Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-25 Thread Nick Arnett
On 10/24/07, Charlie Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Back burning is what it's called. Probably wouldn't be able to help > in the current fires - back burning works best in the early fire > season to reduce fuel load in various strategic areas. Once it's too > late in the season, back burning

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-24 Thread David Brin
> Don't you mean personalities, plural? Hrm... you mean the one I download into grays or the one I use for greens? IAAMOAKPC ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-24 Thread Charlie Bell
On 25/10/2007, at 2:38 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: >> > Years ago, I watched a Botsuana movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy", > where the bushman hero used an interesting technique to fight an > out-of-control fire: he used fire to start a controlled fire, > creating a barrier of ashes, so that the unco

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-24 Thread Nick Arnett
On 10/24/07, David Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Diff is, the latter set can't ever point to an actual > action or event, only at a personality. And on THAT > basis... well... I guess I agree with them! ;-) Don't you mean personalities, plural? ;-) Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-24 Thread Robert Seeberger
On 10/24/2007 4:04:13 PM, David Brin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > That's Dr. Brin for you. At Nippon 2007 I happened > > to observe him > > stuff 10,000 yen into the donation box for a fan > > that had to taken to > > the hospital by ambulence. > > SHucks, Jim, that ain't > much. Anyway, >

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-24 Thread David Brin
> That's Dr. Brin for you. At Nippon 2007 I happened > to observe him > stuff 10,000 yen into the donation box for a fan > that had to taken to > the hospital by ambulence. SHucks, Jim, that ain't much. Anyway, it's part of my attempt to create massive fandom cognitive dissonance. Half of the

RE: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-24 Thread David Brin
--- John Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't CERT one of those volunteer programs setup by > FEMA? Dr. Brin, did you > do any training with them? About twenty five hours. Any less would be absurd, any more would eliminate most working parents. See: https://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/

RE: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-24 Thread John Garcia
ssion Subject: Re: Brin: Fire info On Tue, 23 Oct 2007, David Brin wrote: > thanks Nick, > Thanks for asking. Cheryl & the kids & pets are with Cheryl's mom in > her mobile home along el camino real, in a more urban part of > Encinitas. All are fine. > > Last ni

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-24 Thread PAT MATHEWS
l.com/ "You never know who is swimming naked until the tide goes out." Warren Buffett >From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion >To: Killer Bs Discussion >Subject: Re: Brin: Fire info >Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:39:26 -

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-24 Thread Julia Thompson
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007, David Brin wrote: thanks Nick, Thanks for asking. Cheryl & the kids & pets are with Cheryl's mom in her mobile home along el camino real, in a more urban part of Encinitas. All are fine. Last night I stood on the hilltop behind my home, looking up Lone Jack Road at hills

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-24 Thread Nick Arnett
On 10/24/07, Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Years ago, I watched a Botsuana movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy", > where the bushman hero used an interesting technique to fight an > out-of-control fire: he used fire to start a controlled fire, > creating a barrier of ashes, so that th

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-24 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Charlie Bell wrote: > > Maybe once this dies down and people have a chance to take stock, > people in bushfire zones in the US will take a look at the > strategies used Down Under. With it being the start of the fire > season here, the "Make a Plan - Leave Early or Stay And Fight" > stuff i

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-24 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Charlie Bell wrote: > > Maybe once this dies down and people have a chance to take stock, > people in bushfire zones in the US will take a look at the > strategies used Down Under. With it being the start of the fire > season here, the "Make a Plan - Leave Early or Stay And Fight" > stuff i

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-24 Thread Charlie Bell
On 24/10/2007, at 1:04 PM, David Brin wrote: > > Ever wonder what happened to civil defense, in an era > of high techHomelandSecurity? It’s guys like me… > heaven help us! Maybe once this dies down and people have a chance to take stock, people in bushfire zones in the US will take a look at

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-23 Thread Nick Arnett
If you haven't found it already, the county web site has lots of good info, updated regularly: http://www.sdcountyemergency.com/ That's where I finally found the map that helped me figure out that you still have a house. Nick On 10/23/07, David Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We did take tw

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-23 Thread David Brin
We did take two vanloads of stuff away along with kids. But I was never ordered out and things seem to be getting better. Thanks all! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-23 Thread Nick Arnett
On 10/23/07, David Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > thanks Nick, > Thanks for asking. Cheryl & the kids & pets are with > Cheryl's mom in her mobile home along el camino real, > in a more urban part of Encinitas. All are fine. > > Last night I stood on the hilltop behind my home, > looking up L

Re: Brin: Fire info

2007-10-23 Thread David Brin
thanks Nick, Thanks for asking. Cheryl & the kids & pets are with Cheryl's mom in her mobile home along el camino real, in a more urban part of Encinitas. All are fine. Last night I stood on the hilltop behind my home, looking up Lone Jack Road at hillside lines of fire near Del Dios Highway. I