Ugh! Makes my back hurt thinking about sleeping on the tracks of a CAT! That is an experience I don’t want!
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Ugh! Makes my back hurt thinking about sleeping on the tracks of a CAT! That is an experience I don’t want!
I have a board that fits on it and a bed roll, you sleep in the position you first laid down, no turning.
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The wife's aunt, uncle and cousin all lost their homes to fire in Oregon.
We have fires north and south of us but nothing closer than about 20 miles, so far. My worry is about the idiot hunters that are out in the woods right now. Why in the hell would there be any hunting seasons starting in August in dry country?!?
We have fires north and south of us but nothing closer than about 20 miles, so far. My worry is about the idiot hunters that are out in the woods right now. Why in the hell would there be any hunting seasons starting in August in dry country?!?
OMG, that is horrible! Has to be very traumatic to lose your home. I’m so sorry Arctic. Praying your home stays safe.
We have fires to the north and south of our house. I have a pretty good clue how some of these fires start. You wouldn’t believe how many people I see around my neck of the woods that throw lit cigarettes out of their car windows. From what I can tell, it’s the visitors to the Indian casinos we have in abundance here. Double dumb *****!
So sorry to hear that.
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The wife hasn't heard from them so we don't know where they went. We heard that they only had 10 minutes to get out.
Fire is the only disaster that worries me. Last week we finially found a company that would insure our home, outbuildings and livestock. Very expensive.
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So sorry to hear that Arctic. I hope they are OK.
We’ve had massive wild fires in 2003, 2007 and 2010. Many, many, many people that we know have had their fire insurance cancelled by the fat cat insurance companies because they consider our area ‘high risk’. We are fortunate that our policy hasn’t been given the heave-ho....yet.
Damn, Sorry Arctic 
I wouldn't want to be in the backwoods hunting during fire season. People have no clue, they have no control over there lives in these fire outbreaks, they get disoriented in the smoke and they are done. Foolish
I wouldn't want to be in the backwoods hunting during fire season. People have no clue, they have no control over there lives in these fire outbreaks, they get disoriented in the smoke and they are done. Foolish
Washington fires ravage 330,000 acres in 24 hours
https://www.foxnews.com/us/washington-fires-tear-through-more-than-330000-acres-in-24-hours
https://www.foxnews.com/us/washington-fires-tear-through-more-than-330000-acres-in-24-hours
Now if it was Washington DC that was burning I’m not sure how much I would care.
Caveat to your statement, as long as DC was burning with the Congress in their building. LOL There are so many ignorant voters these days we would still end up with paid off, self centered ones replacing them anyway.
All the animals are off the property we are taking turns for 8 hours at a time, we are all staying at the house in town. The smoke got too heavy we couldn’t breath, eyes are burned, throat is raw. My dog was puking, it was time to leave, the kids will take turns watching the property, the house in town is smoky pretty bad but not as bad as the property. I don’t wish this on anyone!
Nancy Pelosi’s hair would explode in flames just from the massive amount of hair spray on it.
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Maverick, you have my prayers and best wishes sent to you. Keep everyone safe! Let us know when things get back to normal.
Sorry the see your difficulties. Keeping my fingers crossed for you and yours. Stay safe.
Arctic, how are you guys doing?
Their are People worse off than me regarding these fires, those people should be kept in our thought prayers, so far I’ve been very lucky, right now, the one fire is still a ways away and not threaten right now.
Their are People worse off than me regarding these fires, those people should be kept in our thought prayers, so far I’ve been very lucky, right now, the one fire is still a ways away and not threaten right now.
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The smoke is so heavy here that our eyes and throats burn, we're stuffed up, it's hard to breath and we're coughing a lot. If we could we'd leave this place until the smoke clears out. Its pretty miserable right now. The nearest fire is about 20 miles south, maybe less now.
Stay inside and keep the smoke out. Smoke is nothing to mess with. Leave if you have to.
I smelled smoke when I went outside a few minutes ago! 
No need to worry though. It was only the ******* hippies across the street smoking their marijuana.
No need to worry though. It was only the ******* hippies across the street smoking their marijuana.
Mav, my heart goes out to you. Hope you are feeling better and your poor dog is better too. Prayers for you and your family. Prayers for you too Arctic. Stay safe. As hard as it would be to leave, a house is not worth dying over.
