When Your Baby's Gender Turns Deadly

[KQ]

toss up - here or "meanwhile in Florida.."

A gender reveal party ignited a 10-acre brush fire in Florida, fire officials say



(CNN)A gender reveal party in Florida went wrong and sparked a 10-acre fire, CNN affiliate WESH reported.

Firefighters were called to a home in Brevard County, Florida, last weekend after reports that a blaze was possibly ignited by fireworks, fire officials said.

But when they arrived, firefighters realized some explosives had been in the mix.

"We were informed that it was caused by a gender reveal using Tannerite and a weapon," Brevard County Fire Rescue Chief Mark Schollmeyer told WESH. Tannerite is a highly explosive substance often used as a rifle target

"Something as seemingly innocent as a gender reveal can turn into a large-scale disaster where homes are threatened," he added.

The blaze was "fast moving in heavy fuel"and ended up burning 10 acres before it was completely contained within hours, county fire officials and the Florida Forest Service said.

No homes were damaged, the Brevard County Fire Rescue said.

The county had been under a burn ban, including outdoor activities such as campfires, bonfires and trash burning, because of the dry conditions in the region. The order comes with a fine of up to $500.

It's unclear whether anyone faced a fine.

[KQ]

and again... when are these chedder heads going to stop with this nonsense?

A gender reveal sparked a wildfire in California that's grown to 7,000 acres

(CNN)As multiple wildfires burn in California, one of the fires was started during a gender-reveal party, officials said.

A "smoke generating pyrotechnic device" used at the party caused the El Dorado Fire in San Bernardino County, Cal Fire said in a press release.

The fire started Saturday at 10:23 a.m. at the El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa and spread from the park north on to Yucaipa Ridge, according to the release.

It has since grown to 7,050 acres as of early Monday morning, the Cal Fire incident website shows.

Evacuations have been ordered for the communities of Oak Glen, Yucaipa Ridge, Mountain Home Village and Forest Falls. An evacuation warning is in effect for the Yucaipa bench area and Yucaipa Community Center is being used as a temporary evacuation facility, according to Cal Fire.

More than 500 personnel have been deployed to the fire, along with 60 engines and four helicopters, according to the website.

Overnight weather is expected to remain hot and dry with a relative humidity of 20%, San Bernardino National Forest said in it's evening update on the fire. Winds will also continue at three to five miles per hour with gust up to 10 miles per hour, resulting in "active fire behavior throughout the night."

No charges have been announced in the blaze.

CNN's Jaide Timm-Garcia and Raja Razek contributed to this report.

[stuckathuntermtn]

How much fucking attention does someone need? WTF is a gender reveal party? Is it something at least IN PLACE OF a baby shower that everyone is invited to, or is it ANOTHER thing?
I'm in that part of life where my friends are having kids and not one has had one of those.

Or am I way off base? Is this a trans thing? I thought it was a baby thing.

[bennymac]

I can assure you it does not take the place of a baby shower. Or multiple baby showers.

[m2711c]

Moms Are Ditching Gender Reveal Cakes For Graphic 'Birthing Cakes' Instead





https://www.diply.com/60725/moms-are...birthing-cakes

[PB]

Fuck me sideways.

It's the labia ants crawling around that really do it.

[SkiBall]

https://twitter.com/cspenceryeh/stat...815347714?s=20

[KQ]

Phunny

[KQ]

Woman who popularized the gender reveal party says enough already after latest wildfire

(CNN)The woman best known for popularizing gender reveal parties has a message for the world: Please stop.

This week, as more than 7,000 acres in California were burned after a gender reveal led to a massive wildfire in San Bernardino County, blogger Jenna Karvunidis -- who is largely credited for creating the gender reveal party -- took to Facebook to condemn the over-the-top events.

"Stop having these stupid parties. For the love of God, stop burning things down to tell everyone about your kid's penis. No one cares but you," she wrote.

This isn't the first time a gender reveal party has led to catastrophe, and yet the celebrations have only grown in popularity.

[stuckathuntermtn]

Look, if I can learn to live with friends having kids, people can stop burning down the western United States because of stupid redundant parties for their egos.

[The AD]

These gender reveal parties have been responsible for way more damage than all the BLM riots.

[old goat]

They aren't gender reveal parties. They're idiot reveal parties.

[Gcooker]

They aren't gender reveal parties. They're idiot reveal parties.

All babies are idiots regardless of gender. Truly the most useless of all baby creatures.

[old goat]

All babies are idiots regardless of gender. Truly the most useless of all baby creatures.

I was referring to the parents. And the guests.

[stuckathuntermtn]

These gender reveal parties have been responsible for way more damage than all the BLM riots.

They aren't gender reveal parties. They're idiot reveal parties.

Very astute observations, both of you.

[Dhelihiker]

Its amazing how people think that other people give a shit about them. Those people that you are trying to convince that your are really worth looking at are too busy trying to get people to look at them. The worlds largest circle jerk.

carry on....

[ötzi]

^^ like arguing politics on the internet.

[bennymac]

[Jax]

I was about to post that. What the fuck is wrong with people? I swear, we need a good old pandemic and a few wars on our soil to straighten out this shit.

Happy yet?

[BmillsSkier]

Man, that Iceman dude had some solid zingers in here.

Shame he lost his Prodigy.mail account info.

[KQ]

On the bright side maybe he won't be able to reproduce anymore.

Gender reveal goes wrong as powder cannon flare flies into dad’s crotch

[The AD]

And now a firefighter has died while battling the fire started by gender reveal morans:
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-...rnia-wildfire/

These people better be facing criminal charges for this.

[Bobcat Sig]

Look, just as soon as we call come to grips with the sad truism that people ruin everything, the world makes a lot more sense.

And since we're grousing about these stupid things; I place the blame for garbage like gender reveal parties squarely at the feet of social media. Why the fuck else would people waste this time and money other than to feed their vapid and hollow existence on social media?

"Look, everyone! Imma have a kid. Please feed my shallow and meaningless existence by liking this post on social media!!" Vomit

[janecky]

wtf ?

[cinnepa]

Its amazing how people think that other people give a shit about them. Those people that you are trying to convince that your are really worth looking at are too busy trying to get people to look at them. The worlds largest circle jerk.

carry on....

THIS