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[antcollinet]

Next day:
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Named "Airport" fire, it got even worse overnight.
The small rising smoke -on the right of the lifeguard tower ladder- went "wild" a few hours after this (nuke-looking) outburst.
We are surrounded by (but protected from) other local fires in San Bernardino and LA Counties.
The only threat is the to the antenna-farm at that peak and comm antennas at Mt. Baldy.
This all should make for a great sunset tonight.

Take care - those wild fires can move fast and unpredictably. Make sure you have an escape route planned. A boat and the ocean are probably particularly effective

(I've been listening to a "True Survival" podcast series - at least three episodes of which involved people trapped by wildfires. In all cases all the forecasts said it wouldn't get near them.)

 

[Doodski]

Take care - those wild fires can move fast and unpredictably. Make sure you have an escape route planned. A boat and the ocean are probably particularly effective

(I've been listening to a "True Survival" podcast series - at least three episodes of which involved people trapped by wildfires. In all cases all the forecasts said it wouldn't get near them.)

I am S100 certified for forest fire fighting. I took the course when I lived in a small city where a forest fire was getting very close to the city. The fires generate their own weather and that sometimes means the fire goes in unpredictable directions. The super heat comes in 3 forms. Radiant, convection and conduction but the convection and radiant heat are the worst of them in this situation. I heard from a experienced wildland forest fire fighter that at a distance of 1500 feet (457m) they could not stand the heat of the candling trees as the fire's superheated air and radiant heat caused trees in the fire path to spontaneously ignite without a flame applied. The description included vivid terms that defined a hurricane like/roaring tornado thing that carried burning branches and even entire burning trees around in the air currents. Weather reports are critical but eyes on the fire are the best method of predicting the airflows and such. The fireproof tents that fighters are equipped with in Canada are called, "Shake and bake tents." Canada does not issue these tents because by this time the fighters are supposed to be long gone from the fire's path of destruction and because the tents do not protect enough for a viable shelter as can be seen in some USA fire fighters' deaths when they took shelter in the shake and bake tents. So get out fast if a forest fire is coming and no sightseeing because you may well be in something that is inescapable or worse if that is even possible.

 

[Sal1950]

The fireproof tents that fighters are equipped with in Canada are called, "Shake and bake tents." Canada does not issue these tents because by this time the fighters are supposed to be long gone

What genius ever imagined that a "tent" would be viable shelter from the flames?
Must have been a government agency.

 

[Doodski]

What genius ever imagined that a "tent" would be viable shelter from the flames?
Must have been a government agency.

Have you ever seen a space blanket in a small cube of very thin material. The shake and bake tents are similar in that they are about a foot long and maybe about 5" square on the ends and made of a heat reflective very thin material. They are designed to be hip carried on a belt etc or stuffed into a backpack. There is a forest fire fighter movie that I remember (I think they did going off my foggy memory.) uses them near the end of the movie where the firefighters where cooked inside the tents as a desert fire raged across/over them. If in a raging forest fire with branches and trees blowing around the occupant(s) would be seriously injured by the flying debris etc.

Only the Brave (2017) ⭐ 7.6 | Action, Biography, Drama

2h 14m | PG-13

www.imdb.com

 

[pseudoid]

Take care - those wild fires can move fast and unpredictably. Make sure you have an escape route planned. A boat and the ocean are probably particularly effective

Nah! We are not the ChickenLittle family [yet].
Wildfire speeds (=tortoise) don't worry those who live in the shake-rattle-n-roll places (=rabbit).
Our only escape plans (for both above scenarios) include the backstroke, mental notes on locations of most neighborhood motorcycles, and keeping our car gas tanks full.

 

[antcollinet]

Nah! We are not the ChickenLittle family [yet].
Wildfire speeds (=tortoise) don't worry those who live in the shake-rattle-n-roll places (=rabbit).
Our only escape plans (for both above scenarios) include the backstroke, mental notes on locations of most neighborhood motorcycles, and keeping our car gas tanks full.

Don't take it personally. A number of the episodes have been people fallen overboard, or surviving a sunk vessel. A friend of mine had been invtied to go sailing on a yacht in the med. He got a lecture on checking all the safety gear and knowing where all the emergency beacons and radios were and how to use them. And finding out what to do if the skipper became incapacitated. Most of the stories go south due to incidents being compounded by insufficient preparation combined with inability to call in help.

 

[Stephen]

 

[pseudoid]

[Don't] take it personally. A number of the episodes have been people fallen overboard, or surviving a sunk vessel. A friend of mine had been invited to go sailing on a yacht in the Med. He got a lecture on checking all the safety gear and knowing where all the emergency beacons and radios were and how to use them. And finding out what to do if the skipper became incapacitated. Most of the stories go south due to incidents being compounded by insufficient preparation combined with inability to call in help.

We all should take it personally. Thanks!

