Lawrence Waterhouse III of Chappaqua, New York went all out when he proposed to his girlfriend. Rose petals, the whole nine yards. He even put candles in the trees and gazebo in his backyard.He even had tickets for a romantic getaway flight if she said yes.
She apparently did, as the two packed and took off for the trip. Just one tiny mistake. He forgot to extinguish all the candles in the gazebo. From the picture, it looks like he left the rose petals strewn on the path as well.
"He didn't blow out all the candles in the gazebo before he left," Chappaqua Fire Chief Andy Metz said yesterday. "He planned it beautifully. He executed it beautifully. He just didn't get to all the candles."
No one was hurt, and when Metz tracked him down at a New York airport he told Waterhouse to continue with his trip.
"He was shocked when I told him, but then he was happy nobody got hurt," Metz said.
And, it appears his girlfriend agreed. "She was on the plane with him, so I'm guessing the answer is 'yes,' " Metz said.
Of course, more than that - you wouldn't have expected Waterhouse to leave town on a trip if she'd said no anyway.
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