okay, here's the SITREP...
the fire is about 2 1/2 miles north of us, but the wind is strong outta the North... when the smoke reached us it was dense and low to the ground, which made us think it was closer than it was... barometric pressure kept it low...
I'm not too concerned anymore... no "action" required on my part...
thanks fer the prayers... they help...
EGE: why yes... I did pack a hogleg... all the better tuh deal with a dumb hick arsonist with... North of the ridge is so wild, they'd never find a body afore the yotes and other varmints "disposed" of the evidence... if they could even find it... I have every intention of kneecapping any firestarter I catch in the act... as part of a citizens arrest of course...
Encountering an arsonist in his lair is always dangerous. Best to be prepared. The bad guy, after all, doesn't care that his fire might kill people, or destroy a lifetime's work.
And after looking at the picture with the troops posing with all those primo souvenirs, I figure they either got all cleaned up for their group picture, or had jobs that allowed a shave, shower, and clean duds. Take your pick.
Evening g'nad - glad the fire situation got cleared up. Those ridge-running arsonists are a serious problem in the hills. Mix in a few idiots that 'don't think' and it can be a deadly mix. Not as bad in recent years as it has been in the past, unfortunately there seems to be a new generation of 'em every few years.
As far as going forth armed, it is better to have and not need than to need and not have. (applies to many things)