slimt Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 MotherofPearl.. So Sorry to hear of the Situation all you folks are dealing with up in Fort Mc Murray.. I feel so Bad for you people up there.. Im not sure if anyone has posted this.. But the past couple of days has been devastating for Fort mc Murray.. a Major wildfire is determined to wipe out the whole City.. what devastation .. were praying for all you folks up there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Awful. I just read about it on BBC. Godspeed MOP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/04/world/fort-mcmurray-fire-canada/index.html 80,000 people evacuated. Unimaginable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 All is well wife 4 kids and I are at my parents place in cold lake. Been a rough couple days. Not sure if my home is still standing or not. Thanks for your thoughts! Will touch back later on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwalker201 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/04/world/fort-mcmurray-fire-canada/index.html 80,000 people evacuated. Unimaginable. I also read about this. That has to be a unreal situation there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 That is just FULL ON, isn't it? How would they put that out? Hope all is well. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmental Alpinist Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 How would they put that out? They don't. They let it burn out while trying to steer it if possible and hope for rain. Glad to hear you and your family are safe, MOP. My thoughts and prayers are with you and with the amazing firefighters who put it all on the line to save people and their property. Definitely a breed apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDC Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Best wishes, MOP.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 All is well wife 4 kids and I are at my parents place in cold lake. Been a rough couple days. Not sure if my home is still standing or not. Thanks for your thoughts! Will touch back later on My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacamartin Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 MOP...........sending you best wishes for you and yours.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickthemiller Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Saw this on TV over here in the UK. Us guys over here are so fortunate that we don't suffer natural disasters like some folk. Hope everyone is safe and that help is forthcoming to get you all back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Davy Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I had tears in my eyes watching the report on the BBC this lunchtime. My thoughts are with all concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerohead Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Thinking about you and your family MOP! Hang tough buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Thanks fellas! Still so much uncertainty. A couple of us are gonna go busking at a mall here in cold lake Alberta to try and raise some funds. We tried Walmart but they gave us the boot! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Also, I do have my L130 59 Arlo 3/4 and a mandolin with me :) Sadly my 34 OJ reissue j100 xtra 1950 J45 and fender tell stayed back to help fight the fires :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-1854Me Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Also, I do have my L130 59 Arlo 3/4 and a mandolin with me :) Sadly my 34 OJ reissue j100 xtra 1950 J45 and fender tell stayed back to help fight the fires :( Where's the Kopp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Surely do hope everything works out okay for you & all the fine folks up north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Kopp moved on for now. I'm going to do a build later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Surely do hope everything works out okay for you & all the fine folks up north. Thanks bobouz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Prayers for you and your family, MOP. I sure-as-hell hope your home is safe. Hard to believe that in this age of technology, that the fires can't be kept out of a town........Praying for the best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Thanks MP were hoping for the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmental Alpinist Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Hard to believe that in this age of technology, that the fires can't be kept out of a town. Here's an idea of what you're dealing with, MP, with a wildfire. You'll need to watch it full screen and in hi-def to see what's going on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7FQzpADiyE I shot this in what was my backyard a year and a half ago. The little white dot moving across the middle of the screen at the beginning is an air tanker. Realize that the amount of water or retardant it carries can't be larger than the size of the plane. And if there are high winds whipping up the flames and spreading the fire, the planes are grounded. Then visualize the fire extending over several miles or several hundred miles. (A massive fire in SoCal in 2007--lot's of fire resources there, right? San Diego Fire, LA Fire, and the others--resulted in 900,000 people being evacuated. (The number is correct.)) And chances are, if there is a fire at this spot there are probably dozens of others spread out over two or three states (or provinces). Resources spread real thin. Imagine the size of the cajones it takes to fly into the maelstrom this pilot is flying into. In fact, at another fire in the exact opposite direction around the same time period (if I remember correctly) one of the pilots trying desperately to save peoples' houses (and to give us one last road we could escape by if needed) wasn't able to pull out of a maneuver and was killed. Talk about a hero. All of Yosemite grieved that man's death. Then there are the smoke jumpers--people who parachute into these areas with shovels and mattocks and try to divert the fire with little bitty trenches. Definitely not hi-tech there. So, the lesson for us all, MP my friend, is if you ever get a chance to, buy a firefighter a beer. Anyway, MOP, my other friend, hope all is well with y'all and I'm continuing to pray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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