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DemoTex

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24. Which part of California?

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 12:54 AM

Apr 2015

So I can keep an eye on you, fire-wise. I heard a jerk at the general store in Summerhaven, AZ, late today (I ran down for a couple of things for my supper - 45 minute round-trip for 1.6 miles as-the-crow-flies) arguing that we should have NOT suppressed the Miami Fire that started in Summerhaven on Miami Street last Saturday. It is not natural, he argued - obviously not a resident of Summerhaven, which lost 400 structures to the Aspen Fire in 2003. Fortunately, I had taken off my fire clothes. Had on my Appalachian Trail shirt and jeans. He was too stupid to notice that the locals greeted me like a rock-star when I walked in the store (or maybe he thought I was a rock-star, and not just the dude that watched over their fire-prone oasis is the sky island of Mt Lemmon).

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"Put On 'Yer Tin Foil Hats!" [View all] DemoTex Apr 2015 OP

A knock at the lookout door, lol pinboy3niner Apr 2015 #1

Of course I remember you! DemoTex Apr 2015 #5

Fed Ex... they are FED EX these days nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #11

Makes you wonder doesn't it? haikugal Apr 2015 #2

Yep. Waaay south, again. DemoTex Apr 2015 #6

Oh wow, nice. haikugal Apr 2015 #9

Cold wind .. DemoTex Apr 2015 #15

I forgot.. haikugal Apr 2015 #16

No! Way south of Flagstaff. DemoTex Apr 2015 #18

Thx... nt haikugal Apr 2015 #21

Did they probe you? Orrex Apr 2015 #3

I'll just quote Paul Simon on that .. DemoTex Apr 2015 #13

Good to see you 2naSalit Apr 2015 #4

The real black helios are silent DJ13 Apr 2015 #7

Pulls in a chair, nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #12

I was coming home from work in the mid 90's, it was around 5 am, dawn not far off DJ13 Apr 2015 #17

Crazy story nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #25

k&r... spanone Apr 2015 #8

Verrrrry interesting! Suich Apr 2015 #10

I like this sked .. DemoTex Apr 2015 #14

Hi, Mac! Look forward to your photos this season. Hekate Apr 2015 #19

Did you see the PBS thing we did last September? DemoTex Apr 2015 #20

Yes I did, and it was a real pleasure to watch it again just now. Ah, the sight of rain... Hekate Apr 2015 #22

Which part of California? DemoTex Apr 2015 #24

Goleta, contiguous with Santa Barbara, between the mountains and the sea. Beautiful place. Hekate Apr 2015 #27

If there are agricultural property tax exemptions in the area, that'd be one reason. Just sayin' n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #23

Great story, my dear DemoTex! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2015 #26

Ever see strange lights? fadedrose Apr 2015 #28

Love your pics.! Michigan-Arizona Apr 2015 #29

NSA contracts out to Booz Allen Hamilton, which is largely owned by Carlyle Group. Octafish Apr 2015 #30

Small plane circled and circled Mt. Lemmon at and after sunset today royable May 2015 #31