Well I've been on vacation and refinshing my wide pine floors. Hand sanding because of cupping and Tremont Hand cut nails , so I sanded,stained and hand rubbed boiled linseed oil on it LOOKS GREAT!!!!!!!.
BUT after clean up today I put a couple of rags together on top of a plastic garbage can in the shade and yes I thought things would be OK . but
I was inside my house just messing around checked my wood stove and out of the corner of my good eye I SAW FLAMES
my entire area closed in by a stockade fence with my lawn stuff all garbage cans a small area 8x10 but attached to the house was in FLAMES by my putting 2 rags together with linseed oil on then they self combusted causing the fire
I was lucky the hose was connected I ran like no tomorrow got the hose and doused the fire out yes it was my fault for not thinking about the combustabilty of linseed oil even in shade and being cool outside , I was just talking to Mike CC about the disposal of rags and I thought I did the right thing.
Well I got the fire out and learned a lesson and I'm so lucky there was very little damage , I can replace garbage cans and my fence and lawn equipment . I have done this floor work many times and this never happened so it just goes to show you to not be lax in your disposal of any rags it's a lesson well learned and I'm so lucky I was home at the time ,usually I'm away on Sat's visiting my parents at the nursing home in the afternoon but I had to finish the job , back to work Monday
The guys who know me know how fire follows me around
everything is fine just learn from my mistake
regards LINK SR
after use place the rags in a bucket filled with water 
glad ...luck- was with you
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