The Bar 2014 Edition

Box Burner · Post by **Box Burner** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:57 am

Hi gang. Sorry, have not been in much of late. Don't have regular computer access.

Gimme the biggest damn drink you have. My new Grandson, Alexander, is in the hospital with a lung infection and I just want to cry.

Ratty · Post by **Ratty** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:03 am

(((Box burner))), Shit it's so scary when they are new. Keep a positive outlook and take care of yourself. You don't want to get sick. Then you won't be allowed to kiss him when he comes home. Sending positive thoughts.........NOW!

Sunbeam56 · Post by **Sunbeam56** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:31 am

((BB))) Warm rum toddy - with lemon.

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:15 am

(((BB)))

hope the little peanut recovers in record time

sadie · Post by **sadie** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:00 pm

(((BoxBurner)))

(((Alexander)))

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:51 pm

goathead wrote:
Sunbeam56 wrote:Goathead - research it! I have learned on this informative website that there is a monster in the drier, maybe the washer, that eats only one of each matched pair of socks. Then the monster matures into coat hangars, or maybe poops coat hangars, im confused on that detail. And thats why you never have matching socks and always have extra hangars
Of course, i suspect that some alcohol may have influenced the research on the subject...

In that case drop down to the "Ask Eric" thread, or as he would probably tell me, Google is your friend.

snicker, this went right over my head, working way to many hours, makes a goat kind of goofy.

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:53 pm

Fuck it's so smokey in Reno right now (and not just at my house)

California's burnin.

Yggy hope you and yours are okay

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 6:36 pm

wanders in.

wow, what a fire! I went right to the edge today.......got a call from a friend who needed to evacuate and had more trailers than trucks, so I threw in a couple of fire extinguishers, water and a chainsaw (in case I had to cut my way out) and headed down there......Luckily, didn't need any of the stuff, but as I was approaching his place, you could see roads being closed, people packing and staging to leave. The top of the smoke column is so high,it's white like a cloud from ice crystals.

I hope if we have anyone else in harms way, they sing out for help.

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 6:40 pm

ygmir wrote:wanders in.

wow, what a fire! I went right to the edge today.......got a call from a friend who needed to evacuate and had more trailers than trucks, so I threw in a couple of fire extinguishers, water and a chainsaw (in case I had to cut my way out) and headed down there......Luckily, didn't need any of the stuff, but as I was approaching his place, you could see roads being closed, people packing and staging to leave. The top of the smoke column is so high,it's white like a cloud from ice crystals.

I hope if we have anyone else in harms way, they sing out for help.

News just reported the top of the fire plume at the Pollock Pines (El Dorado) is 30,000 ft high

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 6:43 pm

Are you sure that's right? It's higher than Everest...

On a related topic, do you thing Annoying Pedantic Girl has a future as a super-hero?

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 6:46 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:Are you sure that's right? It's higher than Everest...

On a related topic, do you thing Annoying Pedantic Girl has a future as a super-hero?

I know, crazy! Yep he said 30,000 at its highest point and we can see it pouring over the mountain here. It's pretty high. I was amazed and wanted to share.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 6:53 pm

Got a little dab of rain here.. Good rain in Portland.. Wash most of the smoke out of the valley.

Canoe · Post by **Canoe** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:00 pm

page 200?

Yup.

And 8000.

FIGJAM - 8000 - 2014-09-17.jpg

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:26 pm

Wow!!! What numbers!!! 200, 8000, 30,000 ...

Let's have a drink. I found a very tasty beer on sale today.

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Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:41 pm

yikes. Finishing up my elderflower cordial, still maybe two more glasses left. It's nice, and reminds me of friends all over the world.
time to hit the hay. Finding the streaming Roosevelt episodes on PBS to be absolutely wonderful for putting me to sleep. Sorry Ken Burns, I'll keep trying until I do pay attention to them all. They are good, but not for the drowsy viewer.

tattoogoddess · Post by **tattoogoddess** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:44 pm

I got the job at Nordstrums! Yay yay yay yay!

*tap dancing around the room*

Madgirl · Post by **Madgirl** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:00 pm

Congrats TG! I'll cheers to that.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:13 pm

Congrats TTG!!

theCryptofishist wrote:Are you sure that's right? It's higher than Everest...

On a related topic, do you thing Annoying Pedantic Girl has a future as a super-hero?

well yeah Fishy......smoke can rise quite high. Clouds can be higher than Everest, too, no?

tattoogoddess · Post by **tattoogoddess** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:52 pm

Thanks guys! Seems like things are really looking up for a change! New car, new house, new (kick ass job) and an amazing partner in crime. Very happy

pink · Post by **pink** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:25 pm

ygmir wrote:Congrats TTG!!

theCryptofishist wrote:Are you sure that's right? It's higher than Everest...

