Quote Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman View Post
this morning to raise awareness of their exploits on the night of Grenfell Tower.

Well chaps, don't forget to mention the fact you were all packing up your ladders, having advised everyone to stay put,
and were on your way back to the station to continue smoking dope and playing cards*, when a civilian had to point out to you that the place was still blazing like a ***** at the back where you hadn't bothered to look.

*couple of mates in the FB - thieves to a man.
I rather like that. I shall use it to describe a roaring fire, giving a homely, christmassy feel to a room. "Look at that. Blazing like a *****, that is." I shall say.