Sunrise

2023/10/24 (AP) ...By the time the scuba dive boat sank off the Southern California coast after catching fire, 34 people had been killed in the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. The Labor Day tragedy in 2019 spurred changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and civil lawsuits....

...Middle of the night, ...all asleep, ..phone battery-chargers were originally blamed.
You can search for breach of protocols, lack of crew preparations, ... and the gory details, along w/results of court cases, at your own discretion.
I wonder who came up with that term "cluster-f*ck" ...that really applies here, there, everywhere!

 

[antcollinet]

We all should take it personally. Thanks!
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Sunrise

...Middle of the night, ...all asleep, ..phone battery-chargers were originally blamed.
You can search for breach of protocols, lack of crew preparations, ... and the gory details, along w/results of court cases, at your own discretion.
I wonder who came up with that term "cluster-f*ck" ...that really applies here, there, everywhere!

My friend was away when that super yacht sank while moored of Sicily. due to a rougue water spout that capsized it. Even then it wouldn't have sunk, except due to the very hot weather many of the hatches and doors were open.7 of the 22 people on board died.

I did have a moment, but then realised the boat he was on was 42ft, and the one that sank was 184ft. I guessed from that they were not the same one.

 

[pseudoid]

Our Myers lemon tree that produces twice a year (of about 200/5months) makes all of us in the neighborhood happy... I guess this little-fellow got nothing to be sad about either!

 

[Doodski]

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Our Myers lemon tree that produces twice a year (of about 200/5months) makes all of us in the neighborhood happy... I guess this little-fellow got nothing to be sad about either!

Lemons are ~$1.25 to ~$1.50 each where I live. 200 of them would be a great addition to my diet. I purchase them regularly.

 

[Sal1950]

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Our Myers lemon tree that produces twice a year (of about 200/5months) makes all of us in the neighborhood happy... I guess this little-fellow got nothing to be sad about either!

But it's green, isn't that a lime?

Lemons are ~$1.25 to ~$1.50 each where I live. 200 of them would be a great addition to my diet. I purchase them regularly.

I avoid them, there are many here calling me a "sour puss" already.

 

[pseudoid]

IMO >>You are more of a 'bitter puss'.

I avoid them, there are many here calling me a "sour puss" already.
But it's green, isn't that a lime?

I'll post the following factoids for the benefit of others:

Your lemons may not yet be fully ripe. So just wait a bit longer. Depending on your climate and local conditions, lemons can take up to 9 months or longer to ripen!In subtropical and tropical climates with mild winter temperatures, lemons tend to continually flower and can produce multiple crops throughout the year. For example, in QLD, NT, WA and northern/coastal NSW, Australia, lemons develop in around 6-7 months. It’s quite common for fruit year round. In southern growing areas of NSW, SA and VIC, fruit is slower to mature, and may take 8-9 months.

Why are my Lemons Staying Green not Yellow? - The Micro Gardener

Lemons not ripening? Staying green too long? Discover 5 reasons why your lemons may be slow developing + easy ways to tell when they are ready to harvest.

themicrogardener.com

They are ripe, when all the green is gone out of them.

ADD: I had posted the photo, for the green grasshopper, which will not turn yellow!

 

[Sal1950]

They are ripe, when all the green is gone out of them.

Damn, seriously? Lemons can take 6 months to a year to ripen?

 

[pseudoid]

Damn, seriously? Lemons can take 6 months to a year to ripen?

It all... \/\/

/\/\ ...on a variety of factors! /\/\
... we get about four bushels (of lemons) a year.
One neighbor makes Limoncello booze out of it. Another one makes lemon bars and baked good with them.
My house drink has become ice-water with lemon juice... besides my quad espresso shots in the AM.

 

[10dB Down]

 

[Sal1950]

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BOOOOM. LOL
Ya gotta love it!

 

[pseudoid]

BOOOOM. LOL
Ya gotta love it!

Like I said: \/\/

/\/\ ...on a variety of factors! /\/\

In this case: "Location, location, location!"

 

[mhardy6647]

IMO >>You are more of a 'bitter puss'.

I'll post the following factoids for the benefit of others:

Why are my Lemons Staying Green not Yellow? - The Micro Gardener

Lemons not ripening? Staying green too long? Discover 5 reasons why your lemons may be slow developing + easy ways to tell when they are ready to harvest.

themicrogardener.com

They are ripe, when all the green is gone out of them.

ADD: I had posted the photo, for the green grasshopper, which will not turn yellow!

conventional wisdom:
sour <=> acidic
bitter <=> basic (alkaline)

 

[pseudoid]

conventional wisdom:
sour <=> acidic
bitter <=> basic (alkaline)

Not wise nor sophisticated but per wikipedia:

Taste receptors in the mouth sense the five basic tastes: sweetness, sourness, saltiness, bitterness, and savoriness

When I taste a ripe lemon < = > sour
When I taste a ripe lime < = > bitter
My taste buds must not determine tastes by 'conventional wisdom'.