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Title: To all our Friends
Post by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on May 08, 2016, 05:29:24 AM
To all our friends in Alberta, Canada. This includes you Reeves, I hope that you are in a safe place and no where near theses wildfires.

I can't imagine the devastation that is taking place there and putting people in harms way, including the oil workers within that area.

Take care my friends,

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm
Title: Re: To all our Friends
Post by: slider on May 08, 2016, 07:20:32 AM
Amen Steve and I for one second that..
Title: Re: To all our Friends
Post by: jchiar on May 10, 2016, 02:19:32 AM
Same here hope all is well considering all the devastation   john c
Title: Re: To all our Friends
Post by: Reeves on May 11, 2016, 07:49:16 AM
I'm 4 hours south of there & OK.
Winds have been in my favor (mostly) and no smoke.

However, extremely dry conditions in all of AB.
Creek along my place has less than a foot of water & should have 3-4 feet this time of year...... so my fire pump is nearly useless.

Have "stuff" ready to go just in case of a local fire though.

Ft. Mac was hit hard. 2400 structures burned or damaged. over 80k people de-homed. For now. Going to be a long haul for them......
Title: Re: To all our Friends
Post by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on May 12, 2016, 05:37:43 AM
Glad to hear that you are out of harms way. Are you atill working or has the production stopped?

Steve
Title: Re: To all our Friends
Post by: Reeves on May 12, 2016, 07:01:58 AM
Worked this past winter up near there. From what I could tell from fire maps, the pipe line we put in was within the southern burn area , by Anzac. Including the work camp.
I left near the end of March though.

Clean up was supposed to be this summer. I will not be going. Bad lungs.
Title: Re: To all our Friends
Post by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on May 13, 2016, 05:33:05 AM
Worked this past winter up near there. From what I could tell from fire maps, the pipe line we put in was within the southern burn area , by Anzac. Including the work camp.
I left near the end of March though.

Clean up was supposed to be this summer. I will not be going. Bad lungs.

Sorry to hear about the bad lungs. Is this work related?

Steve
Title: Re: To all our Friends
Post by: Reeves on May 13, 2016, 07:32:26 AM
About 15 - 18 years ago I got some nasty Flu. Blood o2 got down to about 56% and was getting tunnel vision.
Went to the Hospital & they freaked, cause when that happens the heart likes to protest by quitting.
Nine others in there with the same Flu at the time.
Couldn't breath. Spent 3 days in there & ended up with lung damage from it.

Only time it slows me down now is when there is lots of smoke.
Dusty conditions like a few days ago - high winds & dry conditions + farmers had just planted their fields. Dust was like fog , at times couldn't see 20 yards.

Or when I mig weld too much  :grin:

Four different drugs to inhale keep me going.
Title: Re: To all our Friends
Post by: Reeves on May 13, 2016, 07:57:02 AM
Lots of (gas) mig welding to do yet.
All seams are getting welded. All rust cut out & replaced with new metal.
Going to install sub frames & big tubs.
Lots more......

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