Alberta fires

[4est_4est_Gump]

I keep hearing that they are hopeful that Cruz can put out the fires...


:nods:

 

[Lancecastor]

Good News!

90% of Fort McMurray is fine!

http://static.theglobeandmail.ca/4e0/news/alberta/article29945681.ece/ALTERNATES/w620/RYR114_Alta_Wildfires_20160509.JPG

 

[chillywilly2]

There goes all your economic activity

 

[chillywilly2]

I keep hearing that they are hopeful that Cruz can put out the fires...


:nods:

At least Putin offered to help

 

[Pookie]

Just for the record, I've been nowhere near Canada this year.

 

[chillywilly2]

Just for the record, I've been nowhere near Canada this year.

And we miss you

 

[GuiltyPleasure]

Good News!

90% of Fort McMurray is fine!

If you're not careful you'll get mistaken for Shorn, your stupidity quotient is closing in on his.

 

[Pairaclities]

The whole city is almost brand new...just how would a rebuild be good for it

Untrue, the city has been there for 75 years. It certainly has grown exponentially every decade, however there are several cores that are at 50 years old. I visited my brother in Ft Mac in 1975. He and 4 other guys were renting a trailer for $600/mo while they were working construction. Think about that rate in that year.

 

[Lancecastor]

Fort mac has been a shithole since they were calling the oil sands the athabaskan tar sands.

And the whole one road in and out of town thing has been a worry there for a long time as well.

Plus, unlike the oil operations, the town had no fire breaks cut around it.

So... This is what happens and now theres an opportunity to maybe fix the place up.

But itll still be a glorified work camp.

 

[chillywilly2]

Untrue, the city has been there for 75 years. It certainly has grown exponentially every decade, however there are several cores that are at 50 years old. I visited my brother in Ft Mac in 1975. He and 4 other guys were renting a trailer for $600/mo while they were working construction. Think about that rate in that year.

It was 4 or 5 buildings for 75 years, it has grown over the last 10-15. It didn't need rebuilding, but whatever, if you feel a need to argue and support Lance, go for it

And why do you call it Fort Mac when its McMurray...sounds stupid to me.

Lance, you don't know what you are talking about, there are plenty of cities in Ontario with one road in and out .

 

[Lancecastor]

It was 4 or 5 buildings for 75 years, it has grown over the last 10-15. It didn't need rebuilding, but whatever, if you feel a need to argue and support Lance, go for it

And why do you call it Fort Mac when its McMurray...sounds stupid to me.

Lance, you don't know what you are talking about, there are plenty of cities in Ontario with one road in and out .

Chill, chilly...you need to get out your copy of FUBAR.

 

[Pookie]

And we miss you

There's gonna be a lot of idle wood chippers in Canada. Fire sale maybe?

 

[albertaboy]

Fort mac has been a shithole since they were calling the oil sands the athabaskan tar sands.

And the whole one road in and out of town thing has been a worry there for a long time as well.

Plus, unlike the oil operations, the town had no fire breaks cut around it.

So... This is what happens and now theres an opportunity to maybe fix the place up.

But itll still be a glorified work camp.

Clearly, you have never been to Ft Mc

 

[Lancecastor]

Clearly, you have never been to Ft Mc

I watched Fubar and Fubar II...isn't that enough?

 

[GuiltyPleasure]

Whether Fort MacMurray rebuilds or not the oil will be flowing again in the next few days......and so it goes, gotta get that Co2 from some where - smoke or oil, take your pick.

 

[Pairaclities]

It was 4 or 5 buildings for 75 years, it has grown over the last 10-15. It didn't need rebuilding, but whatever, if you feel a need to argue and support Lance, go for it

And why do you call it Fort Mac when its McMurray...sounds stupid to me.

Lance, you don't know what you are talking about, there are plenty of cities in Ontario with one road in and out .

You actually need to know something about the place, and work in the culture to understand the expression Ft. Mac. I won't attempt to explain it to you.

And, for the record, I am neither arguing nor supporting Lance.
Just stating facts as I have observed them over the past 40 years in this region.
How long have you been here?