Random Thought Thread

Sadly the local news is reporting that a bunch of horses have already died before they could be rescued :(

The area engulfed by the wildfire north of me is an area well known for its ranches and groves. Terrible stuff.

The fires got a whole herd up here this year too. Corpses looked straight out of war zone. Man these fires can go when they go. Crazy fast.
 
How do those wildfires get under control? Do they eventually burn out or are they put out by fire depts? Also, how do they start? It's insane that thousands of acres can be burned, homes and livelihoods ruined all in hours or days!
 
It’s pretty bad here in ventura ca
We have had steady 30 mph winds , with gusts up to 80 . This fire has been the worst I have seen , spread so quick .
Still going North
 
It’s pretty bad here in ventura ca
We have had steady 30 mph winds , with gusts up to 80 . This fire has been the worst I have seen , spread so quick .
Still going North

Hey Jake, apologies for forgetting you!

Ours has spread very fast and is currently burning up about 5000 acres at 0% containment. It was at 1000 acres with 0% at around 2:00 PM today. I'm gonna go get some stuff put together just in case although this is about a good 15 miles North of me, but I don't trust this sh*t to leave it till the last moment in case we get those mandatory evacuation alerts.

The propane tanks on those farms and groves in the fires path have not helped either as some have exploded and accelerated the course of these fires westward toward Camp Pendelton and Oceanside, CA :mad:
 
How do those wildfires get under control? Do they eventually burn out or are they put out by fire depts? Also, how do they start? It's insane that thousands of acres can be burned, homes and livelihoods ruined all in hours or days!

Winds dying down and increased humidity would be great help to the firefighters but none of those conditions are in the forecast. In fact, we are expecting more gusts and warmer temps in the next few days! In the meantime, just battling it with arial drop of retardants and on the ground, but the frigging embers dance in these winds for hundreds of yards before they fall on the dried out palm and eucalyptus trees which are tinderboxes! They can start by malicious acts such as arson, dumb acts like someone throwing a cigarette butt outta a moving car on the freeway, electrical problems at someone's home or something as innocuous as a car throwing a spark while going down the road. Reports have it that our County's (North san Diego) started at a mobile home site and that site burned down by almost 70%.
 
casino it’s horrible we have 115,000 acres and 400 homes burnt . Seems like fires are starting up all over so cal .
Be safe
 
I hope so Jake... The State's firefighting resources are getting really tested this time around :mad:
 
@CataD, @aquatimer, @Benson X, @Turth, Shark01 Shark01 , @pwrdbycotn, @woodysone, @sre1, I have to try and turn my leather working brain off for a couple of days and I don't like it. I'm supposed to preside over my sister's marriage on Saturday at about 5pm CST. I haven't read the thing I'm supposed to say yet and I plan on throwing up before and after(maybe during if I'm really planning some fun) for a good long time, drinking a lot, and being back home to get back to work by 11pm Saturday night. I'm on it, I promise. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

I already gave up on my promise/threat of wearing flannel, this dang red head sister of mine is killing me.
 
@CataD, @aquatimer, @Benson X, @Turth, Shark01 Shark01 , @pwrdbycotn, @woodysone, @sre1, I have to try and turn my leather working brain off for a couple of days and I don't like it. I'm supposed to preside over my sister's marriage on Saturday at about 5pm CST. I haven't read the thing I'm supposed to say yet and I plan on throwing up before and after(maybe during if I'm really planning some fun) for a good long time, drinking a lot, and being back home to get back to work by 11pm Saturday night. I'm on it, I promise. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

I already gave up on my promise/threat of wearing flannel, this dang red head sister of mine is killing me.


lol, No problem my friend! Enjoy the wedding (as much as you can!)
 
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