On a related topic, do you thing Annoying Pedantic Girl has a future as a super-hero?
well yeah Fishy......smoke can rise quite high. Clouds can be higher than Everest, too, no?

I heard the 30,000 ft too. They're referring to the pyrocirrus cloud forming from the fire.

Safe travels to anyone in or near the area.

And congrats TG!

FIGJAM · Post by **FIGJAM** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:27 pm

Canoe wrote:page 200?

Yup.

And 8000.

FIGJAM - 8000 - 2014-09-17.jpg

Holy shit!!!

I've said too much!!!!!!!!!!!

Canoe · Post by **Canoe** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 11:39 pm

FIGJAM wrote:
Canoe wrote:page 200? Yup. And 8000.
Holy shit!!!
I've said too much!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh no, I've said too much...
...I haven't said enough
oh wait,... this isn't the karaoke thread?

I just happened to notice it at 7999, so I grabbed a screen shot.
Then, well, what if I refresh? And there it was.

Now of course, if fools were better at reading, you wouldn't have had to repeat yourself so many times.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:50 am

*wanders in, makes CCC*
well, got woken up by rain! not heavy, but some. Sure hoping it helps the fire fight. As of the news this morning, the fire has grown to 70K acres! Crimeny,nod to Fishy's cussing thread, it was 18K acres yesterday morning.

congrats to FJ on passing 8K!

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:20 am

We had a bit of rain here this morning, YG. Streets are wet and hopefully we'll get some more. Was hoping some rain came down in the fire areas as well. Would help some, but stuff is really dry. Wish we could divert some of that H20 that has drenched Arizona up to California.

BB, hope Alexander is doing better this morning. Congrats TTG on the job and on life. You too FJ on 8000. MDF enjoy your rest and Sadie your camping buddy. ((Doc))

Carpe Diem, kiddies

(((LF)))

sadie · Post by **sadie** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:44 am

Good Morning Bar!

Thanks Marty - I'm sure I will.

We've had rain off and on for the last couple of days, and it's in the forecast for the next 8 days or so. Unusual, and welcome..

Almost Friday!

Dr. Pyro · Post by **Dr. Pyro** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:45 am

ygmir wrote: The top of the smoke column is so high,it's white like a cloud from ice crystals.

Technically that phenomenon is known as a pyrocumulus cloud. Rather rare indeed. Heat can create its own weather, and though they rarely ever advance to a state of percipitation (i.e. raining), it is a sight to behold. From 50 miles away.

^Rhino! · Post by **^Rhino!** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:31 am

Dr. Pyro wrote:
ygmir wrote: The top of the smoke column is so high,it's white like a cloud from ice crystals.
Technically that phenomenon is known as a pyrocumulus cloud. Rather rare indeed. Heat can create its own weather, and though they rarely ever advance to a state of percipitation (i.e. raining), it is a sight to behold. From 50 miles away.

Hmph. Ever heard of Pinatubo, Krakatoa or Tambora? All three of these changed the weather worldwide. And in January of this year, we had Sinabung. Sinabung created its own weather on the ground from the heat it generated. Vortices formed as the result of a hot pyroclastic flow, and adding insult to injury, a series of tornadoes rolled down the mountain.

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The tornadoes become visible at 1:03 in the vid.

Post by **trilobyte** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:50 am

Yesterday's allegedly rainy forecast turned into perfectly clear skies and ideal temps - I felt like a sucker for bringing a jacket with me when I left the house. The fallout from the storm that hit Cabo earlier in the week that was due to give us some moisture apparently decided it wanted to go to Arizona instead. It turned out to be great weather for a visit with friends - Captain Goddammit and his first mate had a stop in SF on their way back from Hawaii. Elliot made it out too - I took them on a tour of the workshop place where I play with the high tech tools, and then we hit up the nearest pub, and capped the evening off by heading to the waterfront and checking out the Bay Lights as well as Soma - the Flaming Lotus Girls' playa art piece from 2009 that's been refit with LED's and installed on the Embarcadero (SF's waterfront promenade).

What a great night! Now to find some

and get moving on today's nonsense

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:00 am

Fabulous visit to San Francisco yesterday. Thanks for the tour, Trilo!
Captain Goddammit & First Mate Miss Charlie say they will return to BRC next year. And Goddammit is considering adding a "flying bridge" -- an elevated observation deck -- to the Land Yacht.

Mojojita · Post by **Mojojita** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:26 am

Good Morning Bar! Haven't been here much but am catching up slowly. Congratulations BB on grand baby - I have you both in my thoughts.

Hope the fires are quelled soon Yggy - I don't think I have ever seen the Tahoe area so dry. It is alarming when the forest feels like a desert.

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