This Is Eerie!
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It's dark... really dark here. From horizon to horizon there is a thick, light brown layer of cloud, and the noon sun is a dull orb of orange. It's supposed to be hot and sunny today, but it has yet to reach 80 °F. We're 250 miles from the SoCal fires, yet the smoke has had this drastic effect. I was finally able to locate one of my friends from Crestline; she's hiding out 50 miles away at her parents house. Things took a turn for the worse last night, she says, and fire crews have been recalled from the mountains. Rim Forest is gone, Sky Forest, too. Lake Arrowhead is not expected to survive, though much of Crestline is still standing for now. Green Valley, Running Springs, and Big Bear Lake are expected to be consumed next. I found this picture of a car caught in the fire - note that the aluminum wheels [^]have melted and run in a stream downhill from the vehicle. Amazing how hot these things really get... I can't imagine what it must be like to be a firefighter in the midst of such a conflagration. What incredible courage it must take! "Your village called -
They're missing their idiot." -
It's dark... really dark here. From horizon to horizon there is a thick, light brown layer of cloud, and the noon sun is a dull orb of orange. It's supposed to be hot and sunny today, but it has yet to reach 80 °F. We're 250 miles from the SoCal fires, yet the smoke has had this drastic effect. I was finally able to locate one of my friends from Crestline; she's hiding out 50 miles away at her parents house. Things took a turn for the worse last night, she says, and fire crews have been recalled from the mountains. Rim Forest is gone, Sky Forest, too. Lake Arrowhead is not expected to survive, though much of Crestline is still standing for now. Green Valley, Running Springs, and Big Bear Lake are expected to be consumed next. I found this picture of a car caught in the fire - note that the aluminum wheels [^]have melted and run in a stream downhill from the vehicle. Amazing how hot these things really get... I can't imagine what it must be like to be a firefighter in the midst of such a conflagration. What incredible courage it must take! "Your village called -
They're missing their idiot." -
It's dark... really dark here. From horizon to horizon there is a thick, light brown layer of cloud, and the noon sun is a dull orb of orange. It's supposed to be hot and sunny today, but it has yet to reach 80 °F. We're 250 miles from the SoCal fires, yet the smoke has had this drastic effect. I was finally able to locate one of my friends from Crestline; she's hiding out 50 miles away at her parents house. Things took a turn for the worse last night, she says, and fire crews have been recalled from the mountains. Rim Forest is gone, Sky Forest, too. Lake Arrowhead is not expected to survive, though much of Crestline is still standing for now. Green Valley, Running Springs, and Big Bear Lake are expected to be consumed next. I found this picture of a car caught in the fire - note that the aluminum wheels [^]have melted and run in a stream downhill from the vehicle. Amazing how hot these things really get... I can't imagine what it must be like to be a firefighter in the midst of such a conflagration. What incredible courage it must take! "Your village called -
They're missing their idiot."I'm several hundred miles to the north of you, and it's noticably grey out. The Sacramento valley is really foul, and from what I understand it's pretty noticable on the Reno side as well. Roger Wright wrote: Amazing how hot these things really get... I can't imagine what it must be like to be a firefighter in the midst of such a conflagration. What incredible courage it must take! Like I said a couple of days ago, we had our big scare here a couple of years ago. Nothing like watching whole ridges covered w/ 150 foot tall Douglas Firs being swept by crown fires. You know how a candle has the little gap between it and the bottom of the flame? At times, the flames weren't really visible until 50 feet or so above the treetops. The trees would explode once they were fully involved - freakin' unbelievable.
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I'm several hundred miles to the north of you, and it's noticably grey out. The Sacramento valley is really foul, and from what I understand it's pretty noticable on the Reno side as well. Roger Wright wrote: Amazing how hot these things really get... I can't imagine what it must be like to be a firefighter in the midst of such a conflagration. What incredible courage it must take! Like I said a couple of days ago, we had our big scare here a couple of years ago. Nothing like watching whole ridges covered w/ 150 foot tall Douglas Firs being swept by crown fires. You know how a candle has the little gap between it and the bottom of the flame? At times, the flames weren't really visible until 50 feet or so above the treetops. The trees would explode once they were fully involved - freakin' unbelievable.
I just snapped this[^] from the yard... Weird. Yeah, the crown fires are the worst. I remember when Angeles forest burned in '68 or so; we lived in Covina, several miles away, and you could hear the trees exploding. Absolutely terrifying to hear and see, and the ash was inches deep in the yard for a week. "Your village called -
They're missing their idiot." -
I think you mean "it's" or "it is" not "its". Who said it is? For real. Are you scared of the dark?
wib wib wib wib wib wib wib wib! I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED A DOCTOR! -- The coolest game in the world: NHL Hockey[^]
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It's dark... really dark here. From horizon to horizon there is a thick, light brown layer of cloud, and the noon sun is a dull orb of orange. It's supposed to be hot and sunny today, but it has yet to reach 80 °F. We're 250 miles from the SoCal fires, yet the smoke has had this drastic effect. I was finally able to locate one of my friends from Crestline; she's hiding out 50 miles away at her parents house. Things took a turn for the worse last night, she says, and fire crews have been recalled from the mountains. Rim Forest is gone, Sky Forest, too. Lake Arrowhead is not expected to survive, though much of Crestline is still standing for now. Green Valley, Running Springs, and Big Bear Lake are expected to be consumed next. I found this picture of a car caught in the fire - note that the aluminum wheels [^]have melted and run in a stream downhill from the vehicle. Amazing how hot these things really get... I can't imagine what it must be like to be a firefighter in the midst of such a conflagration. What incredible courage it must take! "Your village called -
They're missing their idiot."Roger Wright wrote: can't imagine what it must be like to be a firefighter in the midst of such a conflagration I haven't seen much on the SoCal fires, but with the BC fires, every local (damn you self-centered Toronto!) news station had nightly coverage of the Kelowna et al fires. They had to bring in fire crews from all over the country to try and help the local crews. Simply amazing what those guys and gals went through, no sleep for days and feling nothing but exhaustion, and yet they were able to help so many people. my :rose: goes out to the firefigthers. The kindest thing you can do for a stupid person, and for the gene pool, is to let him expire of his own dumb choices. [Roger Wright on stupid people] We're like private member functions [John Theal on R&D] We're figuring out the parent thing as we go though. Kinda like setting up Linux for the first time ya' know... [Nitron]
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wib wib wib wib wib wib wib wib! I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED A DOCTOR! -- The coolest game in the world: NHL Hockey[^]
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This is even more interesting: Eerie Von was the bassist in the band Danzig. What do you think about that? -- The coolest game in the world: NHL Hockey[^]
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Roger Wright wrote: can't imagine what it must be like to be a firefighter in the midst of such a conflagration I haven't seen much on the SoCal fires, but with the BC fires, every local (damn you self-centered Toronto!) news station had nightly coverage of the Kelowna et al fires. They had to bring in fire crews from all over the country to try and help the local crews. Simply amazing what those guys and gals went through, no sleep for days and feling nothing but exhaustion, and yet they were able to help so many people. my :rose: goes out to the firefigthers. The kindest thing you can do for a stupid person, and for the gene pool, is to let him expire of his own dumb choices. [Roger Wright on stupid people] We're like private member functions [John Theal on R&D] We're figuring out the parent thing as we go though. Kinda like setting up Linux for the first time ya' know... [Nitron]
Atlantys wrote: my goes out to the firefigthers. I just saw on the news that the first firefighter death has been recorded down south. I tell you, after seeing these guys in action, the ones I really respect are the bomber pilots. These guys were flying stuff like old converted C130's like they were F16's. They put on quite a show.