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Mav and Arctic, sorry you are caught up in this. Stay safe...as much as you can anyhow. If you can get your hands on P95 respirators, they have activated charcoal that absorbs some of the harmful stuff in smoke. They really work.
I will add you and ArcticDude to my prayers, Maverick. Watching the news regarding the fires is horrific; actually knowing (to a degree, anyway
people that are caught up in makes it worse. Hope things get better for you guys. I am afraid it might be the norm from now. Never would have thought it would get that bad where you are. No where is really safe.
Oregon preparing for wildfires to be 'mass fatality event,' official says
A suspect was charged with two counts of arson for allegedly setting the Almeda Fire in the southern part of the state
More than 10% of the state’s population – around 500,000 people – have been told to evacuate their homes or to be ready to evacuate as the fires continued to destroy everything in their path.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-preparing-for-wildfires-to-be-mass-fatality-event-official-says
A suspect was charged with two counts of arson for allegedly setting the Almeda Fire in the southern part of the state
More than 10% of the state’s population – around 500,000 people – have been told to evacuate their homes or to be ready to evacuate as the fires continued to destroy everything in their path.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-preparing-for-wildfires-to-be-mass-fatality-event-official-says
To give a good example of the smoke.
Seattle
Seattle
Wow. That looks more dangerous than China flu!
That's what we are living in including Arctic, it's not a good environment to be in at the moment.
A friend coming in off the line, the eyes says it all (sorry for the size)
A friend coming in off the line, the eyes says it all (sorry for the size)
Authorities arrest 4 people on arson charges in deadly and massive California, Oregon, and Washington wildfires
California authorities arrested suspect Anita Esquivel for allegedly intentionally setting fires along U.S. 101. She was booked into the Monterey County Jail on arson charges.
Oregon authorities also arrested Michael Jarrod Bakkela, who lived in the woods of Oregon on two counts of arson, 15 counts of criminal mischief, and 14 counts of reckless endangerment.
Oregon Live reports that Bakkela is reportedly responsible for setting one of two major wildfires in the state, which has killed dozens and displaced hundreds.
Oregon State Fire Marshal's office spokesperson Rich Tyler added that the fire Bakkela reportedly set is considered to be one of two origins of the Almeda fire.
Washington authorities arrested two unrelated suspects who reportedly set small fires in the brush in two different areas of freeway.
The FBI on Friday released a statement about reports that "extremists" were responsible for setting wildfires in Oregon.
"FBI Portland and local law enforcement agencies have been receiving reports that extremists are responsible for setting wildfires in Oregon," the statement rad. "With our state and local partners, the FBI has investigated several such reports and found them to be untrue. Conspiracy theories and misinformation take valuable resources away local fire and police agencies working around the clock to bring these fires under control. Please help our entire community by only sharing validated information from official sources."
https://www.theblaze.com/news/autho...ve-california-oregon-and-washington-wildfires
California authorities arrested suspect Anita Esquivel for allegedly intentionally setting fires along U.S. 101. She was booked into the Monterey County Jail on arson charges.
Oregon authorities also arrested Michael Jarrod Bakkela, who lived in the woods of Oregon on two counts of arson, 15 counts of criminal mischief, and 14 counts of reckless endangerment.
Oregon Live reports that Bakkela is reportedly responsible for setting one of two major wildfires in the state, which has killed dozens and displaced hundreds.
Oregon State Fire Marshal's office spokesperson Rich Tyler added that the fire Bakkela reportedly set is considered to be one of two origins of the Almeda fire.
Washington authorities arrested two unrelated suspects who reportedly set small fires in the brush in two different areas of freeway.
The FBI on Friday released a statement about reports that "extremists" were responsible for setting wildfires in Oregon.
"FBI Portland and local law enforcement agencies have been receiving reports that extremists are responsible for setting wildfires in Oregon," the statement rad. "With our state and local partners, the FBI has investigated several such reports and found them to be untrue. Conspiracy theories and misinformation take valuable resources away local fire and police agencies working around the clock to bring these fires under control. Please help our entire community by only sharing validated information from official sources."
https://www.theblaze.com/news/autho...ve-california-oregon-and-washington-wildfires
Oregon, Washington and Idaho
The yellow circle around a cluster of fires is where I am at, or was.
The yellow circle around a cluster of fires is where I am at, or was.
