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millenniumjackal (OP) User ID: 1507560 United States 09/05/2011 02:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Fire has now expanded to 17,500 acres (about 45 square miles). 5,000 people evacuated. Fire is 0% contained as of now. Below is the latest visible sat image. For those following, I marked the names of the towns we're discussing at their approximate locations and a red arrow showing the length and direction of current smoke column. If you look to the left of the red arrow, you can faintly see the smoke trailing down from Austin all the way to Corpus Christi. It looks like it's pretty thinned out by the time it gets over Corpus Christi, but if you're saying it's smokey in Brownsville...it is in the direct path of the smoke so I suppose it's possible! IMAGE ( [link to i55.tinypic.com] ) You only hear about SpecOps when they go wrong. |
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weegie User ID: 1534786 United Arab Emirates 09/05/2011 06:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Fire has now expanded to 17,500 acres (about 45 square miles). 5,000 people evacuated. Fire is 0% contained as of now. Quoting: millenniumjackal Below is the latest visible sat image. For those following, I marked the names of the towns we're discussing at their approximate locations and a red arrow showing the length and direction of current smoke column. If you look to the left of the red arrow, you can faintly see the smoke trailing down from Austin all the way to Corpus Christi. It looks like it's pretty thinned out by the time it gets over Corpus Christi, but if you're saying it's smokey in Brownsville...it is in the direct path of the smoke so I suppose it's possible! IMAGE ( [link to i55.tinypic.com] ) I have no idea where it's coming from (Brownsville area) ....could be something closer to us. There's a lot of empty land out there where grass fires can burn. It's lighter now than this morning, but not gone completely. I haven't been listening to the local news. |
millenniumjackal (OP) User ID: 1507560 United States 09/05/2011 07:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here are some news updates for you Weegie: There are 3 big fires raging in Texas right now: 1. Dallas/Gladewater area about 2,000 acres in size that killed a 20 year old mother and her 18 month old kid :-( [link to www.caller.com] 2. Austin/Bastrop area now 25,000 acres (60 sq. miles) in size, still 0% contained and has destroyed 476 homes like this one [link to media.caller.com] [link to austin.ynn.com] 3. One that popped up this afternoon near San Antonio, have no info on that one yet Here's a local article talking about smoke from those fires making it down to the Coastal Bend (note: this article is 18 hours old so fire size estimates were quite small. Looks like the Austin fire is growing at the rate of about 1,000 acres per hour): [link to www.caller.com] You only hear about SpecOps when they go wrong. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1536632 United Kingdom 09/05/2011 07:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Even your village idiot president bush knew what arseholes you were before he ordered the destruction of the world trade centre which killed his own people , fucking fream on if you expect any sympathy from the rest of the world you fucking retards. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1303529 United States 09/05/2011 09:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Fuck you american retards think of all the innocent people your arsehole troops have killed in the last 20yrs fucking morons, lets hope tens of thousands of you american arseholes die its payback time muppetts. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1536632 Even your village idiot president bush knew what arseholes you were before he ordered the destruction of the world trade centre which killed his own people , fucking fream on if you expect any sympathy from the rest of the world you fucking retards. go brush your wooden teeth with a tube of lye - you limey arsehole licker... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1292314 United States 09/05/2011 09:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here are some news updates for you Weegie: Quoting: millenniumjackal There are 3 big fires raging in Texas right now: 1. Dallas/Gladewater area about 2,000 acres in size that killed a 20 year old mother and her 18 month old kid :-( [link to www.caller.com] 2. Austin/Bastrop area now 25,000 acres (60 sq. miles) in size, still 0% contained and has destroyed 476 homes like this one [link to media.caller.com] [link to austin.ynn.com] 3. One that popped up this afternoon near San Antonio, have no info on that one yet Here's a local article talking about smoke from those fires making it down to the Coastal Bend (note: this article is 18 hours old so fire size estimates were quite small. Looks like the Austin fire is growing at the rate of about 1,000 acres per hour): [link to www.caller.com] I saw it coming in last night about an hour before sunset. It was strange looking, then the smoke smell and ashes became apparent. It's taking one hell of a toll on the allergies along with a headache that won't quit and the eyes burn. If it's having that effect on all of us here, I can only imagine what Austin and Bastrop must be feeling like right now. I feel for those living near the fires and those that are losing their homes. It's horrible. