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PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:32 pm
 


R=UP R=UP Good to hear you finally have some good news with this situation. Hope it gets to be nothing more than good news for the foreseeable future. Just keep praying for rain......

Damn, doesn't that sound strange for B.C....... :) :)


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:19 am
 


Hyack Hyack:
R=UP R=UP Good to hear you finally have some good news with this situation. Hope it gets to be nothing more than good news for the foreseeable future. Just keep praying for rain......

Damn, doesn't that sound strange for B.C....... :) :)

I'll second that sentiment! Definitely good to hear good news Mowich! [B-o]

This morning is was almost weird to wake up to cloudy skies. When I noticed a few little drops of rain hit my skylight window I headed for my open deck to soak it up. Then as quickly as it started it stopped. Not even enough drops to run down the slanted windows, the moisture just evaporated...

A good overnight rain would be great as it is starting to look very dry around here.


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:37 am
 


Glad to hear good news Mowich.

Bad news here it's raining a steady rain. The fields are never going to dry at this rate. The small farmers are not going to survive if it keeps up like this. The first cut of hay isn't cut yet. Need 6 days dry 2 to dry the fields enough for the tractor and the rest to dry the hay.


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:05 pm
 


Hyack Hyack:
R=UP R=UP Good to hear you finally have some good news with this situation. Hope it gets to be nothing more than good news for the foreseeable future. Just keep praying for rain......

Damn, doesn't that sound strange for B.C....... :) :)


I was watching the Al's vs Stamps game tonight and late in the 4th, the skies opened up and a deluge came down. No time at all everyone was soaked to the skin. I actually yelled at the TV that we could use some of that instead of wasting it on a football game where it neither needed nor wanted. :lol:

The weather app on my laptop tells me that there is a 70% chance of rain on the 21rst. If that happens, I will be outside dancing in the showers. :)


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:08 pm
 


Strutz Strutz:
Hyack Hyack:
R=UP R=UP Good to hear you finally have some good news with this situation. Hope it gets to be nothing more than good news for the foreseeable future. Just keep praying for rain......

Damn, doesn't that sound strange for B.C....... :) :)

I'll second that sentiment! Definitely good to hear good news Mowich! [B-o]

This morning is was almost weird to wake up to cloudy skies. When I noticed a few little drops of rain hit my skylight window I headed for my open deck to soak it up. Then as quickly as it started it stopped. Not even enough drops to run down the slanted windows, the moisture just evaporated...

A good overnight rain would be great as it is starting to look very dry around here.


Nice to know another rain dancer, Strutz......I'll think of you when I dance in our downfall.........when it happens.........if it happens. :lol:


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:15 pm
 


housewife housewife:
Glad to hear good news Mowich.

Bad news here it's raining a steady rain. The fields are never going to dry at this rate. The small farmers are not going to survive if it keeps up like this. The first cut of hay isn't cut yet. Need 6 days dry 2 to dry the fields enough for the tractor and the rest to dry the hay.


I am sorry to hear that, housewife. I was raised on a farm in Saskatchewan and know well the pain of watching your livelihood waste away in the field. The first and only time I saw my father cry was the year a hailstorm wiped out 90% of our crops. Everywhere you looked there were row upon row - thousands upon thousands of broken stalks their plump heads now bent to the ground utterly irretrievable. That was a very tough year. Farming is a tough business and completely dependent upon the weather.


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Watching the sky today has been like viewing time-lapse photography. As fast as the blue skies emerged from the Smoke, the latter would re-appear and start smothering them all over again. Waves of smoke coming and going all day long interspersed with periods of clear blue sky and a brilliant yellow sun. High today was 32'.

We've only been on 5 full days of alert but in some ways it feels so much longer. With 'normal' life somewhat suspended and very little to do other than stay close to home - time hangs heavy. I purposely split a house cleaning into two days so I would have something to keep me busy. If there is no change in our situation by Monday, I've decided to get in touch with my clients and let them know that I am ready to go if they would like me to clean for them. I will be down to one extra dog to look after when my friend returns from Alberta on Sunday. The last guest could be here for awhile as her owners are stuck down in Kamloops until they are allowed back to their home in the 108.

The biggest irritation is the smoke. You can wear a mask over your mouth and nose but there is nothing to be done about it getting into your eyes and all over your skin. Minute particles of ash cover everything outside and manage to find their way into the house through every open window.

Nature amazes me. Through all the smoke and ash the daisies in my field are blooming in abundance. I was over watering a friend's garden today and there too her plants are in full bloom and thriving as are her little box gardens. Unfortunately, our poor Aspens look on the verge of death - but then by this time of year they usually look close to it due to some kind of blight or bug that began attacking them over a decade ago. It goes after the leaves leaving grey snail-trails all over the underside. In spite of that, the leaves will linger long into Autumn and are often the last ones to drop. I figure there is some symbiotic relationship between the tree and it's invader or the Aspens around here would be a thing of the past.

All the shelves were re-stocked when I went over to Canim Lake General Store today. Grace was busy checking to see what she had to add to her list for the next shipment. This one arrived at 7 AM. She called two of her most reliable employees and they had the shelves full and the doors open at 8AM - they must have worked like the possessed. People were already lined up outside when Grace opened the door right on time. I waited until this afternoon to go over. I kidded her about being a TV star, then commented on the free publicity - that put a sparkle in her eyes. She was saying that all the resorts are full and many residents had evacuees from around 100 Mile staying with them - a lot of people depending on a little Mom and Pop enterprise. Grace made a point of mentioning to me that she will not be raising her prices - which didn't surprise me in the least that's just the type of person Grace is, fair and very giving. She might also have mentioned it as there have been rumours of other stores in the Cariboo, raising their prices.

