Keystone State Thread

Playing sports in these conditions?!?!

 

I believe that @6 gearT444E originally posted this when we got the first round of smoke from Canada...

 

At a customer's house rang the door bell. Garage door wide open. I can smell the dirt weed they are smoking but won't answer the door. But called earlier complaining about ants. How am I suppose to treat your house when you don't answer the door. People that use pest control companies are weirdos. Ok rant over.

 

I get that the smoke is irritating, it's different, maybe a little scary but just keep in mind that this smoke is coming from people's backyards, homes and national parks that are on fire. We have it easy with a bit of smoke.

 

I grew up out west in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Arizona. I'm no stranger to wildfires. I've had family and friends lose everything more than a couple times over the years from them. When I lived in Oregon (northeast Oregon, not Portland area. LOL) I helped the crews put wildfires and brush fires out. Wildfires are a whole different animal from house or structural fires.

 

Still haven’t gotten through to get my tags…

 

Can't like that.

 

I’ve got my 190 and 130, Boss made us get credentialed (cause ya know, the massive brushfire at Sesame Place) … it’s a hard no from me. I’ll stick to the Structural based and technical rescue based tracks of the fire service.

 

It times out, I got my email the other day saying I had 10mins to get my tags… but by the time it loaded my 10mins was up.

 

out side to day was killer like i was sitting right next to a pine wood fire

 

this evening's project...digging up sod to prepare to lay a sidewalk.

 

Yeah I spend a lot of time in the west and in Canada so I've seen quite a bit of the aftermath and driven thru a few dicey areas. I have two friends who have worked the crews in BC. Anytime I see a fire crew I try to drop a case of water or Gatorade or something for them.

 

Smells like campfires down here in the SE corner of the state.

 

Good morning fellow Pennsyltuckyvanians and Othertuckystatians!!!

 

Good morning all TGIF

 

Happy Friday from smokey Centre County <cough> <wheeze>!