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On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 10:09 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > Surprising people would mess with firefighters. > > I remember seeing a VW beetle someone parked in front of a fire hydrant, > and there was a house fire. The firefighters bashed out windows on both > sides and ran a firehose through his car. No doubt they could have picked > it up and moved it, or called police to have it towed, but this was quicker > and hopefully taught him a lesson. > > > *From:* Steve D <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, August 17, 2015 11:56 AM > *To:* af <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] What to do when the Internet is down... > > The particular fires are in southern BC along the US/Canada border from > Osoyoos over to Rock Creek/Kettle Valley area. > > We've got a temporary service in place relayed from a neighboring WISP > now. It's not a lot, but it's something. Another community north of there > is completely in the dark due to the fires to the south... no phone lines, > no power, not even cell. Logistically, there's nothing we can do for this > community right now either. Reports indicate the power company is setting > up a generator. > > 30 homes were lost in Rock Creek so far, and then there's an effin' idiot > flying a drone which has caused the air support for the fire to be grounded > yesterday. Now *THERE* is someone I hope the black suits find... > > -Steve D > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 6:30 AM, D. Ryan Spott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Where are you at Steve? >> >> ryan >> >> -- >> D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc >> broadband | telco | colo | communities >> PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294 >> 425-939-0047 >> >> On Aug 16, 2015, at 12:52, Steve D <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> We had a bad situation this week where wildfire took out our upstream's >> fiber in one valley which we relay wirelessly over to another valley. We >> had calls from people angry that we weren't driving through the roadblocks >> to fix it. >> >> :( >> >> -Steve D >> >> On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The last row are me during a thunderstorm. >>> >>> *From:* D. Ryan Spott <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Sunday, August 16, 2015 2:07 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] ; [email protected] >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] What to do when the Internet is down... >>> >>> Normally these comics are just humor. The 'complain to your local >>> congressman' is what got me to send it to this group. >>> >>> ryan >>> >>> <eijjfgai.png> >>> >>> -- >>> D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc >>> broadband | telco | colo | communities >>> PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294425-939-0047 >>> >>> >> >> >
