Fires near my house again!

Fires near my house again, will it even end? My rides now consist of
checking out what been torched since my previous rides. Copters and planes,
Copters and planes and smelly smoke makes for some dizzying rides!

B-

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...nes-california

Fire Rages Near Yosemite

Three structures are lost and scores of homes evacuated as more than 400
acres burn.

By Eric Malnic, Times Staff Writer

A wind-driven brush fire continued to burn out of control near Yosemite
National Park on Thursday night after destroying at least three structures
and scorching more than 400 acres, officials said.

"It's spreading fast," said Judy Ward, a spokeswoman for the California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "There are lots of homes in the
area, and people are being evacuated."

Ward said the fire, of suspicious origin, started about 2 p.m. near Mormon
Bar, a rural community in Mariposa County, about 35 miles northeast of
Merced.

Fanned by winds, the flames moved rapidly into large stands of dry grass and
chaparral south of the town of Mariposa. Daytime temperatures were in the
90s and relative humidity was low.

"The winds are causing a lot of the difficulty," said Diane Crisp, a
spokeswoman for the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, where a temporary
evacuation center was set up.

"The smoke is going way up, maybe 1,000 feet in the air," she said.

About 250 firefighters were battling the blaze, which was 20% contained by
about 9:30 p.m.

Air tankers had made water drops until nightfall.

Crisp said scores of homes had been evacuated. Many residents went to the
fairgrounds, which had few permanent structures suitable for housing.

"The fair is opening tomorrow," she said, "so there's already a lot of
people there."

Kent Gosting, a transportation planner working in Mariposa, said trucks in
town were being commandeered to help haul livestock away from the flames.

Ward and Crisp said there had been several arson brush fires in the area in
recent weeks, leading to suspicion that the same person may have started
Thursday's blaze.

"Sierraman" wrote in message
...
Fires near my house again, will it even end? My rides now consist of
checking out what been torched since my previous rides. Copters and
planes,
Copters and planes and smelly smoke makes for some dizzying rides!

B-


http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...nes-california

Fire Rages Near Yosemite

Three structures are lost and scores of homes evacuated as more than 400
acres burn.

By Eric Malnic, Times Staff Writer

A wind-driven brush fire continued to burn out of control near Yosemite
National Park on Thursday night after destroying at least three structures
and scorching more than 400 acres, officials said.

"It's spreading fast," said Judy Ward, a spokeswoman for the California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "There are lots of homes in
the
area, and people are being evacuated."

Ward said the fire, of suspicious origin, started about 2 p.m. near Mormon
Bar, a rural community in Mariposa County, about 35 miles northeast of
Merced.

Fanned by winds, the flames moved rapidly into large stands of dry grass
and
chaparral south of the town of Mariposa. Daytime temperatures were in the
90s and relative humidity was low.

"The winds are causing a lot of the difficulty," said Diane Crisp, a
spokeswoman for the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, where a temporary
evacuation center was set up.

"The smoke is going way up, maybe 1,000 feet in the air," she said.

About 250 firefighters were battling the blaze, which was 20% contained by
about 9:30 p.m.

Air tankers had made water drops until nightfall.

Crisp said scores of homes had been evacuated. Many residents went to the
fairgrounds, which had few permanent structures suitable for housing.

"The fair is opening tomorrow," she said, "so there's already a lot of
people there."

Kent Gosting, a transportation planner working in Mariposa, said trucks in
town were being commandeered to help haul livestock away from the flames.

Ward and Crisp said there had been several arson brush fires in the area
in
recent weeks, leading to suspicion that the same person may have started
Thursday's blaze.

I went for a ride up that way and took a few shots, but the guy in the road
in one of these photos told me to beat a trail, so I had to turn back. I
spotted the smoke in the hot spot in the photo and told the guy about it,
but that didn't gain me any favor to stay any longer to take a few shots.
There were inmates working up the road and I guess it made him nervous. The
fire was mostly contained today. The house in the photo survived but burnt
all around his house and the horse in the photo must of been nervous.

http://216.219.161.193/temp/1.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/2.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/3.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/4.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/5.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/6.jpg

Sierraman wrote:
"Sierraman" wrote in message
...
Fires near my house again, will it even end? My rides now consist of
checking out what been torched since my previous rides. Copters and
planes,
Copters and planes and smelly smoke makes for some dizzying rides!

B-



http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...nes-california

Fire Rages Near Yosemite

Three structures are lost and scores of homes evacuated as more than
400
acres burn.

By Eric Malnic, Times Staff Writer

A wind-driven brush fire continued to burn out of control near
Yosemite
National Park on Thursday night after destroying at least three
structures
and scorching more than 400 acres, officials said.

