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Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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WTF What a bunch of idiots - I'll bet you couldn't have got a straight pin up the climber's ass with a jackhammer.
We certainly don't try to lift a section like that at that radius - didn't the crane operator see the bow starting? Thats' a bad pick at the mid section anyway. They needed a bigger crane or a chopper for that.

I've got one to decommission here in about ten days, if the weather will cooperate with us. Gets a bit chilly up there this time of year when you're 61.

Hope it goes better than that shitshow.
Around Houston they are just running aircraft into them to bring them down.

It is ridiculous to me that they all but erased the use of gin poles for these decoms.
 
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I’m trying to remember my Fire Academy classes from the mid ‘90’s. IIRC sea water was strongly discouraged for any use except helicopter bucket drops. Unlike shipboard/pier systems, regular wildland and municipal fire pumps weren’t made (metallurgically) for the corrosive sea water. Some jurisdictions might have sea water rated units, but they cost a lot more.
I would sacrifice thousand dollar pumps to save million dollar structures.

Firemen can tear up an anvil with a loaf of bread. We break shit. It's the cost of doing business.
 
I would sacrifice thousand dollar pumps to save million dollar structures.

Firemen can tear up an anvil with a loaf of bread. We break shit. It's the cost of doing business.
And fix it back to operational with a wire coat hanger and riggers tape.

Granted, my background is Mountain/Desert Wild-land, but physical access to the water to fill the engines is a big part of the equation. Engines sunk to the axels in sand don’t help anyone. Do those communities have developed drafting points to utilize the sea water?
 
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Motivational to me anyway… One day only sale for $30 lowers; limit 5 per household:


Yes, the FFL transfer fee will likely double that price, and after all that rigmarole they’re still cheap-ass Anderson lowers. That said, I’ve built up a few of these over the years and have yet to find one out of spec. I might not bet my life on the metallurgy holding up to hard use and abuse, but wouldn’t hesitate to use one as long as I built it, or know and trust the person doing the lower assembly.

I see this as a good opportunity to stock up for potential future needs; these would be a good starting point for “loaner” guns for friends and neighbors if the need ever arose. Family still gets the good stuff, LoL.

Edit: just ordered 5, plus another Aero lower for the ranch. Also found an FFL that will do the transfer for $15, and he does multiple transfers even cheaper.
 
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And fix it back to operational with a wire coat hanger and riggers tape.

Granted, my background is Mountain/Desert Wild-land, but physical access to the water to fill the engines is a big part of the equation. Engines sunk to the axels in sand don’t help anyone. Do those communities have developed drafting points to utilize the sea water?
It’s my understanding that sea state is the biggest problem for them not using sea water. Can’t scoop and get the plane/chopper rocked by a ground swell. Wind isn’t forecasted to subside till mid-week. These fires are far from out.
 
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I would sacrifice thousand dollar pumps to save million dollar structures.

Firemen can tear up an anvil with a loaf of bread. We break shit. It's the cost of doing business.

You are going to have a hard time finding any new Fire Engine less than $1M.

Trucks are around $3M.
$150 Billion in damage so far. 200 new fire engines at $3 Mil each is a rounding error in comparison. A 1000 new engines barley moves the needle.
 
That number is somewhat inflated. Valuing homes at market price is wrong. The land (arguably the most valuable portion of that number in California) still exists. Insurance companies do the same shit with your homeowners policy annually
 
That number is somewhat inflated. Valuing homes at market price is wrong. The land (arguably the most valuable portion of that number in California) still exists. Insurance companies do the same shit with your homeowners policy annually
yes,but the property will be cheaper for Soros et al if the house is a pile of ash.
 
What's the story of her car beyond that Barn Find Hunter episode?
There is some information here. Basically he ( Jim Fitzgerald) gifted it to Linda after he won the National Championship with it. She was a talented driver that he was helping along. As I work on this car and see the way he did things I think if he had worked on the Titanic it would still be a float. I'll get some more information I just have to find it.
https://www.datsun.org/fairlady/Fitzy.htm
 
Salt water will kill vegetation. I don't know that is their excuse though. I was just trying to think of something that the California environmental department could come up with.
You can't save people because you can kill the vegetation. But the fire is going to kill it? Yeah well, shut up and do as you are told. They run storm water back to the ocean and pipe in water from hundreds of miles away to use. Doesn't make sense but.... California.
With this stuff, don't worry about salt

Pressure-treated lumber can contain a variety of chemicals, including:

  • Chromated arsenicals (CCA): A strong preservative that contains chromium, copper, and arsenic. CCA was commonly used in outdoor residential settings from the 1970s to the early 2000s. While CCA is not on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) list of known or suspected carcinogens, arsenic is a known human carcinogen.

  • Alkaline copper quaternary (ACQ): A bactericide, fungicide, and insecticide that doesn't contain chromium or arsenic. ACQ is considered safe for residential use.

  • Copper azole (CA): An antifungal and anti-termite agent that's generally considered safe for indoor and outdoor residential use.

  • Imidacloprid: Kills insects

  • Dichlorooctylisothiazolinone (DCOI): Kills fungi and bacteria

  • Tebuconazole: Fights off copper-tolerant fungi

  • Propiconazole: Fights off copper-tolerant fungi
Pressure-treated lumber should not be burned because the vaporization of the chemicals can be harmful