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MagicNakor
08-20-2003, 12:19 AM
Well, the joyous wildfires have finally caught up with me, and I'm on 10 minute evac alert. So, have fun gentlemen. The harddrives are being taken out so I don't lose everything should, heaven forfend, my house burns to the ground.

Play nice.

:ninja:

jay973
08-20-2003, 12:20 AM
Good luck.Hope to see you here again soon. :)

3rd gen noob
08-20-2003, 12:21 AM
good luck (for what it's worth)

Rat Faced
08-20-2003, 12:28 AM
Hell, hope the wind direction changes m8.

Hope you come back to a house in one peice.

clocker
08-20-2003, 01:26 AM
Bon chance.

zapjb
08-20-2003, 01:31 AM
God Bless.

MagicNakor
08-20-2003, 01:32 AM
Well, I&#39;m still here. ;) The wind is changing direction....right into the township. <_< It&#39;s going from southeast to south. Anyhow, if I suddenly drop off the planet for a while, that&#39;d be why. ;) It shouldn&#39;t burn, but you can&#39;t tell with fire.

:ninja:

balamm
08-20-2003, 01:34 AM
What town are you in?

MagicNakor
08-20-2003, 02:00 AM
It&#39;s not on any map. It&#39;s one of the Interior fires, though.

:ninja:

balamm
08-20-2003, 02:03 AM
Mapped or not, I&#39;ve likely been through it at least.

sArA
08-20-2003, 02:03 AM
Hi all... thought I would just pop in....good luck hope the fire goes the other way...

echidna
08-20-2003, 02:23 AM
good luck & take care MagicNakor

i&#39;ve been in similar sitches, and it&#39;s no fun [despite the extra adrenaline]

FuNkY CaPrIcOrN
08-20-2003, 02:44 AM
:huh: What the hell is this all about? :huh:

j2k4
08-20-2003, 03:14 AM
Take good care, MN-keep us updated if you can. ;)

j2k4
08-20-2003, 03:18 AM
Originally posted by FuNkY CaPrIcOrN@19 August 2003 - 21:44
:huh: What the hell is this all about? :huh:
MN lives in an incredibly large grove of, um, potential firewood. :(

MagicNakor
08-20-2003, 06:10 AM
Nah, it&#39;s real firewood. ;) The fire&#39;s doubled in size since last I posted, so..yah. It&#39;s highly unlikely you&#39;ve been through it balaam; it&#39;s about an hour from Kelowna.

What&#39;s going on, FC, is a very large, very out-of-control fire burning in very close proximity to my dwelling of choice. ;) The wind&#39;s blowing it straight into the poor little village.

:ninja:

balamm
08-20-2003, 06:16 AM
well, I&#39;ve walked through Kelowna, kamloops, vernon, naramata, penticton, Enderby? I think it is, all the way down to princeton. I&#39;d still bet I&#39;ve passed through.

FuNkY CaPrIcOrN
08-20-2003, 06:24 AM
Originally posted by MagicNakor@20 August 2003 - 01:10
What&#39;s going on, FC, is a very large, very out-of-control fire burning in very close proximity to my dwelling of choice. ;) The wind&#39;s blowing it straight into the poor little village.

:ninja:
:o Sorry to hear that. :o

What you get for living in the sticks man.I will never leave the City. :D

MagicNakor
08-20-2003, 07:06 AM
Maybe you have then, balamm. ;)

I like seeing the stars though, FC. ;)

:ninja:

titey
08-20-2003, 07:24 AM
Originally posted by MagicNakor@20 August 2003 - 02:06
I like seeing the stars though
That can be easily arranged.... http://www.piczonline.com/client/titey/stick.gif







Seriously though, hope you manage to escape unsinged. ;)

I like living in the boonies too - though it does have it&#39;s drawbacks. :(

Neil__
08-20-2003, 12:21 PM
I have everything crossed for rain for you MagicNakor

Neil

hobbes
08-21-2003, 01:44 AM
To have Neil, Echidna, Clocker, Sara (Whom I thought was dead) and J2K4 in agreement in the same thread gives you celestial powers and me the shivers.

Please use these powers to preserve your sanctuary.

I am blowing the wind in the opposite direction as i do my "rain dance".

j2k4
08-21-2003, 03:24 AM
Is it working, MN? :huh:

MagicNakor
08-21-2003, 04:18 AM
I&#39;m not entirely certain. The fire itself is about 6x the size it was before; indeed, it&#39;s only 5km away from here. But it&#39;s been pretty calm all day/night, so it hasn&#39;t advanced much since last day.

:ninja:

echidna
08-21-2003, 04:43 AM
that&#39;s not all bad MN remember that burned out land is your friend &#39;cause it can&#39;t fuel further fire fronts
have you got all your gutters full of water?

