OT: An OT thread unlike any other.

[sabremike]

Tops Friendly Markets preparing bankruptcy filing (E5)
Winn-Dixie and Tops Owners Are Said to Prepare for Bankruptcy

Tops bought the Hannafords in my town last year so I'm hoping it doesn't end up being shut down in the wake of the filling. Maybe it gets bought by Wegmans, hey we all can dream...

 

[old kummelweck]

tops never mops, just look at the floors....

 

[Mike McDermott]

So how I have been spending my Fridays:

This was the backline ignition, I was on the brushtruck for suppression:
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This is some of my handywork, doing spot ignition from the drag line into the middle of the stand:

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Hang on, this may also be a picture of the Sabres season. @joshjull

Coincidentally (or possibly not), I watched "Only the Brave", about the Granite Mountain Hotshots. It was an excellent movie. Very well made and very emotional.

 

[joshjull]

So how I have been spending my Fridays:

This was the backline ignition, I was on the brushtruck for suppression:
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This is some of my handywork, doing spot ignition from the drag line into the middle of the stand:

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Hang on, this may also be a picture of the Sabres season. @joshjull

That looks pretty cool. Never had to deal with forest fires in my career thankfully. A few brush fires but that's it.

How is it kept under control with the scale you're working with?

I'd also ask what you're majoring in or your connection to this. I rarely come in this thread so I'm at at loss trying to comprehend why you're working with forest fires.

 

[Chainshot]

That looks pretty cool. Never had to deal with forest fires in my career thankfully. A few brush fires but that's it.

How is it kept under control with the scale you're working with?

I'd also ask what you're majoring in or your connection to this. I rarely come in this thread so I'm at at loss trying to comprehend why you're working with forest fires.

Wildland firefighting is part of forest management. I’m at the forestry school at the University of Florida. Control is mostly a matter of weather conditions and ignition. We laydown a back line at one of our fire breaks. In this instance we used spot fires on a grid pattern to make sure that we never had more than about 10 feet on fire at one time. And the specifications for the weather are fairly tightly controlled. Humidity, wind speeds, smoke mixing height, ambient temperature: They all play a part in determining if we can get the permit to burn.

 

[joshjull]

Wildland firefighting is part of forest management. I’m at the forestry school at the University of Florida. Control is mostly a matter of weather conditions and ignition. We laydown a back line at one of our fire breaks. In this instance we used spot fires on a grid pattern to make sure that we never had more than about 10 feet on fire at one time. And the specifications for the weather are fairly tightly controlled. Humidity, wind speeds, smoke mixing height, ambient temperature: They all play a part in determining if we can get the permit to burn.

Forest management is quite the career switch. Sounds like a very interesting change of pace.

Those fire controls seem quite methodical.

 

[Chainshot]

Forest management is quite the career switched. Sounds like a very interesting change of pace.

Those fire controls seem quite methodical.

Officially I'm in "natural resource management" which is the bullshit program where I get to pick a majority of my classes.

Best part of my week is fire ecology. We have a professor on staff who was a 10-year western wildland firefighter before she got into teaching. I could get into the why's and wherefore's of the whole thing, but suffice to say it's a hoot.

 

[sabresfan129103]

So I know we have a lot of transplants around here. I'm thinking about maybe moving out of the Buffalo area because I don't like the housing market despite having a pretty decent paying job. I don't really have anything keeping me here, all my friends are married/moved away. It looks like down south is the way to go, Tennessee/Oklahoma and Texas (depending on the area) all seem to have pretty reasonable costs of living. I'm not too worried about finding a job as I have a skill set that should enable me to get a job anywhere. So based on experience where's a good place to move to? I'm open to anything.

 

[Chainshot]

So I know we have a lot of transplants around here. I'm thinking about maybe moving out of the Buffalo area because I don't like the housing market despite having a pretty decent paying job. I don't really have anything keeping me here, all my friends are married/moved away. It looks like down south is the way to go, Tennessee/Oklahoma and Texas (depending on the area) all seem to have pretty reasonable costs of living. I'm not too worried about finding a job as I have a skill set that should enable me to get a job anywhere. So based on experience where's a good place to move to? I'm open to anything.

Make a list of what is important to you and then start seeing what ticks the most boxes. Then work from that.

 

[brian_griffin]

Officially I'm in "natural resource management" which is the bull**** program where I get to pick a majority of my classes.

Best part of my week is fire ecology. We have a professor on staff who was a 10-year western wildland firefighter before she got into teaching. I could get into the why's and wherefore's of the whole thing, but suffice to say it's a hoot.

Work colleague of mine from years ago (we still keep in touch. He ran production I ran engineering for our Dept.) was ex-us army attaché for a general. Prior to that he was a fire jumper but I don’t recall why/how the military was involved in that, unless they support the USFS.
He definitely had a couple harrowing experiences where they had to get inside the foil tents and ride through a flashover or whatever it’s called. Scary “stuff”.

 

[brian_griffin]

So I know we have a lot of transplants around here. I'm thinking about maybe moving out of the Buffalo area because I don't like the housing market despite having a pretty decent paying job. I don't really have anything keeping me here, all my friends are married/moved away. It looks like down south is the way to go, Tennessee/Oklahoma and Texas (depending on the area) all seem to have pretty reasonable costs of living. I'm not too worried about finding a job as I have a skill set that should enable me to get a job anywhere. So based on experience where's a good place to move to? I'm open to anything.