"It's spreading fast," said Judy Ward, a spokeswoman for the
California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "There are lots of homes
in
the
area, and people are being evacuated."

Ward said the fire, of suspicious origin, started about 2 p.m. near
Mormon
Bar, a rural community in Mariposa County, about 35 miles northeast
of
Merced.

Fanned by winds, the flames moved rapidly into large stands of dry
grass
and
chaparral south of the town of Mariposa. Daytime temperatures were
in the 90s and relative humidity was low.

"The winds are causing a lot of the difficulty," said Diane Crisp, a
spokeswoman for the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, where a temporary
evacuation center was set up.

"The smoke is going way up, maybe 1,000 feet in the air," she said.

About 250 firefighters were battling the blaze, which was 20%
contained by
about 9:30 p.m.

Air tankers had made water drops until nightfall.

Crisp said scores of homes had been evacuated. Many residents went
to the
fairgrounds, which had few permanent structures suitable for housing.

"The fair is opening tomorrow," she said, "so there's already a lot
of
people there."

Kent Gosting, a transportation planner working in Mariposa, said
trucks in
town were being commandeered to help haul livestock away from the
flames.

Ward and Crisp said there had been several arson brush fires in the
area
in
recent weeks, leading to suspicion that the same person may have
started
Thursday's blaze.

I went for a ride up that way and took a few shots, but the guy in
the road
in one of these photos told me to beat a trail, so I had to turn
back. I
spotted the smoke in the hot spot in the photo and told the guy about
it,
but that didn't gain me any favor to stay any longer to take a few
shots.
There were inmates working up the road and I guess it made him
nervous. The
fire was mostly contained today. The house in the photo survived but
burnt
all around his house and the horse in the photo must of been nervous.

http://216.219.161.193/temp/1.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/2.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/3.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/4.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/5.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/6.jpg

Could you please resize these in the future? They don't have to be so large.

"Kyle Legate" wrote in message
...
Sierraman wrote:
"Sierraman" wrote in message
...
Fires near my house again, will it even end? My rides now consist of
checking out what been torched since my previous rides. Copters and
planes,
Copters and planes and smelly smoke makes for some dizzying rides!

B-




http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...nes-california

Fire Rages Near Yosemite

Three structures are lost and scores of homes evacuated as more than
400
acres burn.

By Eric Malnic, Times Staff Writer

A wind-driven brush fire continued to burn out of control near
Yosemite
National Park on Thursday night after destroying at least three
structures
and scorching more than 400 acres, officials said.

"It's spreading fast," said Judy Ward, a spokeswoman for the
California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "There are lots of homes
in
the
area, and people are being evacuated."

Ward said the fire, of suspicious origin, started about 2 p.m. near
Mormon
Bar, a rural community in Mariposa County, about 35 miles northeast
of
Merced.

Fanned by winds, the flames moved rapidly into large stands of dry
grass
and
chaparral south of the town of Mariposa. Daytime temperatures were
in the 90s and relative humidity was low.

"The winds are causing a lot of the difficulty," said Diane Crisp, a
spokeswoman for the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, where a temporary
evacuation center was set up.

"The smoke is going way up, maybe 1,000 feet in the air," she said.

About 250 firefighters were battling the blaze, which was 20%
contained by
about 9:30 p.m.

Air tankers had made water drops until nightfall.

Crisp said scores of homes had been evacuated. Many residents went
to the
fairgrounds, which had few permanent structures suitable for housing.

"The fair is opening tomorrow," she said, "so there's already a lot
of
people there."

Kent Gosting, a transportation planner working in Mariposa, said
trucks in
town were being commandeered to help haul livestock away from the
flames.

Ward and Crisp said there had been several arson brush fires in the
area
in
recent weeks, leading to suspicion that the same person may have
started
Thursday's blaze.

I went for a ride up that way and took a few shots, but the guy in
the road
in one of these photos told me to beat a trail, so I had to turn
back. I
spotted the smoke in the hot spot in the photo and told the guy about
it,
but that didn't gain me any favor to stay any longer to take a few
shots.
There were inmates working up the road and I guess it made him
nervous. The
fire was mostly contained today. The house in the photo survived but
burnt
all around his house and the horse in the photo must of been nervous.

http://216.219.161.193/temp/1.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/2.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/3.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/4.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/5.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/6.jpg

Could you please resize these in the future? They don't have to be so
large.

True, but then many have cable and DSL, and like bigger. 56k doesn't fly too
well. Germany broadband is growing nationwide.

