Mariposa Fire....hows Stephen doing??

Here's a pic Stephen wanted me to post.
 

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My dad was a medical technician working the fire lines for the Red Cross, mostly in Southern California. At one he lost his long time best friend decapitated by a helicopter rotor. Hugh was standing on the bed of a truck and it backed up into it. I particularly remember when dad came home from that one, walked in the door and buried his weeping head in my mother's arms. They both stood there crying as I watched. Fires are dangerous in a lot of ways, possibly even to the children of firefighters. When Paul (my dad) came home after being up at an inferno, he'd be red as a beet and in a terrible brooding mood and would barely talk for a few days, unfortunately quite irritable. When I was younger I recall once asking my mother what was wrong with daddy. Her response was, "Honey, your father has been up at a fire, he'll be alright in a few days". She understood the deal. I always wanted that few days to happen quick. Big fires are terrible terrible...hearing about one going on always brings back memories.
 
Little flare up today while I was on my way home. Took a picture of the column when I was moving the chipper in to tomorrow's site
 

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Dang. Fire is part of the natural ecosystem.

Like a slingshot, hold it back far enough and watch it go!

Glad to see you making it through ok.



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NPR's Marketplace ( biz show ) mentioned some big Forest Products Corporation lost a couple points on Wall Street because the fire depleted some inventory.
 
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Stephen, looks like Nevada there without the casinos :/:
 
Huge Gerry!

Just another day at the funny farm today.
We are trying to install the engine in the brown ford at the shop next door. I hear what sounds to be fire works coming from next door. Some one bought the place and had seemingly a few folks running goats on the property and fixing it up, care taking. I was thinking they had best BE NOT shooting off fireworks. Rob looks over and yells to call it in. Service line arcing and popping. Grab mccleods and and extinguisher, 911 on cell running.. Gate is locked, give 911 our address and say it was next door. Call Katy, get her to wait on fire dept in driveway.. I walk around the back side of one of the houses on my way to the possible fire (only the wires were burning so far) and there is a grow. Plants here, plants there. Us covered in grease and I have my gun on... Perfect.
Powers that be show up. Immediately tell the lead LEO about my concealed carry and lead him back to the burning wires over a shed. Katy comes over. They start asking questions about the neighbours we have seen maybe a couple time about the place and never talked to.
I ask, all done with us?
Yup we can leave. Smooth as silk and no hassles. Whew.
They are still over there. Lights flashing around, about 4-6 LEOs. Probably waiting on a warrant to bust in.
 
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