AFAIK Texas has little to no income tax but high property tax. My sister is in Oklahoma. I’ve visited once since she’s been there. Love her to death but there is nothing about OK which appeals to me. I’d take high NYS taxes over the OK terrain any day.
Tennessee is nice. Haven’t lived there but have visited west/Memphis, central/Nashville, and east/Knoxville.
Texas is freaking huge. I’d advise a couple visits first if you contemplate living there, given the diversity of locales.

 

[valet]

Work colleague of mine from years ago (we still keep in touch. He ran production I ran engineering for our Dept.) was ex-us army attaché for a general. Prior to that he was a fire jumper but I don’t recall why/how the military was involved in that, unless they support the USFS.
He definitely had a couple harrowing experiences where they had to get inside the foil tents and ride through a flashover or whatever it’s called.

Those tents actually work? That amazes me.

 

[brian_griffin]

Those tents actually work? That amazes me.

there may have been a couple people in his squad who didn’t make it. I’ll ask next time I see him.

 

[Gras]

Those tents actually work? That amazes me.

They didn't work for Granite Mountain.

 

[Chainshot]

They didn't work for Granite Mountain.

Didn't save the guys at Mann Gulch either who didn't backfire around themselves.

 

[Chainshot]

Work colleague of mine from years ago (we still keep in touch. He ran production I ran engineering for our Dept.) was ex-us army attaché for a general. Prior to that he was a fire jumper but I don’t recall why/how the military was involved in that, unless they support the USFS.
He definitely had a couple harrowing experiences where they had to get inside the foil tents and ride through a flashover or whatever it’s called. Scary “stuff”.

Not sure -- I know early smokejumpers were often ex-paratroopers since they already had the training and some had adrenaline junkie habits.

 

[valet]

Speaking of smoke and fires and stuff, I quit cigarettes and am now living that vape life y'all, but like any non-bro type now I feel oddly self conscious.

Funny stuff.

 

[Club]

Speaking of smoke and fires and stuff, I quit cigarettes and am now living that vape life y'all, but like any non-bro type now I feel oddly self conscious.

Funny stuff.

I've vaped for a year and a half. I regret it. I cant even do much biking or playing in pick up because my lungs are just drenched in glycol. lol

 

[Chainshot]

We are burning a new stand tomorrow, 15 acres, lots of fuel.

 

[valet]

I've vaped for a year and a half. I regret it. I cant even do much biking or playing in pick up because my lungs are just drenched in glycol. lol

I'm vaping tobacco straight up, none of that weird nicotine liquid. It's been about a week and I have noticed massive improvements. The constant throat phlegm and congested ears have almost gone away completely, I feel like I am breathing easier, it tastes better, I don't smell like smoke, I do it way less than cigs, I save money, etc.

I didn't know that the glycol in ecigs had that effect over time. I'm glad I didn't go that route. I read it was harmless though. Are you sure you're just not out of shape?

 

[Club]

I'm vaping tobacco straight up, none of that weird nicotine liquid. It's been about a week and I have noticed massive improvements. The constant throat phlegm and congested ears have almost gone away completely, I feel like I am breathing easier, it tastes better, I don't smell like smoke, I do it way less than cigs, I save money, etc.

I didn't know that the glycol in ecigs had that effect over time. I'm glad I didn't go that route. I read it was harmless though. Are you sure you're just not out of shape?

Well to be honest, I workout everyday and I'm out of breath easily. I used to play numerous sports when I was younger but my cardio has always been bad. so theres that. But riding my bike in the spring has gotten harder ever since I started vaping, but that's just me.

 

[valet]

Well to be honest, I workout everyday and I'm out of breath easily. I used to play numerous sports when I was younger but my cardio has always been bad. so theres that. But riding my bike in the spring has gotten harder ever since I started vaping, but that's just me.

I'll take your word for it then. Will report any long term effects if I can remember.

 

[brian_griffin]

I'm vaping tobacco straight up, none of that weird nicotine liquid. It's been about a week and I have noticed massive improvements. The constant throat phlegm and congested ears have almost gone away completely, I feel like I am breathing easier, it tastes better, I don't smell like smoke, I do it way less than cigs, I save money, etc.

I didn't know that the glycol in ecigs had that effect over time. I'm glad I didn't go that route. I read it was harmless though. Are you sure you're just not out of shape?

I'm not a smoker / vaper, and I'm not a chemical expert, but not clear to me a food and cosmetic additive like propylene glycol would have an abundance of long-term inhalation data vs. the more likely available long-term ingestion data.

 

[TehDoak]

Awww yiss, only 2 years of waiting

 

[valet]

I'm not a smoker / vaper, and I'm not a chemical expert, but not clear to me a food and cosmetic additive like propylene glycol would have an abundance of long-term inhalation data vs. the more likely available long-term ingestion data.

I read a little bit more about this after last night's game. The only studies that exist that I could find that involved humans was one involving people that worked around and with fog machines. There were no long-term negative health effects observed. This obviously isn't the best data though, since the glycol in ecigs is inhaled directly and at a higher level of concentration.

FDA approved for ingestion. Unknown as far as inhalation is concerned. I'm very curious as to what the science tells us in say, 20 years, about the safety of these substances. My intuition says they're ok.