McLoofus 35,182 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 9 hours ago, ShocksMyBrain said: Anyway, straight out of the box: That's... unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Seen in my neighborhood a few years back. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 9 hours ago, ShocksMyBrain said: I'm glad this thread is working as intended. A picture generates discussion, and discussions result in common ground and further knowledge. Gonna be tough for me not to just post cute pics of my kid and travel pr0n. But I'll try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Refuge 6,663 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Leaving tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 12 minutes ago, Tiger Refuge said: Leaving tracks. Whoa. Bear? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShocksMyBrain 9,364 Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 3 hours ago, McLoofus said: Whoa. Bear? Manbearpig. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUld fAUx@ 2,584 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 3 hours ago, McLoofus said: Whoa. Bear? Too small to be my fault. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM4AU 332 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Refuge 6,663 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, McLoofus said: Whoa. Bear? Yessir. I was working at a national wildlife refuge in the MS delta in Louisiana, wading through palmetto that was at times, head high. I couldn't have seen a bear until it was on my face. I HATE palmetto. Besides beating my legs and arms and ribs and crotch to pieces, it's a great substrate for guinea wasp nests....bad little bastards Edited July 19, 2017 by Tiger Refuge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 29 minutes ago, Tiger Refuge said: Yessir. I was working at a national wildlife refuge in the MS delta in Louisiana, wading through palmetto that was at times, head high. I couldn't have seen a bear until it was on my face. I HATE palmetto. Besides beating my legs and arms and ribs and crotch to pieces, it's a great substrate for guinea wasp nests....bad little bastards No. Uh uh. No, no, no. Noooooope. Absolutely not. Given the choice, I'd take my chances with the bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,148 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 The view of the 'ham from the top of Children's in Southside on a hot summer day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUld fAUx@ 2,584 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Tiger Refuge said: Yessir. I was working at a national wildlife refuge in the MS delta in Louisiana, wading through palmetto that was at times, head high. I couldn't have seen a bear until it was on my face. I HATE palmetto. Besides beating my legs and arms and ribs and crotch to pieces, it's a great substrate for guinea wasp nests....bad little bastards Another of those can-not-like posts, but my sympathies are all yours. Closest I got is a summer job sitting in barrier-island marshes, in a folding lawn chair, swatting fiddler crabs out of my lap while I read a book. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Refuge 6,663 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 4 hours ago, AUld fAUx@ said: Another of those can-not-like posts, but my sympathies are all yours. Closest I got is a summer job sitting in barrier-island marshes, in a folding lawn chair, swatting fiddler crabs out of my lap while I read a book. I guess my job is like a lot of professions, you gotta love it....and be a bit sick in the head to really enjoy it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Refuge 6,663 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 One more work pic, then I'll stop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTiger 7,798 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 22 hours ago, McLoofus said: Seen in my neighborhood a few years back. more than like, love it. Cool neighborhood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,148 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, SaltyTiger said: more than like, love it. Cool neighborhood Not with the pear thieves, it's not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 3 hours ago, SaltyTiger said: more than like, love it. Cool neighborhood 3 hours ago, Bigbens42 said: Not with the pear thieves, it's not. Both posts more spot on than you think. East Atlanta Village is, by any measure, a cool neighborhood... except the crime measure. City living, the good and the bad. 14 hours ago, Tiger Refuge said: One more work pic, then I'll stop. Post as many as you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Refuge 6,663 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 With love, from Yosemite. