The latest on the Telegraph fire can be found here. In summary it is at 29,600 acres, 15% containment with 3,500 people fighting it. One of the aircraft they’re using is a DC-10, a three-engine plane that never was successful as an airliner because with an odd number of engines it was always assigned to odd altitudes, had to carry an odd number of passengers and only flew to odd places. This picture was taken at the end of one of the firefighting shifts; the plane is serving strawberry daiquiris to the thirsty crew below.Photo credit: goldrushcam.com
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There was an article in the LA Times (The Incredibly Shrinking Formerly World-class Newspaper) Tuesday the 29th on air tanker use: "Fire officials call them 'CNN drops'." Makes you want to cry. Or move to Outer Slobovia.
Hey, I just saw an Allen's hummingbird in my front yard. Now I feel better.
Too late, Pat. I heard that Outer Slobovia is full.
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