Warning! The dreaded Reaper has been 'smoked out'!!

[the image reaper]

and, is headed to an area near YOU ! :giggity: ... got completely wiped out in a big NorCal wildfire last week, lost everything :wtf: ... escaped with 5 guns, 4 pairs of jeans, 3 selections of seeds, 2 ounces of 'NorCal Daddy's Girl', and a partridge in a pear tree :D ... ordered a new laptop, and plan to post up some interesting pics in the near future ... will be leaving town in a couple weeks, hopefully, and taking an extended nationwide 'roadtrip' to clear my head ... this is second time in my life, to be wiped out, and starting over, no biggie, life goes on ("within you, and without you"), for you Beatles fans :jointsmile: ... AND, I don't have to clean house anymore :thumbsup: ... later, my friends :jointsmile:

[FloraLaura]

I'm so sorry you lost everything not once but twice!! That is extremely fucked up.

God, I hate how these Cali fires won't stop...there was one on the mountains one city away from me yesterday in So. Cali (Ventura). The lights in the area even started to flicker.

I feel somebody hates Cali and wants to burn it to ground.

Not cool.

[justanotherbozo]

and, is headed to an area near YOU ! :giggity: ... got completely wiped out in a big NorCal wildfire last week, lost everything :wtf: ... escaped with 5 guns, 4 pairs of jeans, 3 selections of seeds, 2 ounces of 'NorCal Daddy's Girl', and a partridge in a pear tree :D ... ordered a new laptop, and plan to post up some interesting pics in the near future ... will be leaving town in a couple weeks, hopefully, and taking an extended nationwide 'roadtrip' to clear my head ... this is second time in my life, to be wiped out, and starting over, no biggie, life goes on ("within you, and without you"), for you Beatles fans :jointsmile: ... AND, I don't have to clean house anymore :thumbsup: ... later, my friends :jointsmile:

sorry to hear about your troubles man, if you come to the Northeast, give me a shout, i got plenty of room.

[PlantHeadJ]

Wow! Horrible! Ditto on the northeast. Keep on keepin on!!
Peace

[dragonrider]

Holy crap! I'm sorry to hear about that. Good luck with everything.

[Coelho]

Man... im VERY very sorry for you... it must be awful to lose everything in such ways... i wish you good luck, and that you be ok as soon as possible.

BTW, if you want to go to a far place, youre welcome to Brasil! Here there is plenty of fertile land, much sun, enough rain, cheap(er) gas... the government here does not meddle in peoples lifes as much as the usa government, there is no fear of terrorist attacks here... also there are no wildfires, no earthquakes (usually), no hurricanes (usually)... and people here love foreign ones... (even americans). So, if you want to change your life, you are welcome to come here! :thumbsup:

[NaughtyDreadz]

BTW, if you want to go to a far place, youre welcome to Brasil! Here there is plenty of fertile land, much sun, enough rain, cheap(er) gas... the government here does not meddle in peoples lifes as much as the usa government, there is no fear of terrorist attacks here... also there are no wildfires, no earthquakes (usually), no hurricanes (usually)... and people here love foreign ones... (even americans). So, if you want to change your life, you are welcome to come here! :thumbsup:

what about RIO?:wtf:

its a fuckin warzone...

[killerweed420]

Well the good part of it is you'll miss out on all the dea raids.:thumbsup:

[Coelho]

what about RIO?:wtf:

its a fuckin warzone...

Dont you ever think about talking badly of my city! :wtf:
Its a warzone if you live in the favelas [ghettos]... but the problem of Rio is much more negative propaganda than anything else... i live here and it is NOT nearly as bad as people (who does not live here) thinks, and FAR LESS bad as the media shows it...

Anyway the Rio, or Sao Paulo (which is worst than rio) are not the only cities of Brasil, you know... there are plenty of good cities to live here... is not nice to think badly about one country because of a couple of cities of it...

And its specially bad when done by a native, and in a foreign forum... at least I am patriot... (at least in this forums).