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 4009 United States 09/05/2011 09:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Fuck you american retards think of all the innocent people your arsehole troops have killed in the last 20yrs fucking morons, lets hope tens of thousands of you american arseholes die its payback time muppetts. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1536632 Even your village idiot president bush knew what arseholes you were before he ordered the destruction of the world trade centre which killed his own people , fucking fream on if you expect any sympathy from the rest of the world you fucking retards. #1 I am NOT retarded nor a moron, in fact I have an above average IQ #2 I AM as innocent as they are and I HAVE NOT killed anyone #3 No one deserves to die by fire whether from missiles or by wildfires #4 No one asked YOU for any sympathy #5 He is an idiot #6 So are you |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1439733 United States 09/05/2011 09:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Fuck you american retards think of all the innocent people your arsehole troops have killed in the last 20yrs fucking morons, lets hope tens of thousands of you american arseholes die its payback time muppetts. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1536632 Even your village idiot president bush knew what arseholes you were before he ordered the destruction of the world trade centre which killed his own people , fucking fream on if you expect any sympathy from the rest of the world you fucking retards. This from a brit who let their country be over run with thugs (on the .gov dole even). Before you pretend to preach to me chav, get your own house in order ! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1536281 United States 09/05/2011 09:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Fuck you american retards think of all the innocent people your arsehole troops have killed in the last 20yrs fucking morons, lets hope tens of thousands of you american arseholes die its payback time muppetts. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1536632 Even your village idiot president bush knew what arseholes you were before he ordered the destruction of the world trade centre which killed his own people , fucking fream on if you expect any sympathy from the rest of the world you fucking retards. Shut the hell up you british jackass. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1478763 United States 09/06/2011 03:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In DFW area there has been BREAKING NEWS on ABC channel 8 @ Dallas since noon today, Tuesday, Sept 5th, that the winds are shifting around some now down in Central Texas where the biggest fires are raging around Bastrop & Austin = the huge smoke cloud is changing direction and now drifting north towards the DFW region! Also, the TXCN (Texas Cable News) channel is reporting that the shifting winds are causing fires north & northwest of Houston to suddenly flare up and new evacuations are being implemented. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77251 United States 09/06/2011 04:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here are some news updates for you Weegie: Quoting: millenniumjackal There are 3 big fires raging in Texas right now: 1. Dallas/Gladewater area about 2,000 acres in size that killed a 20 year old mother and her 18 month old kid :-( [link to www.caller.com] 2. Austin/Bastrop area now 25,000 acres (60 sq. miles) in size, still 0% contained and has destroyed 476 homes like this one [link to media.caller.com] [link to austin.ynn.com] 3. One that popped up this afternoon near San Antonio, have no info on that one yet Here's a local article talking about smoke from those fires making it down to the Coastal Bend (note: this article is 18 hours old so fire size estimates were quite small. Looks like the Austin fire is growing at the rate of about 1,000 acres per hour): [link to www.caller.com] Here is a site with video of these fires from space. Amazing. [link to www.nbcdfw.com] |
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millenniumjackal (OP) User ID: 1507560 United States 09/06/2011 05:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Those pics and vids are really cool guys...thanks for contributing! The smoke last night here on the coast was so bad I had to go back inside after 5 minutes because it was starting to dry out my throat. Looks like the fires have now burned 100,000 acres and destroyed 1,000 homes. Getting a bit out of hand! Maybe we should do a Texas GLP meetup sometime and try to organize into communities or at least have a meet n greet...any thoughts? You only hear about SpecOps when they go wrong. |