Eh yous Canadians - Hows bout you put dat fire out eh?

[Ben Lamb]

I'm not arguing with you guys that it does get bad in some spots. I was simply just making a point that this area of poor air quality is absolutely enormous and not typical of a wildfire on this continent.

These guys bugger sheep. Don't get too worked up by their inability to employ empathy.

 

[44hunter45]

These guys bugger sheep. Don't get too worked up by their inability to employ empathy.

Somebody went native. Your Western Smoke Eater badge has been revoked.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Somebody went native. Your Western Smoke Eater badge has been revoked.

 

[44hunter45]

Next you'll be telling us we have to let grouse fly before we swat 'em.

 

[Dave N]

 

[Ben Lamb]

Next you'll be telling us we have to let grouse fly before we swat 'em.

 

[Redmt]

We need a "catastrophe of choice" thread. I'll take wildfire. You can see it coming and if you're smart have prepared in advance. I have fought wildfire. You can't fight a tornado.

 

[more_cowbell]

Have to laugh, looking at the photos of smoke posted here. The last several summers we prayed to have air that clear.

When the sun turns dark red, that's when you know it's bad

 

[more_cowbell]

My folks are at the trailer park and said it was the worst day so far. Pretty bad here, too. The slag pile from the old coal mine is only a mile away.

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That would be a clear day in Beijing!

 

[TheJason]

When the sun turns dark red, that's when you know it's bad

Or you just can’t see it.

 

[Gellar]

It doesn’t have to be a car, it just needs to me a small area with poor ventilation.
Ski lift gondolas are also a hotspot for the hotbox.

That’s what you’ve heard, no actual experience right?

 

[TOGIE]

That’s what you’ve heard, no actual experience right?

you've seen his winter time living quarters right?

 

[sapperJ24]

I am surprised that the US Gov isn't sending more help there. Seems to be adversely affecting a lot of the states.

as of today:

"Six incident management teams, 20 fire suppression crews, 40 smokejumpers and 15 overhead personnel are assigned to large fire support in Canada. "

 

[Gellar]

you've seen his winter time living quarters right?

I thought I had then he up and starts a thread on his bathroom remodel.

 

[Ben Lamb]

as of today:

"Six incident management teams, 20 fire suppression crews, 40 smokejumpers and 15 overhead personnel are assigned to large fire support in Canada. "

God bless all of them.

And come home safe.

 

[Ben Lamb]

That’s what you’ve heard, no actual experience right?

VW Bug works great. So does the darkroom in the journalism suite of a certain highschool in Houston I know of.

 

[DouglasR]

That’s what you’ve heard, no actual experience right?

The novelty of the hotbox has never really done anything for me.
If I did smoke, I’d be that incognito type smoker.

 

[DouglasR]

The novelty of the hotbox has never really done anything for me.
If I did smoke, I’d be that incognito type smoker.

But if the kids are firing one up on the bubble chair and they pass it to me...
“Dude, dude, dude look at Doug’s old grandpa ass hit that chit”

 

[IDFireLass]

This was central Idaho about 7 years ago middle of the day. It's very refreshing to have all this moisture so far this year and no smoke. The longer the moisture the shorter the fire season is.
We've eaten so much smoke from Oregon, Washington and California over the last 20 years it isn't funny. Not counting our own fires in Idaho.
One year we had smoke come in from Russia in the early spring.
Smoke is terrible and does a lot of damage to people, plants and the over health to the planet. Be thankful it isn't a volcano going off in your backdoor.
I'm just thankful that Jellystone keeps spitting and sputtering and I live on the west side of it. Remember most winds travel west to east across our continent.

 

[hank4elk]

What's the big deal?
For years I never knew the San Gabriel Mtns were a mile from my house. Then one day there they were.
Growing up in Socal in the 60's was different. On a good day the sky was yellow and the air quality was just unhealthful and a minor smog alert. Add a fire or 2 and it was brutal.