Diorama

For weeks now huge forest fires have been burning thru out my province. A few weeks ago about 60 homes burned in the town of louis creek. There have been numerous other fires as well that have threatened towns (like kamloops). I woke this morning to find out the third/fourth largest city in my province is under attack. 1/3 of the population of kelowna has been evacuated! 30,000! and hundreds of homes are thought to be lost. wah!!!!! mother nature

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TUI

Dio use your famous technics to try and "piss it out"! :D j/k

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Canadian Dude

Dio I spoke to a friend of mine in Van-City yesturday, she said that on some days you can see the haze in the air, and the fires are like 200km away...thats nuts!!! I hope you guys get rain soon!!!!

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kerouacscabbie

that's normal,

atleast that was what the u.s. forestry service told my mother when half of florida burned two years ago. the forest is supposed to burn up occassionally. not very comforting, eh. the fires then ended up burning to within a quater mile of her house, thats like half a click for you canadians. in times like that about the only thing to do is hope that you haven't pissed off the almighty one upstairs, because fires like that are completely unpredictable.
maybe its time for a weenie roast. i'll bring the marshmallows.

travelpunk

Mother nature has been pretty pissed off this year. Guess all we can do is pray for mercy .

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CincyLSD

sorry to hear about that dio!

ErinBC

Dio, its bad isn't it?
I don't remember fires of this magnitude here ever.
A friend of mine's dad lost his place in Lewis Creek, my aunt was evacuated out of Barriere, and now Kelowna. Geesh!
We keep looking at ptoperties in the interior on mls.ca and are wondering if they are even still standing.
Wanted to go visit my mom in the Kootenays, but my youngest has asthma, and I didn't think he'd hold up too well.