Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: rv_bass on December 30, 2021, 05:33:21 PM
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Hope all in Boulder area are safe! Bad craziness with the fires right now.
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I've been watching the headlines this evening. Thousands evacuated. A hotel, shopping center, and several hundred homes burned.
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how on earth is this happening in December?! hello climate crisis I guess; explains the heat dome and flooding in B.C. I guess...I am not looking forward to the next ten years of weather and past that...Tony
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From what I’ve read, high winds blew down a power line, and those pasture areas are a tinderbox, winds then blew it into developed areas, just crazy.
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hardly a speck of snow since march. hasn't been cold enough for winter clothes yet, windstorm strong enough ta blow ye down, mate! this is not the winter weather i i grew up here with.
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Best wishes, please be safe. Do not take chances, Mother Nature seems ornery these days.
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We're in Denver visiting grandkids; no sign of it here (east, near DIA), but here's hoping that the winter storms they're predicting for today & tomorrow will damp it down.
But, been here a couple weeks now, and haven't changed out of shorts except to take Her to a fancy dinner. I mean, Denver weather is always strange (record snow one day, 70° the next), but this is insane.
Peter
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I send positive manifestations and well wishes for safety, to all those in jeopardy and danger.
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It's been a crazy couple of days. I live about a mile from where the fire started and then it spread to the east from here. All day yesterday, the winds were insane and I was watching the trees whipping around the power lines in my back yard. Today, we drove around the neighborhood and huge trees were snapped like twigs or even completely uprooted. Two blocks upwind, a power cable pole was sheared off, but luckily it did not spark, because that would have been the end of our neighborhood. I had gathered important documents and all my instruments were lined up at the front door. Thankfully, it stayed away from the city of Boulder, but devastated so many subdivisions to the east of us, starting less than a mile away. Many friends lost everything, including Dave Watts, the drummer from my old band, Shockra, who now plays with his band, The Motet. He was on the west coast and his house burned to the ground and his dogs were there. Hopefully they escaped, but it's still insane as the entire neighborhood burned to the ground. Today was a ton of snow, with very scary driving. If only that had arrived 24 hours before.
On top of that, I lost a friend to COVID on Thursday night. She was way too young and left behind two young daughters. It's been a really tough week.
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Edwin; very sorry to hear of the loss of your friend to Covid; and of the loss of your friend Dave's home; and of the losses suffered by your community.
Very glad to hear that you are okay.
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Edwin, so sorry to hear that! Be safe, please.
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I want to thank Mica for reaching out early today. It means a lot.
And thanks to everyone else here. Alembic is family.
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When I heard about the fires it was a real shock. I worked with folks who lived in the burned out areas who were evacuated but so far sounds like they and their houses are ok. They had minutes to get out and never expected anything like this. My thoughts are with those who lost loved ones and places to live.
We lived just outside Berthoud on the northwest side and I was surprised how strong the winds could be coming off the mountains. They were strong enough that the local building code required our house to be built to hurricane standards. Code also required most of the subdivision be left in a natural state. Looking at where our house was backing up to the natural area I could see where a fire coupled with the winds could become a firestorm. It would go so fast there would be no time to do more than get away as fast as you can.
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Seems like such a terrible thing. Firestorm in the winter? Who would ever be prepared for that? So sorry for your losses Edwin. This kind of thing shakes us to the core.
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Hey Edwin... glad to hear that you and your family are okay! Didn't realize you lived that close to the affected area, must have been frightening and stressful. Amazing and a blessing that nobody died in the blaze. So sorry about your friend! This is the first time during the pandemic that we are hearing lots of reports of family and friends falling ill, not just hearing about it on the news. Stay safe everyone!
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I was thinking about you Edwin, but didn't want to attempt contact during what might have been a rather frantic exit; glad to hear you're OK.
Peter (who is now thinking about what I-80 through NE will be like tomorrow)
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Living in California, we know out here how devastating a firestorm can be. Thankfully it looks like you guys got some snow that has slowed things down. My sympathy to all those who have been affected by this disaster. Glad to hear you have weathered the storm relatively intact, Edwin.
