector because using cooking utensils as a lock on a dorr isnt to sanitary! What a jack-job for an owner!
Lata FISTIES!
“Fisties”?
With friends named Reardon and Muirhead I’d go easy on the fistie talk pal.
ok Capt!