Sierraman wrote:
"Kyle Legate" wrote in message
...
Sierraman wrote:
"Sierraman" wrote in message
...
Fires near my house again, will it even end? My rides now consist
of
checking out what been torched since my previous rides. Copters and
planes,
Copters and planes and smelly smoke makes for some dizzying rides!

B-





http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...nes-california

Fire Rages Near Yosemite

Three structures are lost and scores of homes evacuated as more
than 400
acres burn.

By Eric Malnic, Times Staff Writer

A wind-driven brush fire continued to burn out of control near
Yosemite
National Park on Thursday night after destroying at least three
structures
and scorching more than 400 acres, officials said.

"It's spreading fast," said Judy Ward, a spokeswoman for the
California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "There are lots of
homes
in
the
area, and people are being evacuated."

Ward said the fire, of suspicious origin, started about 2 p.m. near
Mormon
Bar, a rural community in Mariposa County, about 35 miles northeast
of
Merced.

Fanned by winds, the flames moved rapidly into large stands of dry
grass
and
chaparral south of the town of Mariposa. Daytime temperatures were
in the 90s and relative humidity was low.

"The winds are causing a lot of the difficulty," said Diane Crisp,
a
spokeswoman for the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, where a temporary
evacuation center was set up.

"The smoke is going way up, maybe 1,000 feet in the air," she said.

About 250 firefighters were battling the blaze, which was 20%
contained by
about 9:30 p.m.

Air tankers had made water drops until nightfall.

Crisp said scores of homes had been evacuated. Many residents went
to the
fairgrounds, which had few permanent structures suitable for
housing.

"The fair is opening tomorrow," she said, "so there's already a lot
of
people there."

Kent Gosting, a transportation planner working in Mariposa, said
trucks in
town were being commandeered to help haul livestock away from the
flames.

Ward and Crisp said there had been several arson brush fires in the
area
in
recent weeks, leading to suspicion that the same person may have
started
Thursday's blaze.

I went for a ride up that way and took a few shots, but the guy in
the road
in one of these photos told me to beat a trail, so I had to turn
back. I
spotted the smoke in the hot spot in the photo and told the guy
about
it,
but that didn't gain me any favor to stay any longer to take a few
shots.
There were inmates working up the road and I guess it made him
nervous. The
fire was mostly contained today. The house in the photo survived but
burnt
all around his house and the horse in the photo must of been
nervous.

http://216.219.161.193/temp/1.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/2.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/3.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/4.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/5.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/6.jpg

Could you please resize these in the future? They don't have to be so
large.

True, but then many have cable and DSL, and like bigger. 56k doesn't
fly too
well. Germany broadband is growing nationwide.

I _do_ have DSL, but I still think they're too big. Big enough to fit on the
screen is big enough.

On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 18:29:10 +0200, Kyle Legate wrote:
I _do_ have DSL, but I still think they're too big. Big enough to fit on the
screen is big enough.

They fit on *my* screen, ahem.

"Kyle Legate" wrote in message
...
Sierraman wrote:
"Kyle Legate" wrote in message
...
Sierraman wrote:
"Sierraman" wrote in message
...
Fires near my house again, will it even end? My rides now consist
of
checking out what been torched since my previous rides. Copters and
planes,
Copters and planes and smelly smoke makes for some dizzying rides!

B-






http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...nes-california

Fire Rages Near Yosemite

Three structures are lost and scores of homes evacuated as more
than 400
acres burn.

By Eric Malnic, Times Staff Writer

A wind-driven brush fire continued to burn out of control near
Yosemite
National Park on Thursday night after destroying at least three
structures
and scorching more than 400 acres, officials said.

"It's spreading fast," said Judy Ward, a spokeswoman for the
California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "There are lots of
homes
in
the
area, and people are being evacuated."

Ward said the fire, of suspicious origin, started about 2 p.m. near
Mormon
Bar, a rural community in Mariposa County, about 35 miles northeast
of
Merced.

Fanned by winds, the flames moved rapidly into large stands of dry
grass
and
chaparral south of the town of Mariposa. Daytime temperatures were
in the 90s and relative humidity was low.

"The winds are causing a lot of the difficulty," said Diane Crisp,
a
spokeswoman for the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, where a temporary
evacuation center was set up.

"The smoke is going way up, maybe 1,000 feet in the air," she said.

About 250 firefighters were battling the blaze, which was 20%
contained by
about 9:30 p.m.

Air tankers had made water drops until nightfall.

Crisp said scores of homes had been evacuated. Many residents went
to the
fairgrounds, which had few permanent structures suitable for
housing.

"The fair is opening tomorrow," she said, "so there's already a lot
of
people there."

