The Fire Thread
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herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
The roll of distant thunder breaks, the afternoon of silence wakes
They hurry through from Petergate as if they know this dance
In fury blind, I drive at night across the moors, the open roads
Beneath the freezing starry skies, racing in some trance
These cities are illusions of some triumph over Nature's laws
We've seen the iron carcass rust and buildings topple into dust
And as the waters rise, it seems we cling to all the rootless things
The Christian lies, technology, while spirits scream and sing
Oh God I love the world
Well I never said I was a clever man but I know enough to understand
That the endless leaps and forward plans will someday have to cease
You blind yourselves with comfort lies like lightning never strikes you twice
And we laugh at your amazed surprise as the Ark begins to sink
This temple that is built so well to separate us from ourselves
Is a power grown beyond control, a will without a face
And watching from outside I wish that I could wash my hands of this
But we are locked together here, in this bittersweet embrace
Oh God I love the world
And if one day the final fire explodes across the whitened sky
I know you've said you'd rather die well make it over fast
With courage from your bravest friends, waiting outside for the end
With no bitterness but an innocence that I can't seem to grasp
I know somehow I will survive - this fury just to stay alive
So drunk with sickness, weak with pain, I can walk the hills one last time
Scarred and smiling, dying slow, I'll scream to no one left at all
I told you so, I told you so, I TOLD YOU SO!!!!
They hurry through from Petergate as if they know this dance
In fury blind, I drive at night across the moors, the open roads
Beneath the freezing starry skies, racing in some trance
These cities are illusions of some triumph over Nature's laws
We've seen the iron carcass rust and buildings topple into dust
And as the waters rise, it seems we cling to all the rootless things
The Christian lies, technology, while spirits scream and sing
Oh God I love the world
Well I never said I was a clever man but I know enough to understand
That the endless leaps and forward plans will someday have to cease
You blind yourselves with comfort lies like lightning never strikes you twice
And we laugh at your amazed surprise as the Ark begins to sink
This temple that is built so well to separate us from ourselves
Is a power grown beyond control, a will without a face
And watching from outside I wish that I could wash my hands of this
But we are locked together here, in this bittersweet embrace
Oh God I love the world
And if one day the final fire explodes across the whitened sky
I know you've said you'd rather die well make it over fast
With courage from your bravest friends, waiting outside for the end
With no bitterness but an innocence that I can't seem to grasp
I know somehow I will survive - this fury just to stay alive
So drunk with sickness, weak with pain, I can walk the hills one last time
Scarred and smiling, dying slow, I'll scream to no one left at all
I told you so, I told you so, I TOLD YOU SO!!!!
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sir crashalot
iMTB Rockstah
Just saw on the news that the eldorado fire was caused by an incendiary device at a gender reveal party at a county park. Hope they stick the expecting couple with the bill for the firefighting/damages
https://www.10news.com/news/wildfir...echnic-device-used-during-gender-reveal-party
https://www.10news.com/news/wildfir...echnic-device-used-during-gender-reveal-party
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Cyclotourist
iMTB Hooligan
Unbelievable... just terrible.
That same thing happened in AZ a couple years ago: https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/11/27/arizona-gender-reveal-wildfire-orig-video.cnn
Sasquatch9billion
iMTB Rockstah
The entire party should get stuck with the tab. Who's going to parties right now?
DangerDirtyD
iMTB Hooligan
It’s been a while, but suddenly I feel like putting on a Dustin Brown sweater and goin’ mosh pitting!
Cyclotourist
iMTB Hooligan
Gender reveal parties - aren't they kind of pretentious? I guess it's part of the "look at me" culture.
Unless one of you reading this had one. Then I am sure it was cool and totally not pretentious.
I imagine it's a thing with younger first time parents. Especially if you're the first ones in your peer group to get knocked up.
Lil' baby Prometheus.
buggravy
iMTB Addict
Read today that AQI today in Mammoth and surrounding area was 300-500. Yikes.
mountaingirl sara
iMTB Hooligan
I say who gives a sheet...some people are so self absorbed.Gender reveal parties - aren't they kind of pretentious? I guess it's part of the "look at me" culture.
Unless one of you reading this had one. Then I am sure it was cool and totally not pretentious.
Derkderkall
iMTB Rockstah
10:55 AM from there corner of Myrtle and Huntington
herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
Hope your digger was without serious consequence.
Oh - never mind. Air Quality took a digger. Got it. So many abbreviations!
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Derkderkall
iMTB Rockstah
Looks like it has reached white saddle.....
mike
iMTB Hooligan
Send!!!!! Despite all those abbreviations!! I was palm sweating that one, good job. It's a blue, tho.
On topic, the AQ in BBL is FUBAR at this point.
UPSed
iMTB Hooligan
Air quality is fine here.Send!!!!! Despite all those abbreviations!! I was palm sweating that one, good job. It's a blue, tho.
On topic, the AQ in BBL is FUBAR at this point.
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mike
iMTB Hooligan
AZ had its share of recent wildfires – nobody's going to be riding the full AZT anytime soon.
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
What about the upcoming race on the AZT?AZ had its share of recent wildfires – nobody's going to be riding the full AZT anytime soon.
mike
iMTB Hooligan
The 300 has a detour, the 750 is not happening, and no access from Jacob Lake to stateline.
SingleTrackJB
Well-Known Member
Never heard of a gender reveal party until this weekend. Sounds pretty dumb to me. Putting a national forest, precious habitat, on fire, is even more dumb. Sigh. Deep sigh. 
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
Wow!
sir crashalot
iMTB Rockstah
Never heard of a gender reveal party until this weekend. Sounds pretty dumb to me. Putting a national forest, precious habitat, on fire, is even more dumb. Sigh. Deep sigh.
https://weather.com/news/weather/video/gender-reveal-party-sparks-wildfire-in-california Go to :36. its not like its a smoke device that gave off aa few sparks accidentaly. Its an actual fiery explosion. These people should not be reproducing at all.
mountaingirl sara
iMTB Hooligan
mtnbikej
J-Zilla
"Let's light these off in this dry grass.....what could go wrong?"
The couple of times I have been out there, it was quite green.
Cyclotourist
iMTB Hooligan
The one at :36 is video from 2018 incident in Arizona, not the Yucaipa one. I linked to it above. They didn't explicitly state that footage was from the AZ one, which I think they should have. Also it's Yucaipa bench, not beach... at least they're trying.
sir crashalot
iMTB Rockstah
Thanks, I wasn’t quite sure if that was from Yucaipa or Arizona. probably a similar device and explosion/ignition
DangerDirtyD
iMTB Hooligan
Cyclotourist
iMTB Hooligan
Hmmm, mid-week afternoon Skyline jaunt could be a thing!