[NaughtyDreadz]

Anyway the Rio, or Sao Paulo (which is worst than rio) are not the only cities of Brasil, you know... there are plenty of good cities to live here... is not nice to think badly about one country because of a couple of cities of it...

I agree sao paulo is also bad... as far as places to live that's all taste... and all I said is that rio is a warzone, and the army doing security be it the favelas (which ARE in rio) only adds to my argument... but before the army went in it was still bad, for like the last 15 years...


And its specially bad when done by a native, and in a foreign forum... at least I am patriot... (at least in this forums).

well... personally, I don't think patriotism is a virtue... i analyse facts and make my opinions (ie; do you think brazil's team is the greatest after what you saw on wednsday???)

[dragonrider]

Not to get off subject, but if I was totally burned out and had to start over, I'd definitely take a trip to Brasil. I knew a Brasilian guy at my last job who was always trying to get people to go with him on his vacations back home. A couple of guys went with him over Carnaval and said that everything he had told them was true --- great beaches, great parties, beautiful girls, and all of it very inexpensive by American standards. They had a great time. This guy has a son here with his ex-wife and wants to be around while his boy finishes up school, so he has a few years to go. But he is planning to keep working here in the US as a software engineer, and then head back home comparatively rich. He would probably be pretty wealthy anyway, because his family is well off.

[NaughtyDreadz]

Not to get off subject, but if I was totally burned out and had to start over, I'd definitely take a trip to Brasil. I knew a Brasilian guy at my last job who was always trying to get people to go with him on his vacations back home. A couple of guys went with him over Carnaval and said that everything he had told them was true --- great beaches, great parties, beautiful girls, and all of it very inexpensive by American standards. They had a great time. This guy has a son here with his ex-wife and wants to be around while his boy finishes up school, so he has a few years to go. But he is planning to keep working here in the US as a software engineer, and then head back home comparatively rich. He would probably be pretty wealthy anyway, because his family is well off.

oh yeah.. it's a great place to visit... but alas, there's not much money to be made... hance all the violence..but it's just another typical 3rd world country... I always go (as I have real estate there) but I'll only live there once I've accumulated money and lived in a gated community with the rich folk... and guns lots of guns...

anyway I feel I've thread jacked.. if you want to discuss this further, I'd be more than happy to on another thread...

[dragonrider]

oh yeah.. it's a great place to visit... but alas, there's not much money to be made... hance all the violence..but it's just another typical 3rd world country... I always go (as I have real estate there) but I'll only live there once I've accumulated money and lived in a gated community with the rich folk... and guns lots of guns...

anyway I feel I've thread jacked.. if you want to discuss this further, I'd be more than happy to on another thread...

Nah, I'm done.

Back to the dreaded Reaper has been 'smoked out'

Sorry, Reaper. I hope you find a good place on your road trip. There are a lot of California locations not prone to fire that are great places to live.

[NaughtyDreadz]

Nah, I'm done.

Back to the dreaded Reaper has been 'smoked out'

Sorry, Reaper. I hope you find a good place on your road trip. There are a lot of California locations not prone to fire that are great places to live.

yeah word em uppa

[birdgirl73]

Image Reaper, no! I'm so sorry to hear that! This breaks my heart. Please let us know when you're back online and when you land someplace. I would like to help in other ways, too! Let me know how I can!!

[Coelho]

I always go (as I have real estate there) but I'll only live there once I've accumulated money and lived in a gated community with the rich folk... and guns lots of guns...

Together with the playboyzada, huh? I should have noticed... :p
Beware of the tRutas da quebRada... they are staring at your rolex, mano! E nois! LOL!

[Dutch Pimp]

My deepest sympathies IR...:(

..we're getting too old ...to do this "starting over" thing, again. I'm in the same boat; for a different reason.