Kent Gosting, a transportation planner working in Mariposa, said
trucks in
town were being commandeered to help haul livestock away from the
flames.

Ward and Crisp said there had been several arson brush fires in the
area
in
recent weeks, leading to suspicion that the same person may have
started
Thursday's blaze.

I went for a ride up that way and took a few shots, but the guy in
the road
in one of these photos told me to beat a trail, so I had to turn
back. I
spotted the smoke in the hot spot in the photo and told the guy
about
it,
but that didn't gain me any favor to stay any longer to take a few
shots.
There were inmates working up the road and I guess it made him
nervous. The
fire was mostly contained today. The house in the photo survived but
burnt
all around his house and the horse in the photo must of been
nervous.

http://216.219.161.193/temp/1.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/2.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/3.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/4.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/5.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/6.jpg

Could you please resize these in the future? They don't have to be so
large.

True, but then many have cable and DSL, and like bigger. 56k doesn't
fly too
well. Germany broadband is growing nationwide.

I _do_ have DSL, but I still think they're too big. Big enough to fit on
the
screen is big enough.

true, 800x600 would do, but IE 6.0 will resize the photos automatically to
fit your browser. According to stats, more users now use 1024x768 then
800x600, and 1280x1024 is much more common now with cheaper prices on
monitors.

"Sierraman" wrote in message
...

"Kyle Legate" wrote in message
...
Sierraman wrote:
"Kyle Legate" wrote in message
...
Sierraman wrote:
"Sierraman" wrote in message
...
Fires near my house again, will it even end? My rides now consist
of
checking out what been torched since my previous rides. Copters and
planes,
Copters and planes and smelly smoke makes for some dizzying rides!

B-







http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...nes-california

Fire Rages Near Yosemite

Three structures are lost and scores of homes evacuated as more
than 400
acres burn.

By Eric Malnic, Times Staff Writer

A wind-driven brush fire continued to burn out of control near
Yosemite
National Park on Thursday night after destroying at least three
structures
and scorching more than 400 acres, officials said.

"It's spreading fast," said Judy Ward, a spokeswoman for the
California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "There are lots of
homes
in
the
area, and people are being evacuated."

Ward said the fire, of suspicious origin, started about 2 p.m. near
Mormon
Bar, a rural community in Mariposa County, about 35 miles northeast
of
Merced.

Fanned by winds, the flames moved rapidly into large stands of dry
grass
and
chaparral south of the town of Mariposa. Daytime temperatures were
in the 90s and relative humidity was low.

"The winds are causing a lot of the difficulty," said Diane Crisp,
a
spokeswoman for the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, where a temporary
evacuation center was set up.

"The smoke is going way up, maybe 1,000 feet in the air," she said.

About 250 firefighters were battling the blaze, which was 20%
contained by
about 9:30 p.m.

Air tankers had made water drops until nightfall.

Crisp said scores of homes had been evacuated. Many residents went
to the
fairgrounds, which had few permanent structures suitable for
housing.

"The fair is opening tomorrow," she said, "so there's already a lot
of
people there."

Kent Gosting, a transportation planner working in Mariposa, said
trucks in
town were being commandeered to help haul livestock away from the
flames.

Ward and Crisp said there had been several arson brush fires in the
area
in
recent weeks, leading to suspicion that the same person may have
started
Thursday's blaze.

I went for a ride up that way and took a few shots, but the guy in
the road
in one of these photos told me to beat a trail, so I had to turn
back. I
spotted the smoke in the hot spot in the photo and told the guy
about
it,
but that didn't gain me any favor to stay any longer to take a few
shots.
There were inmates working up the road and I guess it made him
nervous. The
fire was mostly contained today. The house in the photo survived but
burnt
all around his house and the horse in the photo must of been
nervous.

http://216.219.161.193/temp/1.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/2.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/3.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/4.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/5.jpg
http://216.219.161.193/temp/6.jpg

Could you please resize these in the future? They don't have to be so
large.

True, but then many have cable and DSL, and like bigger. 56k doesn't
fly too
well. Germany broadband is growing nationwide.

I _do_ have DSL, but I still think they're too big. Big enough to fit on
the
screen is big enough.

true, 800x600 would do, but IE 6.0 will resize the photos automatically to
fit your browser. According to stats, more users now use 1024x768 then
800x600, and 1280x1024 is much more common now with cheaper prices on
monitors.

There's the problem! I use Mozilla, which doesn't resize, and I am using
1024x768 but a crappy laptop monitor.

On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 20:51:49 +0200, Kyle Legate wrote:
There's the problem! I use Mozilla, which doesn't resize

Firefox does, see mozilla.org.