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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 5 2017, 06:31 AM (154 Views) | |
| sue | Sep 5 2017, 06:31 AM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Woke up to eerie yellow skies again (more forest fire smoke blowing the ways), a couple of ravens cawing and circling the house, and a recently released skunk bomb. Can I just go back to bed and pull the covers over my head? |
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| Catseye3 | Sep 5 2017, 07:15 AM Post #2 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Absolutely.
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| Klaus | Sep 5 2017, 07:58 AM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Skunk bomb? What is that? |
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| Jolly | Sep 5 2017, 07:59 AM Post #4 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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The leavings of a two-tone kitty with a fluid drive... |
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| sue | Sep 5 2017, 08:13 AM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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yep. Lots of skunks around lately; the smell is in the air regularly. Not very pleasant when the weather is so hot - couldn't sleep without open windows. |
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| sue | Sep 5 2017, 08:36 AM Post #6 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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the sky now![]() .....and the wind is picking up, power just flickered.....
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| Rainman | Sep 5 2017, 08:57 AM Post #7 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Same horrible fires here, everything covered with sprinkling of ash. In the Columbia River Gorge, the fire has moved west towards Portland, they were able to save the lodge at Multnomah Falls, but the fire has jumped the river into Washington. Very sad, the Gorge near Portland is (was) an incredible scenic area. Mother Nature will repair, but doubt I'll see it in my lifetime. And this all started as a result of a couple of kids/teenagers out in the extremely dry woods, lighting firecrackers. Wishing for Fall rains, but that is not going to happen for a long time. |
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| George K | Sep 5 2017, 09:01 AM Post #8 |
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Finally
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Wow. I'll be traveling the Gorge next July. It should prove interesting. I had no idea that the lodge at Multnomah was in jeopardy. |
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| Jolly | Sep 5 2017, 09:02 AM Post #9 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Shame we couldn't have sent you a few left-over gallons of water from Harvey... |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Rainman | Sep 5 2017, 09:22 AM Post #10 |
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Fulla-Carp
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| Friday | Sep 5 2017, 04:13 PM Post #11 |
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Senior Carp
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Is this the same fire from a couple of weeks ago? So sorry to hear this. I was in the area last year and just thought it was beautiful. |
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| Rainman | Sep 5 2017, 09:45 PM Post #12 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Friday, No, different fire started by at least one idiot 15 yr. old. He and his pals were seen throwing smoke bombs and other lit stuff off a cliff, having a grand old time. They almost made it out, but they were reported to police by a woman who saw them, and the cops pulled them over before they got on the freeway. The earlier fire still burns, the "new" fire ended up trapping approximately 100 people between the two fires. A friend of mine went up and waited in the parking lot at Eagle Creek to wait for rescue crews to lead out the hikers, his daughter was one of the 100. There is a well-known falls with pool very popular for swimming, about 2 miles up the trail. Everyone made it out, but it was harrowing to be trapped between two fires, and there was no other way out. Extremely rugged terrain, nearly vertical cliffs. Winds are beginning to change, pushing east (inland) instead of west. That should help calm the aggressive movement of the combined fires tomorrow. There is still light ash falling, the moon is still spooky red. |
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