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    Bless you all, and I hope you don't need any extra. Just remember, stuff is stuff, and though it would be a pain to start over, don't try to be a hero and tough it out if it gets close.
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    Aw, ---t!

    Yesterday we were told that our old buddy "El Nina" ... or el nino ... or whatever, has re-appeared (cooling of tropical Pacific Ocean waters) and that means that Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma will probably be blessed with continuing drought, heat, and all the other happiness that goes with it, for coming months or years.

    It's just gotta be man-made global warming.

    This summer has been miserable. Close to 100 days of 100+ degrees, and that ain't exactly easy on us "high mileage" (geezer) types. Yesterday we had a grass fire less than a mile from our house but it was handled quickly by a close by fire house. It got only two or three acres.

    The fire started right beside the highway, which would probably indicate a tossed cigarette butt.

    In my opinion, the wrong butt went out the window.


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    YellowMello, that appears to be taken around the Austin Airport,looking east. Torched homes now stands at over 1400 in the Bastrop Fire. The elite search teams are now going house to house in search of more fatalaties. People have evacuated to realatives and other places,so it's hard to get a handle on the head count.

    Credentials of some volunteer fire fighters were not the type required for this type fire and they were sent home. This just blows my mind,I suspect that FEMA came in and took the effort over from the good ole boys. That will come out later, right now the fire should be their main concentration. A plane from the west coast got here wed. and is sitting because no pilot is available to fly it. I guess we Texans don't fly that type of aircraft. Just venting sorry ???
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    collapseprb_t400_fsharpen.jpgOr you can be in my part of the country where we have the opposite of drought - 14 plus inches of rain in the past week or so
    "CAPITAL REGION — The cresting Mohawk River washed out the approach to the Route 103 bridge in Glenville, temporarily closed all bridges across the river in Schenectady County and once again rose into the city’s soaked Stockade neighborhood Thursday afternoon."

    Some of the bridges are open now after inspection. In the photo are gate houses for the Erie Canal


    You Texans - stay safe !!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Dalton View Post
    YellowMello, that appears to be taken around the Austin Airport,looking east. Torched homes now stands at over 1400 in the Bastrop Fire. The elite search teams are now going house to house in search of more fatalaties. People have evacuated to realatives and other places,so it's hard to get a handle on the head count.

    Credentials of some volunteer fire fighters were not the type required for this type fire and they were sent home. This just blows my mind,I suspect that FEMA came in and took the effort over from the good ole boys. That will come out later, right now the fire should be their main concentration. A plane from the west coast got here wed. and is sitting because no pilot is available to fly it. I guess we Texans don't fly that type of aircraft. Just venting sorry ???
    Thanks for the pin point on the locale - - - I've been there many times but not in about 10 years and things change so much. I got some more pics from my buddy today and I may post them up later. As far as whose fault it is, it has been my experience that "anything" the GOOBERMENT has their finger in it, then it will take a loooooong time and cost loooooots of taxpayers money. Just my "onion" !
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    (Current Photos from Yesterday and Today)
    A close friend of my Son in Law's sent him these pics today with HIS comments.

    Choppers at Colorado River about 5 miles from the fire.



    A Friend's House

    View from Smithville looking West into Bastrop

    State Park Entrance


    Austin Skyline

    Smithville yesterday afternoon

    Taken from his mother-in-laws back yard.

    Down the road about a mile on the right is his Dad's neighborhood.
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    Wholey crap! I hope everyone has sense to evacuate. Like Bob said, possessions are just that, not worth our lives!
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    that is a horrible sight. please everyone stay safe.
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    Texas is really hurting right now !
    WARNING: Some of these are VERY GRAPHIC a

    Dry Season: The Texas Drought of 2011 - Collective Vision | Photoblog for the Austin American-Statesman
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    thanks for the link mello. unimageable.
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    The pictures speak volumes about how bad things really are in Texas! Going to take a long time for the state to recover from this catastrophe!
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    Man!
    That's bad!
    Those cows were in very poor condition, so even when they're sold they won't realise much; they're virtually valueless.
    My heart goes out to all those trying to make a living in conditions like that.
    Nothing upsets a farmer more than watching his stock die in front of his eyes and being powerless to do anything about it.
    And then there are those who have lost their lives and possessions in fires...

    That's tragic.

    (Thanks for the links Mello...they really brought the situation to life.)
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    sad to see the conditions people are living in with the fires and drought. Poor cattle, fish and other animals, not to mention the farmers and tourist businesses
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    the stress level is killing me. every time i hear the train i cringe. if i can just last until it rains and the leaves drop i'll be ok. then i'm gonna be a firewood farmer for a while . i gave my hay to a friend who is trying to save his breeders. just could not charge 85 bucks for 35 dollar hay.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shine View Post
    the stress level is killing me. every time i hear the train i cringe. if i can just last until it rains and the leaves drop i'll be ok. then i'm gonna be a firewood farmer for a while . i gave my hay to a friend who is trying to save his breeders. just could not charge 85 bucks for 35 dollar hay.
    Shine the thing that worries me is there is little rain in site,I'm talking about a period that is frightening . We have had over 80 days of triple digit temperatures,Sept. is usually cooler. Today it is, as yesterday going to be another record temperature day. Like you I am starting to worry about the neighbors that are trying to keep their ranches hoping to see better times. I sold my ranch back about 6 yrs ago and I consider my self lucky. The people are having it rough with the drought plus all the fires,and etc.

    I'm thinking of a move (not running) to a cooler area as I can not take the heat. I am heat stroke prone since a near attack and have been in all summer.
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