The little spike buck is ruminating in my field right now. I'm wondering if he and Feline had a parting of the ways as they haven't come to the field together in days. He must have suffered some injury to one of his little spikes when he was younger as it is about half the size of his other one. He'll be instantly recognizable all his life.

Ah.....the blue skies in the East are launching a comeback over Canim Lake. I hope they win. :)


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:48 pm
 


Mowich Mowich:
Strutz Strutz:
Hyack Hyack:
R=UP R=UP Good to hear you finally have some good news with this situation. Hope it gets to be nothing more than good news for the foreseeable future. Just keep praying for rain......

Damn, doesn't that sound strange for B.C....... :) :)

I'll second that sentiment! Definitely good to hear good news Mowich! [B-o]

This morning is was almost weird to wake up to cloudy skies. When I noticed a few little drops of rain hit my skylight window I headed for my open deck to soak it up. Then as quickly as it started it stopped. Not even enough drops to run down the slanted windows, the moisture just evaporated...

A good overnight rain would be great as it is starting to look very dry around here.


Nice to know another rain dancer, Strutz......I'll think of you when I dance in our downfall.........when it happens.........if it happens. :lol:

Well hopefully the rain is not accompanied with any lightning. Anywhere.


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 9:12 am
 


Loon Lake under evacuation, Clinton on alert

Ashcroft Reserve fire grows towards the Village of Clinton

Loon Lake is now under an evacuation order. That’s according to Ashcroft Fire Rescue, as members make their way to the area to alert residents.

Meanwhile, the local volunteer fire department is delivering notices in the Village of Clinton as residents remain under an evacuation alert.

The Ashcroft Reserve fire has reached 11,500 hectares in size, according to BC Wildfire Service. Fire crews are preparing for a cold front, forecasted to move through southern B.C. Saturday.

http://www.100milefreepress.net/news/lo ... -on-alert/

Clinton is only 76k south of 100 Mile House, with winds expected to pick up considerably this afternoon this does not bode well for the village nor for how close it could be pushed towards the Mile.


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 3:07 pm
 


Mowich really glad to hear things are back closer to normal. When you mentioned that your local wasn't raising prices reminded me of a place during the ice storm quadrupled their prices. Anything necessary was expensive. One day months later the managers house was sprayed with liquid pig manure. A tragic fertilizing accident or retaliation no one ever claimed responsibility or admitted to it.


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 5:50 pm
 


housewife housewife:
Mowich really glad to hear things are back closer to normal. When you mentioned that your local wasn't raising prices reminded me of a place during the ice storm quadrupled their prices. Anything necessary was expensive. One day months later the managers house was sprayed with liquid pig manure. A tragic fertilizing accident or retaliation no one ever claimed responsibility or admitted to it.


I'd tend to think he got his just desserts, housewife. Taking advantage of people in this type of situation is so despicable.


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:21 pm
 


Went outside this morning to find that a lot more ash had fallen then the light dusting of previous nights. This stuff appears to contain bits of burned needles and possibly slivers of wood or bark. Some of them are so delicate a puff of breath will disintegrate them.

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It was a filthy afternoon here in Eagle Creek. This morning the smoke wasn't too bad and visibility was pretty good. By afternoon everything had changed. Around 3:10, I noticed that a breeze had sprung up. Within 15 minutes the smoke was so thick I started wearing a mask when I went outside.

Prior to the abrupt change in the smoke, I'd received an update from Margo - our CRD director. Our alert has been extended to encompass Mahood Lake and environs. Area L to the south of 100 Mile has also been put on alert as the Ashcroft fire has crossed Loon Lake and is now advancing towards Green Lake.

The winds have been picking up then dieing back down most of the afternoon. Gusts blow in, toss the trees around for a bit then .....vanish. So far, we've yet to see the forecasted 30 - 50kph gusts and I most sincerely hope we don't.

I've been waiting all afternoon to hear that friends of mine have arrived back home. My girl friend Virginia is hoping to get in by the back-road from Clearwater. My other two friends are coming up from Penticton and were planning to come in HWY 24 to the Interlakes intersection. Been calling off and on all afternoon but nobody is back yet. They all have legitimate reasons for coming in, so I don't see why it is taking so long. I did inform all of them that they would most likely be stopped and questioned. The police are being hyper-alert about anyone coming in to the area. They've got enough on their hands with those of us left who are less than stellar citizens of the community. 10 of our number have found themselves in the back of an RCMP cruiser after being caught stealing from the homes of evacuees. One idiot's entire back-seat was taken up with a TV. When he got pulled over it didn't take the officer long to realize he nabbed a perp.

Yet for every story of a bad deed done, there are hundreds that exemplify the goodness and kindness that Canadians have always shown in times of trouble. I thank them all.

As I've been writing this, yet another change in the weather. The breeze coming through my window is noticeably cool. The smoke has diminished considerably and the wind has changed direction. It is still gusty........and still manageable. What we don't want is to have our power knocked out by a falling tree as we have the suspicion that CFC will prevent Hydro from hooking us back up so they can evac us out. There are probably a hundred Hydro trucks in the area. The Island alone sent us something like 30 of them. But we believe CFC will not allow the power back on as they want us out of their hair. There is absolutely no reason other than for health reasons due to the smoke, for those of us remaining, to leave. We are determined to stay until we know there is no other choice and that would mean the fire has finally come for us too. That, even with very strong winds will still take a few days. So, if you are praying for us, pray that the power stays on and the winds die down.........oh and if you have time, that we don't see a lick of lightning. :)


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:49 pm
 


As I write this thousands of people are streaming out of Williams Lake after the city was issued an evacuation order. They are heading S to 100 Mile House where they will be directed to HWY 24 then S again to Kamloops. The population of Willy's Puddle as many of us fondly call it, is around 10,000 odd souls. My prayers are with them tonight.


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