[stinkyattic]

Reap, you know my door is open.
YouTube - Generation Who Tribute plays Goin' Mobile (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghr6Ei-r4Lc)
Watch tho po-lice and the tax man miss ya! LOOKOUT!
Edit: Maybe I should have a 220 outlet put on the side of my house by the driveway when the electrician comes by... heh heh heh... ;)

[Treetops]

Reaper,
So sorry about your misfortune....Knowing you and your resiliency , you will be up and running a new batch of NCDGs in the near future....

Hey, the doors always open as you well know...
Peace,
Treetops :thumbsup:

[Perp]

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Like you said, life goes on. Think of it as an opportunity, and not a setback. If you ever make it to Southern Ontario, Canada I could put you up for a while.

[NaughtyDreadz]

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Like you said, life goes on. Think of it as an opportunity, and not a setback. If you ever make it to Southern Ontario, Canada I could put you up for a while.

yeah good shit is floating around... an abundance,..


Together with the playboyzada, huh? I should have noticed... :p
Beware of the tRutas da quebRada... they are staring at your rolex, mano! E nois! LOL!

ha!! nois nas fritas!!! yeah wouldn't want to get confused for someone from the favela and get shot by the army... :D

[the image reaper]

not to worry, I'm doing fine ... as my friends say "you've been sitting around bitching, as long as I've known you, that you want to hit the road again, but don't know what to do with all your 'stuff' ... well, your problem has just been solved !" ... hmmm, good point :S2:

hope to get out of here in the next couple weeks, as soon as I can get some things taken care of ... ordered a new laptop, and am currently trying to choose between WI-FI access (fast, cheap), or cellular internet access (slower, expensive, but more secure) ... OR, ideally, just find my rich widow-woman (with cable internet and a basement with a tall ceiling) :computerlove1:

[Weedhound]

Dude keep our e mail and you know we aren't far from you.....remember that please.

I'm so sorry to hear this.....we were wondering when reading about all the fires. I'm so sorry to hear that you lost so much.

Terrible terrible. :(
Great attitude......I'd be lying on the ground sobbing. Please write if we can help in any way.

[Dutch Pimp]

OR, ideally, just find my rich widow-woman (with cable internet and a basement with a tall ceiling)

...if your going to paradise...I want to go too....:silly:...:yeahright:

[smok3y]

Sorry to hear that dude.. Hope things get better for you man..

:jointsmile:

[stinkyattic]

ordered a new laptop, and am currently trying to choose between WI-FI access (fast, cheap), or cellular internet access (slower, expensive, but more secure) ... OR, ideally, just find my rich widow-woman (with cable internet and a basement with a tall ceiling)

Modern laptops virtually ALL come with built-in wi-fi capabilities and you can just poach wifi from highway rest stops, office buildings, colleges, and coffee shops. That's what I do anyway! (I need to buy my neighbors a better router lol!)

As for the suga'baby you are after... my neighborhood is one of turn-of-the-century Grand Victorians with 10-12 foot ceilings, inhabited by proper and somewhat stuffy ladies who seem sometimes to forget that their mansions are perched on a ridge overlooking just one more depressed New England mill town whose heyday came and went a lifetime ago, and the very houses that they inhabit are simply the flotsam left behind when that wave crested and broke.
To the point: I'll help you look ;)

[GreenLeaf420]

Hey really sorry to hear of your looses. Like you said with the quote from the beatles "Life goes on WITH OR WITH OUT YOU".

Were glad to still have you with us. I can not imagine what it is like to loose everything.

I know it is easy to say be happy you have your health and are still around to tell the story but it is true.

Well I hope all works out well for you and you are able to put your life together with ease...

Good Luck with everything...

[birdgirl73]

... OR, ideally, just find my rich widow-woman (with cable internet and a basement with a tall ceiling) :computerlove1:
Well, this makes it official.

I'll be murdering my husband day after tomorrow. I've long been madly in love with you, Reap. I'm quite serious. It doesn't get any nicer than you. And quite frankly, Dave is due for a killin' anyway. He's been a real pain this week.

