[AuntB]

That picture looks like clear skies compared to my view. I'm about a mile from the foot hills and cannot see them. Ash is everywhere. The closest fire (that I'm aware of) is about 15 to 20 miles away. I'm probably in the safest rural property in Oregon, but TOO many are not that fortunate. Until yesterday we kept seeing flocks of crows and every other bird trying to find clean air. Today I've not seen a living creature. I can't tell you how angry I am. I wish Tom Daschle were here just so I could slap him.:<)

[RedBloodedAmerican]

It would much easier to kick Tommy in the teeth than to bend over and slap him there. Logistics and all that stuff.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

Aunt B - You may believe you're on a safe piece of property, but you'd be surprise what can ignite & spread. Saty safe & hope for cooler nights - no rain in the forecast.

[Grampa Dave]

Remember that Chamber of Commerce reply last week by one of the Oregon Freepers in Medford that there really was no real smoke problem in the Medford/Grants Pass area?

Truth in posting should be required of some posters on FR.

A few years ago every Friday, we had an arsonist who started fires east of here in the late afternoon. If we had our normal evening SES breeze, I had to wear the dust masks from ACE hardware just to breath.

The bastard was never caught, but the fires stopped. A theory was that someone caught him, and he was no longer capable of starting fires.