Was at work today selln' electronics. A firefighter came in with his son looking to buy a cheap DVD player they could use while they stayed at a hotel figuring what to do after their house burned down.
wonder if marth's family has been affected by these fires
Yeah unfortunately my aunt and uncle in Bastrop had to evacuate on Sunday, I think. I haven't heard if they've gotten to go back yet. The fire started spreading pretty close to their house. It'd be a damn shame if they lost it. Real nice place. The contractor who worked on my parents' property the last few weeks also lives there.
Some of you might have heard about the fire last April in southwest Austin. My now-passed grandma's house was in that neighborhood, and it was really fucking close to the edge of the fire. That fire was really sad and that was just 12 homes destroyed. This is over 700 homes in Bastrop alone. Half of the state park in Bastrop is gone.
apparently one of my friends went to volunteer with the fire depts nearby
that stupid altruistic motherfucker
Yeah, my brother did the same.
Just when we were thinking, "Well, we're lucky it's not down here.", he decides to tell us he's off to help.
Great. I hope "Love you. Don't die." aren't the last things I say to him. How awkward.
There's a couple near me in Tyler, one of which is practically on top of me according to the map but I don't see any fucking smoke (and it's inside the municipal airport?). Just woke up.
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The fires seem to be east of Dallas for the most part, as of late from what I can tell. But I mean, I am kinda biased on where I'm tracking the burnings.
I just had to get on the phone with my mother to try to explain to her that the evac orders my town was under (on the east side, I'm on the west) were lifted an hour ago. She's convinced I'm gonna burn up anyway.
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Dallas is over here, Austin is over thur, Houston is way down thur...
One of my friends from work (my boss) just spoke to me and if fire evac orders go up again, we're allowed to leave work. Even if I'm teasing my mom's ability to hyperventilate about things, even I'm a little nervous at this point.
i didn't volunteer thanks for making me look like a jerk! Also it freaks me out to be able to see smoke for two days now.
I did, however, ask my boss what our plan was in case the fire comes close to the zoo. Her response? 'get an extinguisher'.
You gotta take fire safety seriously. If there is a fire, I will be putting nine monkeys, three dillos, three sloths, and 4 chickens in my car and I am driving straight to austin to be mysst's wingman.
So, San Diego lost power. Is this a thread to mention that? There is some word that there was an explosion at a power plant way out in the desert I guess.
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So, San Diego lost power. Is this a thread to mention that? There is some word that there was an explosion at a power plant way out in the desert I guess.
Works for me. That said, what kinda power plant is it?
Apparently there's a dude throwing burning socks out of his car to start some of the fires.
wait, what?
Just read about it on the local news. It's only a suspicion at the moment but witnesses have given a description of the vehicle and such so we'll see what happens.
The goddamn evac on the other side of my town is back in effect because of a new fire by the way. I'm getting nervous.
Millions in California, Arizona and Mexico Without Power
Millions of residents in California, Arizona and Mexico are without power right now. There's no word on the cause yet, but officials say that the lights may not be back on until Friday.
A California nuclear plant has been shut down as a precaution, and the cities of Phoenix and San Diego are, essentially, a giant mess. While we don't know what caused this yet (weather and a downed line are both being put forward as possibilities) that an outage could affect such a large area is yet another argument that our nation's grid is in serious need of improvement.
Good luck, folks! I hope your lights come back on soon! [L.A. Times and Arizona Star]
Millions in California, Arizona and Mexico Without Power
Millions of residents in California, Arizona and Mexico are without power right now. There's no word on the cause yet, but officials say that the lights may not be back on until Friday.
A California nuclear plant has been shut down as a precaution, and the cities of Phoenix and San Diego are, essentially, a giant mess. While we don't know what caused this yet (weather and a downed line are both being put forward as possibilities) that an outage could affect such a large area is yet another argument that our nation's grid is in serious need of improvement.
Good luck, folks! I hope your lights come back on soon! [L.A. Times and Arizona Star]
huh
It's unfortunate that instead of "Let's look at how the nation's power grid" this is gonna become another "OH NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS" issue.