ShockAndAwe^i^
08-21-2003, 05:33 AM
Hi everyone&#33;&#33;
It&#39;s been quite a while since I since I&#39;ve been hear.
I really missed you guys(even echidna)&#33;

I would&#39;nt worry about the fire because I hear it&#39;s only a class C fire.
Use some Ketchup&#33; :lol:

MagicNakor
08-21-2003, 06:13 AM
Hey&#33; I saw my house on the news&#33; Cool&#33; ;)

We&#39;re not able to use any water; it&#39;s all going to the fire trucks.
:rolleyes: If the land&#39;s burnt, so&#39;s my house. I&#39;d rather not have to rebuild, thank you. ;)

It&#39;s over 13,000 hectares (31,200 acres) in size, S&A - that&#39;s far more than the 10-99 acres that classifies a "Class C" wildfire. And growing.

The wind&#39;s picked up again; if I&#39;m still here tomorrow or the next day, I&#39;ll be suprised. ;)

:ninja:

sArA
08-21-2003, 08:20 AM
Oh...boy MN.....if all Canadians were to blow in the same direction...maybe you could blow the fire into the US&#33;&#33;&#33; lol. (no offence intended there yankie maties)

@ Hobbes.......I am fine thanks for asking...been rather busy on my return to the UK. I hope to be able to pop in and rejoin the mud wrestling with you guys periodically.

MagicNakor
08-21-2003, 09:12 AM
:lol: That&#39;d be funny. Except that there&#39;s already a large forest fire burning on the line. Wildfires for everyone&#33; Priced to clear. :lol:

:ninja:

echidna
08-21-2003, 01:57 PM
Originally posted by MagicNakor@21 August 2003 - 16:13
We&#39;re not able to use any water; it&#39;s all going to the fire trucks.
:rolleyes: If the land&#39;s burnt, so&#39;s my house. I&#39;d rather not have to rebuild, thank you. ;):ninja:
i&#39;m suprised, prepared houses are not that hard to protect
and beleive me if you can protect your house while spot fires reduce fuel loads around you, you end up in a much better position
is water short then? no fire dams?
i&#39;ve watched north americans get torched every couple of years while half of aus burns annually and we mostly only suffer property loses, the majority of property protection during fires is done by property occupants

good luck MN

MagicNakor
08-23-2003, 03:38 AM
I had a reply up, then the power went out. ;)

I don&#39;t really remember what it said, other than there&#39;s a very bad drought, the area&#39;s been over 50 days with no rain and temps in the high 30s, but there has been dry lightning. With the high winds, the fire&#39;s jumped the guards a number of times. There was something else too, but I don&#39;t remember right now. ;)

:ninja:

blade1356uk
09-04-2003, 05:32 PM
good luck

Barbarossa
09-04-2003, 05:47 PM
Originally posted by blade1356uk@4 September 2003 - 17:32
good luck
hahahahahaha better late than never, eh? :lol:

MagicNakor
09-05-2003, 02:56 AM
:lol: I guess so. ;)

:ninja:

j2k4
09-10-2003, 01:04 PM
I have been away-

Is all well, MN? :huh:

MagicNakor
09-10-2003, 07:58 PM
I think so. We&#39;re not breathing in smoke daily anymore. ;) And I&#39;ve been taken off evacuation alert. Unfortunately I don&#39;t know much more than that; there hasn&#39;t been any change newsworthy, I suppose.

:ninja:

j2k4
09-11-2003, 06:17 AM
Then I shall continue to endure the discomfort of typing with crossed fingers.

MagicNakor
09-11-2003, 06:59 AM
Ah, you can uncross your fingers any time now, we&#39;ve been getting......rain&#33; :D

:ninja:

j2k4
09-11-2003, 02:30 PM
AAAHHHHHHHHHH......

Thanks, MN. :D

internet.news
09-11-2003, 11:01 PM
remember: sharing your thoughts openly to understand each other better is also important probably more OFFLINE&#33;

thanks anyway, david.

MagicNakor
09-12-2003, 04:23 AM
:blink:

:blink:


You know, you keep saying that. I&#39;m starting to think you&#39;re trying to recruit for a cult. ;)

:ninja:

clocker
09-12-2003, 04:34 AM
Originally posted by MagicNakor@11 September 2003 - 22:23
:blink:

:blink:


You know, you keep saying that. I&#39;m starting to think you&#39;re trying to recruit for a cult. ;)

:ninja:
Either that or some sort of weird typing exercise.

j2k4
09-12-2003, 04:46 AM
Getaround, getaround, he gets around.... :huh: