Utah Bob #35998

Sure beats the alternative. 😉

I have been following events closely. The fires in Colorado Springs a while back destroyed over 1200 structures and wiped out neighborhoods. As a wildland firefighter in my ranger days I learned a lot about fire behavior, weather, etc. THIS situation seems to be an accumulation of conditions thta have led to an event that no city or state in the country could have either prevented or responded with enough force and assets to do any better. You simply cannot fight fire when winds are hitting 100 mph. Aircraft are grounded and embers can be transported for many miles. If they had all the water in Lake Tahoe available it would have made little difference. Resources sometimes are simply overwhelmed by nature.. When it’s all over, investigations will be conducted, people May be held accountable for some poor planning, like above ground power lines in fire prone areas and budget cuts. But the bottom line is disasters like this are not always someone’s fault. The American culture these days it to point fingers, and some need to be pointed. But I think it’s unrealistic to think that this could have been prevented or quickly stopped, given the environmental conditions that existed. Hopefully massive response from other states coupled with some favorable weather will help. But it’s going to continue to be a hell of a battle. And a very long term recovery. 😪

I was expecting monkies. Sorry.

Yeah. 😖

Found the lighter I lost months ago. I will celebrate! 😁

My dad in high school. 1941

Definitely trying it if winter ever comes!!

Tonight’s repast required me to skip lunch. Which I did albeit with some reluctance. But it was worth it. 7 hour crockpot pineapple habañero chicken, fresh cornbread, mixed veggies and a gravy made from the broth the chicken simmered in all day. In keeping with the pineapple theme, I scooped out half a pineapple, diced the innards and sautéed it in butter and brown sugar. Adding a bit of Ron Zacapa 23 dark rum. Into the hollowed out shell went scoops of Vanilla ice cream. Then the still simmering mélange wa poured over it. Kind of a tropical hot fudge sundae... without the fudge. Quite tasty. This is how I eat pineapple. Not on a dang pizza!

Hard to be grumpy on a day like this. Sorry.

Ahh yes. The Alec Baldwin technique!

Most people equate silent films with tinny piano music. But some elaborate score were written for them and in the larger theaters in cities, full orchestras were the norm.

Harold Lloyd did amazing things!

Muscovy ducks!

Three Emus walk into a bar. Or a petrol station. They’re both expensive!

I am without pest now and can’t lay my hands on old pics. I can only offer this. Robert and Mary

Nothing stays the same.

Great take on the East India Company too! I spent a while explaing to her how amazingly powerful and influential it was. Most people have no idea. Imagine the Disney Empire or awalmart with their own troops. http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-02-04/what-was-the-real-east-india-company-bbc1s-taboo-takes-on-the-formidable-corporation

Yeah! Weird. Dark. Disturbing. Mysterious. I like it!

There was one by the post office the other day that you could smell from 500 yrds approaching!!