Mulch Match?
The Bossi and Rizzo families, visitors from out of town, were in Charlottesville Sunday evening to spend some time together. The two families were meeting in town to have dinner.After searching the internet for possible restaurant choices, the Bossi's decided on Ragazzi's , (Did you expect any thing else with names like Bossi and Rizzo?)
The Bossi's pulled into the Shoppers World and parked at Ragazzi's.
While waiting for their friends, they listened to the last four laps of the NASCAR race on the radio. (If your familiar with NASCAR, you know it takes no time to run four laps.) After a few minutes, Mrs Bossi thought she had smelled something burning, but excused it on the confirmation from her husband that she was confused, and, that all was fine.
After meeting with their friends, and upon entering the restaurant, they began engaging in small talk while waiting to be seated. (you know the routine) Not long into their conversation, a report comes in that there is a car on fire in the parking lot.
Several folks from the restaurant got up to see if it was their car a blazin! Unfortunately for the Bossi's, it was their's. 911 was called, and Charlottesville's finest arrived on the scene in what seemed to be only moments.
After further investigation by the Fire Dept, it was determined that the mulch used for landscaping the center of the islands, was in fact the cause for the blaze. Apparently, the heat from their exhaust pipe was enough to ignite the mulch.
In the hot and dry conditions that we've had as of late, there is a lesson to be learned. And no!, its not about eating at Ragazzi's. Great food like Nonna used to make! Rather, that these dry conditions can bring an unexpected fire. Be safe out there!
posted by FineVirginiaLiving.com @ 9:24 AM
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