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canadachickens said:

@Jessimom

Yes, they are focusing on the west, that's where most of the forest (fuel) is.
The local fire departments and residents to the east are dealing with fire breaks and wetting down fields.
If the fire progresses any further west at this point, it could concievably burst into an area 5-6 times what it is consuming right now.
While it has progressed eastward, the local resources are keeping the line at this point, so all heavy firefighting equipment is on the west front.

To see the size and scope of this fire is unbelievable.

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That makes a lot of sense. We always have the water dropping planes and copters. They will refill from swimming pools and lakes around us. They have those big scoop buckets that they dip down, fill with water, fly over and dump it, and repeat. There will always be crews trying to stop the advance of the fires, but they always park crews in threatened neighborhoods to do structure protection.

I really hope that area gets some more rain, anything to help with this fire. When they get that big, the resources needed to try to control it is crazy. It's burned over 1 million acres. More than 2000 structures, but I haven't seen a death toll, so hopefully there hasn't been any loss of life.

Take care!

MotorcycleChick said:

Oh my!
Oh, dear! I'm not going to admit that I am pregnant then.

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Is the , oh my for my swimmers or the name.

MotorcycleChick said:

Oh my!
Oh, dear! I'm not going to admit that I am pregnant then.

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We could always just call the kid Champ.

Chaos18 said:

We could always just call the kid Champ.

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How bout sparky? I've always liked that name.

@ChickenCanoe that reminded me of something I read in a hunting magazine. Guy shoots a wild turkey from his car, while it's still thrashing he's trying to put it in his trunk as cars are stopping, it's foot catches the trigger of his shotgun he already stashed in the trunk and it kills the poacher.

rIrs roost said:

How bout sparky? I've always liked that name.

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Ooooo that a nuther good choice.

Beer can said:

@ChickenCanoe that reminded me of something I read in a hunting magazine. Guy shoots a wild turkey from his car, while it's still thrashing he's trying to put it in his trunk as cars are stopping, it's foot catches the trigger of his shotgun he already stashed in the trunk and it kills the poacher.

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Karma.

I like the stories of guys wanting to get a picture of their trophy. They put the rifle in the rack of the buck to take a picture and the buck jumps up and runs off with the rifle.

My first year deer hunting in the firearms season, my dad and I went by the check station midday. The game wardens told us about the first guys to come in that morning.
These guys were very proud that they both got their deer first thing in the morning. When they opened the trunk of their car, there were 2 goats in the trunk.

rIrs roost said:

How bout sparky? I've always liked that name.

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My best friend's name in the army was Sparky.

ChickenCanoe said:

Karma.

I like the stories of guys wanting to get a picture of their trophy. They put the rifle in the rack of the buck to take a picture and the buck jumps up and runs off with the rifle.

My first year deer hunting in the firearms season, my dad and I went by the check station midday. The game wardens told us about the first guys to come in that morning.
These guys were very proud that they both got their deer first thing in the morning. When they opened the trunk of their car, there were 2 goats in the trunk.



My best friend's name in the army was Sparky.

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Was he an electrician?

ChickenCanoe said:

Beer can said:

[@=/u/72519/ChickenCanoe]@ChickenCanoe[/@] that reminded me of something I read in a hunting magazine. Guy shoots a wild turkey from his car, while it's still thrashing he's trying to put it in his trunk as cars are stopping, it's foot catches the trigger of his shotgun he already stashed in the trunk and it kills the poacher.

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Karma.

I like the stories of guys wanting to get a picture of their trophy. They put the rifle in the rack of the buck to take a picture and the buck jumps up and runs off with the rifle.

My first year deer hunting in the firearms season, my dad and I went by the check station midday. The game wardens told us about the first guys to come in that morning.
These guys were very proud that they both got their deer first thing in the morning. When they opened the trunk of their car, there were 2 goats in the trunk.

rIrs roost said:

How bout sparky? I've always liked that name.

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My best friend's name in the army was Sparky.

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I can understand them, after a certain amount of alcohol even a goat can resembel an Elk! Especially when it's combined with half a brain and a happy trigger finger!

rIrs roost said:

Was he an electrician?

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No, he was English. Actually sparky was a nickname given to him by another friend. I think it was cause he was always bouncing around happy like.

There's an electrical maintenance company called Mr. Sparky.


On another note, is anyone here old enough to remember Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies? You Can't Ever Come Down.