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUld fAUx@ 2,584 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Tiger Refuge said: With love, from Yosemite. Wow! Actually took the beginner's Wildfire-Fighter course @ Oak Mountain (~B'ham) a few years back. Though I passed, I quickly learned that (1.) I was way too old and out of shape to even imagine it as a vocation and (2.) hung-up snags in the overhead trees are dangerous, even well away from the fire. Our "lab" was conducted around a (very well) controlled burn. I was led to believe that (steeper, faster chimneys) the Western mountains could be downright scary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Refuge 6,663 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, AUld fAUx@ said: Wow! Actually took the beginner's Wildfire-Fighter course @ Oak Mountain (~B'ham) a few years back. Though I passed, I quickly learned that (1.) I was way too old and out of shape to even imagine it as a vocation and (2.) hung-up snags in the overhead trees are dangerous, even well away from the fire. Our "lab" was conducted around a (very well) controlled burn. I was led to believe that (steeper, faster chimneys) the Western mountains could be downright scary. Your belief is correct. Fire out West is a whole 'nother beast. The fire in this picture was a backing fire. My 20 man crew spent a week prepping the fireline for the backfiring operation. The fuels in the park were astoundingly dry. Most of the unplanned ignitions out west the last few years have resulted in ecosystem altering fire effects. Edited July 20, 2017 by Tiger Refuge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUld fAUx@ 2,584 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tiger Refuge said: Your belief is correct. Fire out West is a whole 'nother beast. The fire in this picture was a backing fire. My 20 man crew spent a week prepping the fireline for the backfiring operation. The fuels in the park were astoundingly dry. Most of the unplanned ignitions out west the last few years have resulted in ecosystem altering fire effects. Holy....., I mean Thank you for your service. Not sure when picture was taken, but are things any better out there this year? I gather they're finally getting some water, but that doesn't change the fact that even the litter, grown in a dryer environment is just, plain, more resinous than even my pines... ETA - ...and I sort'a value old-growth pine knots down here as lighter wood." Edited July 20, 2017 by AUld fAUx@ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Refuge 6,663 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, AUld fAUx@ said: Holy....., I mean Thank you for your service. Not sure when picture was taken, but are things any better out there this year? I gather they're finally getting some water, but that doesn't change the fact that even the litter, grown in a dryer environment is just, plain, more resinous than even my pines... ETA - ...and I sort'a value old-growth pine knots down here as lighter wood." Thanks a bunch. Seriously. I'm just glad I can pitch in my small part. Things are are marginally better. While things are more "normal", a lot of the precip fell in a short duration. Years of drought are difficult to erase. Plus, years of mismanaging ecosystems takes a while to "fix". And yes, fatty pine is an excellent fire starter. In fact, if one has lighter knot, one doesn't need much else to have a nice, roaring fire in short order. ETA-This picture was taken during the Rim Fire in 2013. At the time, it was the largest fire in CA history at just shy of 1/4 million acres. It was 'uge. Edited July 21, 2017 by Tiger Refuge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUld fAUx@ 2,584 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 11 hours ago, Tiger Refuge said: Thanks a bunch. Seriously. I'm just glad I can pitch in my small part. Things are are marginally better. While things are more "normal", a lot of the precip fell in a short duration. Years of drought are difficult to erase. Plus, years of mismanaging ecosystems takes a while to "fix". And yes, fatty pine is an excellent fire starter. In fact, if one has lighter knot, one doesn't need much else to have a nice, roaring fire in short order. ETA-This picture was taken during the Rim Fire in 2013. At the time, it was the largest fire in CA history at just shy of 1/4 million acres. It was 'uge. Many Thanks, and Stay Safe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTiger 7,798 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 11 hours ago, Tiger Refuge said: Thanks a bunch. Seriously. I'm just glad I can pitch in my small part. Things are are marginally better. While things are more "normal", a lot of the precip fell in a short duration. Years of drought are difficult to erase. Plus, years of mismanaging ecosystems takes a while to "fix". And yes, fatty pine is an excellent fire starter. In fact, if one has lighter knot, one doesn't need much else to have a nice, roaring fire in short order. ETA-This picture was taken during the Rim Fire in 2013. At the time, it was the largest fire in CA history at just shy of 1/4 million acres. It was 'uge. Good stuff, thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 20 hours ago, Tiger Refuge said: With love, from Yosemite. YAAAAAAAASSSS well except forest fires are often, in reality, extremely uncool. But... FIRE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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