Canadian Smoke

[uc50ic4more]

That will help you guys afford to buy more water drop air planes.
You have an awful lot of forest up there. Seems like a pretty big undertaking to prevent every fire.

Those are all boreal forests; fires are part of the maintenance and ought not be prevented. This is why most are being observed, not fought.

 

[Rmay635703]

Those are all boreal forests; fires are part of the maintenance and ought not be prevented. This is why most are being observed, not fought.

You aren’t allowed to use truthful and honest points here.

 

[CleanSump]

Well, we have gone from Code Purple (breathe and you die) to Code Yellow (OK if you don't have medical concerns), skipping Code Red. The thunderstorms coming in are supposed to blow it out of the area this evening.
People wearing masks are pulling them down exposing their nostrils. Like, why bother with a mask at all?

 

[Pew]

That ain't nothing bro....
My turbo was coughing the whole trip

But was it like a pack a day of Marlboro Reds for 30 years coughing or your first time walking into the Gold's gym locker room type of coughing?

 

[gfh77665]

Funny that canadian fires could get political. Its terrible in SE PA.

Agree, its sad. Nothing has been the same since JT was severely affected by TDS. Up until then it was all cool. Hope the good ole' days return.

 

[Arc]

Well, we have gone from Code Purple (breathe and you die) to Code Yellow (OK if you don't have medical concerns), skipping Code Red. The thunderstorms coming in are supposed to blow it out of the area this evening.
People wearing masks are pulling them down exposing their nostrils. Like, why bother with a mask at all?

 

[hemioiler]

No it's not. The country that screams of environmental protection but has zero resources or motivation to do anything about it.
It must suck to be a Canadian.

Canada, USA, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand... we all have agreements in place to help each other out with forest fires. This is a good and proper thing.

USA has been on the receiving end of that support for decades, every year. A country with less land mass and 10 times the population of Canada. And you still get help from other countries.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire/partners/international

 

[gfh77665]

Canada, USA, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand... we all have agreements in place to help each other out with forest fires. This is a good and proper thing.

USA has been on the receiving end of that support for decades, every year. A country with less land mass and 10 times the population of Canada. And you still get help from other countries.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire/partners/international

The USA is, by far, THE most generous country on the globe. Look it up.

 

[ripcord]

Both are true. The USA is generous and Canada is a terrific ally of the US. We have our differences, but all in all, the US and Canada benefit greatly from our relationship.

Many folks in the US may not know it but Canada was just as or more involved in fighting all the world wars and other major conflicts in the 20th and 21st centuries including Afghanistan and lost comparable or greater numbers than the US in all of them.

 

[Legs4Arms]

Oh geez...
I think that's enough bitog for this one today.

 

[Al]

Those are all boreal forests; fires are part of the maintenance and ought not be prevented. This is why most are being observed, not fought.

I hope you are right!!!

 

[Owen Lucas]

This has _zero_ to do with "China", or "New World Order". Hello? We're talking about tarriffing a country as a response to a natural disaster/wildfire smoke.... in the same week Canadian fire fighters in the state of CO are losing their lives helping out.

47 and politicians like to get news headlines.

It brings clicks and attention which is needed for reelection and branding.

A lot of people STILL haven't realized this. 47 literally got over $1B in free press coverage by some estimates by saying edgy things.

The whole 51st state thing, the tariff talk now, etc. It's all talk and it drives headline believers crazy. I'm sitting here laughing. I literally explained this to a Canadian border guard once. They appeared to believe everything in the news. Wasn't cool they went political on me at a crossing checkpoint, but I had to bite my tongue and tread lighly because I didn't want a roadside colonoscopy.

 

[hemioiler]

The USA is, by far, THE most generous country on the globe. Look it up.

We're talking about a fitting response (the senators response is not) to a natural disaster, and whether Canada is "irresponsible" or "not doing what it should" or doing less than the USA.

As I pointed out, several countries "require help" fighting fires, including the USA.

 

[TiGeo]

Had it bad here in central VA yesterday, worst I've ever experienced in terms of smoke smell and lack of visibility. Fine today, was able to mow the grass and tomorrow looks even better. Wow.

 

[Pablo]

We've only had one single 1/4 day of smoke so far this year. And yes I can blame those nice Canadians. We've been lucky to not get any of our own smoke this year!

 

[cheetah50]

Been pretty clear in E. Ky. Only thing going on here at the moment is the typical summer thunder and the swamp like humidity.

 

[Pew]

If Oregon Trail was made today.

 

[Legs4Arms]

Pure gold buddy

 

[OVERKILL]

If Oregon Trail was made today.

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Saw that on twitter, lol!