Hopefully the shutdown wasn't over anything severe.
I'm 20 min from the falls, I don't think anything will catch here, but I am loading my vehicle up with supplies in case it gets out of control and will head down to do what I can.
If there is anyone near me and is in need of any kind of help, let me know. (I promise I am not a crazy killer, just ask my dead wife)
Apparently there's a dude throwing burning socks out of his car to start some of the fires.
wait, what?
Just read about it on the local news. It's only a suspicion at the moment but witnesses have given a description of the vehicle and such so we'll see what happens.
The goddamn evac on the other side of my town is back in effect because of a new fire by the way. I'm getting nervous.
They've brought in a suspect in Smith County, I'm assuming this is the sock guy you're talking about
So, San Diego lost power. Is this a thread to mention that? There is some word that there was an explosion at a power plant way out in the desert I guess.
Big surprise, another awful thing happening in America.
Man... When we get to 2012 this shit is going to get super-worse.
If it makes you feel better, Europe and Japan were ground to dust during WWII and they're doing pretty cool now.
To make you feel worse, 3/4's of the population around the area of modern day Iran was killed by the Mongol Hordes in the 13th century and they only recovered their pre-invasion levels around the 20th century.
I imagine we'll be ok, even if everything goes into the shitter.
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I hope he leaves his body to science. We need to find a fix for whatever the heck he has incase it spreads.
Do wildfires have a preset kill-limit?
I laughed till I cried.
The LA/SD ones are kind of funny, since that's usually what happens every summer anyways.
Yeah unfortunately my aunt and uncle in Bastrop had to evacuate on Sunday, I think. I haven't heard if they've gotten to go back yet. The fire started spreading pretty close to their house. It'd be a damn shame if they lost it. Real nice place. The contractor who worked on my parents' property the last few weeks also lives there.
Just when we were thinking, "Well, we're lucky it's not down here.", he decides to tell us he's off to help.
Great. I hope "Love you. Don't die." aren't the last things I say to him. How awkward.
putin' this here
woo
http://www.kltv.com/link/510293/active-fire-map-tamu
There's a couple near me in Tyler, one of which is practically on top of me according to the map but I don't see any fucking smoke (and it's inside the municipal airport?). Just woke up.
is Dallas close to the fires
I do not want to be ablaze or otherwise on fire
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I just had to get on the phone with my mother to try to explain to her that the evac orders my town was under (on the east side, I'm on the west) were lifted an hour ago. She's convinced I'm gonna burn up anyway.
also, I've realized that I literally have no concept of Texas geography
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One of my friends from work (my boss) just spoke to me and if fire evac orders go up again, we're allowed to leave work. Even if I'm teasing my mom's ability to hyperventilate about things, even I'm a little nervous at this point.
Well, thicker than the usual smog at least.
oh man panties be droppin for some sloths
The fire crawled up the sock to the toes and never actually burned through to my foot. Wooo, textile chemicals.
wait, what?
Just read about it on the local news. It's only a suspicion at the moment but witnesses have given a description of the vehicle and such so we'll see what happens.
The goddamn evac on the other side of my town is back in effect because of a new fire by the way. I'm getting nervous.
edit nevermind i can't read
huh
Put tha booze down.
It's unfortunate that instead of "Let's look at how the nation's power grid" this is gonna become another "OH NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS" issue.
Hopefully the shutdown wasn't over anything severe.
If there is anyone near me and is in need of any kind of help, let me know. (I promise I am not a crazy killer, just ask my dead wife)
They've brought in a suspect in Smith County, I'm assuming this is the sock guy you're talking about
Big surprise, another awful thing happening in America.
Man... When we get to 2012 this shit is going to get super-worse.
To make you feel worse, 3/4's of the population around the area of modern day Iran was killed by the Mongol Hordes in the 13th century and they only recovered their pre-invasion levels around the 20th century.
I imagine we'll be ok, even if everything goes into the shitter.
"Orkses never lose a battle. If we win we win, if we die we die fightin so it don't count. If we runs for it we don't die neither, cos we can come back for annuver go, see!".