And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Cool Picture. Looks like the water drop might be a little late.
A buddy of mine worked on water bombers. He told me that the roots may still be burning for weeks after a forest fire with the potential of re-igniting the forest. To prevent that water bombers saturate the ground after the visible fire has been extinguished. Al_in_Ottawa
I salvage logged a big burn back in the late '80s. On the way into the job in the interior of the fire was a big Sugar Pine with a catface that was still burning months after the fire was contained. It was spooky to see the flames flickering in the dark on the way into work.
It was a very large fire that was back in the days when the Forest Service was serious about salvage logging. At the height of the logging there were 300 loads a day coming off of that ridge.
Training run?
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DeleteThat's a Billings Flying Service Chinook. There was one on contract flying near me this summer.
^ What he said about mopping up.
DeleteA buddy of mine worked on water bombers. He told me that the roots may still be burning for weeks after a forest fire with the potential of re-igniting the forest. To prevent that water bombers saturate the ground after the visible fire has been extinguished.
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I salvage logged a big burn back in the late '80s. On the way into the job in the interior of the fire was a big Sugar Pine with a catface that was still burning months after the fire was contained. It was spooky to see the flames flickering in the dark on the way into work.
DeleteIt was a very large fire that was back in the days when the Forest Service was serious about salvage logging. At the height of the logging there were 300 loads a day coming off of that ridge.
We used this stuff called "Wet Water" that penetrated into plants and trees. It was slimy.
DeleteRecent wildfire in People's Republic of Connecticut.
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