Peter (who is now thinking about what I-80 through NE will be like tomorrow)
Long and flat.
Bill, tgo
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Peter (who is now thinking about what I-80 through NE will be like tomorrow)
Long and flat.
Bill, tgo
Always. But just about 2 years ago today it was a 2" thick sheet of ice; I-76 to Omaha took 18 hours.
Peter
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Peter (who is now thinking about what I-80 through NE will be like tomorrow)
Long and flat.
Bill, tgo
Always. But just about 2 years ago today it was a 2" thick sheet of ice; I-76 to Omaha took 18 hours.
Peter
You people who live up north lack the good sense we have down here in the south. We just wait until the snow and ice melts and enjoy the time off.
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Peter (who is now thinking about what I-80 through NE will be like tomorrow)
Long and flat.
Bill, tgo
Always. But just about 2 years ago today it was a 2" thick sheet of ice; I-76 to Omaha took 18 hours.
Peter
You people who live up north lack the good sense we have down here in the south. We just wait until the snow and ice melts and enjoy the time off.
Yeah - right. We've seen the pictures & videos of the 300-car chain collisions because there's 1/4" of snow on the ground.........
Peter (who is actually quite happy no longer having to drive large commercial vehicles in whatever Minerva decides to throw our way)
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Peter (who is now thinking about what I-80 through NE will be like tomorrow)
Long and flat.
Bill, tgo
Always. But just about 2 years ago today it was a 2" thick sheet of ice; I-76 to Omaha took 18 hours.
Peter
You people who live up north lack the good sense we have down here in the south. We just wait until the snow and ice melts and enjoy the time off.
Yeah - right. We've seen the pictures & videos of the 300-car chain collisions because there's 1/4" of snow on the ground.........
Peter (who is actually quite happy no longer having to drive large commercial vehicles in whatever Minerva decides to throw our way)
Those are caused by northerner's who had moved south 10 years before and still think they know how to drive in the snow.
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A good vocalist friend of mine who I've done a lot of gigs with just recently relocated to CO. They had to evacuate and it wasn't looking good. They're currently in a rental, but still, all their stuff is there. They got lucky and the house is intact. They are without power or water, but they're roughing it with the fireplace for now. Fortunately, he's a big outdoors/Jeep kinda guy, so he's well prepared.
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We had tornados to the north of Nashville New Years Eve, and the big network-broadcast blowout from downtown was iffy until they realized the weather would stay just to north. Several of the artists cancelled at the last minute with positive COVID tests (I got my booster two weeks ago), and Omicron is going like the wind here in town. Restuarants and venues are beginning to close again, I'm wearing masks again. We ran for our lives a month ago when close to 20 tornados came through in the middle of the night all around me and hid out in a shelter at the nearest hospital, not knowing if I'd come home to an empty slab. Nuts !
Uncle Sam's Navy is doing planning for sailing through a totally ice-free Arctic Ocean by the next 25 years (no word on where Santa and the Polar Bears are relocating . . .) and the City of Miami is planning for Miami to be like Venice in the same time frame.
I realize I'm 66 going on 67 and living my hard-earned curmudgeonry, but I swear, the older I get, the less I understand.
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I realize I'm 66 going on 67 and living my hard-earned curmudgeonry, but I swear, the older I get, the less I understand.
You are not alone...
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I'm also 66. Also going on 67.
Beats the alternative!
Bill,tgo
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I'm 65 and, according to my wife & kids, going on - and on and on and on........
Peter (who is, of course, actually quite taciturn & never repeats himself!)
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A good vocalist friend of mine who I've done a lot of gigs with just recently relocated to CO. They had to evacuate and it wasn't looking good. They're currently in a rental, but still, all their stuff is there. They got lucky and the house is intact. They are without power or water, but they're roughing it with the fireplace for now. Fortunately, he's a big outdoors/Jeep kinda guy, so he's well prepared.
That's so great to hear!