Not sure whether I'd qualify as wealthy. And I don't have a basement. But we'll get you any type of Internet you want, and you won't find any taller ceilings--or more welcoming arms--than the ones in this part of Texas.

Dave, been nice knowin' you.

[happiestmferoutthere]

Well, this makes it official.
I'll be murdering my husband day after tomorrow. And quite frankly, Dave is due for a killin' anyway. He's been a real pain this week.
Dave, been nice knowin' you.
OMG... I laughed so hard, I think I wet meself!!!
Well... Thats not too hard sometimes.... I wet myself when I laugh, cough, stand up, you know,.... but anyway..... CLASSIC!:S2:
And IR, please accept my sincere condolences. Some years it seems the fires in California never go out!:(
Devastating.

[GreenLeaf420]

Well, this makes it official.
I'll be murdering my husband day after tomorrow. I've long been madly in love with you, Reap. I'm quite serious. It doesn't get any nicer than you. And quite frankly, Dave is due for a killin' anyway. He's been a real pain this week.
.

THAT IS THE FUNNIEST THING I'VE EVER READ ON THIS SITE;).....

I'M REALLY GLAD I'M NOT DAVE TOO BG..

WOW Reaper you lost a lot but not your way with the women :thumbsup:....

[the image reaper]

... I'm not used to them loving ME ! ... you sure did brighten my day, girls :D ... and, I feel Dave's pain (spent more than a few moments in my little lady's rifle sights) ... now, I wish I would have worded my quest better, and asked for more than one woman :giggity: ... you girls work it out between yourselves, but don't forget: I'm a wornout has-been, a shadow of my former self, but STILL a 'legend in my own mind' :S2:

[the image reaper]

btw, I made my decision, and got the Verizon aircard for the new laptop being delivered Monday ... I can cancel it within 30 days, but I think it will work out OK ... I also have the built-in WI-FI, as Stinky mentioned, so my big mouth will be able to spread nonsense at will :D ... ain't technology grand ? :jointsmile: ... hopefully, will have enough of this insurance paper-chase finished in a couple weeks, and can start my roadtrip ... I figure this one will finish up around 10,000 miles (or, approx. a hundred-thousand dollars worth of gasoline, at today's prices) :wtf: ... gonna cover about 30+states, and hopefully visit some internet friends, before I have to return to my simple life in the mountains ... :jointsmile: ...

[GreenLeaf420]

That is really cool how you are turning a bad situation into a good one:thumbsup:

[Humboldt215]

damn.

try humboldt :P

[hydrocannabis]

Sorry to hear that dude.. Hope things get better for you man..
:stoned::stoned:
diddo fro me too.

[xcrispi]

There's always room for another dirty old man at my house Bro. Email or I.M for directions .
Glad your ok .
Crispi :stoned:

[the image reaper]

There's always room for another dirty old man at my house Bro. Email or I.M for directions .
Glad your ok .
Crispi :stoned:

us dirty old men ain't welcome everywhere, so chances are ....... :jointsmile:

OK, you just ain't gonna believe this sh*t, but I fled to a buddy's place in the canyon .... yup, TWO fires closing in on me right this minute :wtf: ... true story :wtf: ... this time, I got all my belongings packed in the car, waiting for the final evacuation order (got it all in one trip :D) ... THE FIRES ARE FOLLOWING ME !!!, save yourselves, and do NOT invite me to visit :S2:

[veggii]

... THE FIRES ARE FOLLOWING ME !!!, save yourselves, and do NOT invite me to visit :S2:

run!!!!!! fast!!! hey becareful there outta control !!!
its real smoky down here in chico!!

[boaz]

... THE FIRES ARE FOLLOWING ME

:eek:

holy shite, run for the hills . . . uhh, i guess run AWAY from the hills.

so sorry to hear the bad news, image, hope everything is cooling out now. i was living in santa monica back during the malibu fires and remember standing on the top floor of this parking garage one night and watching the fires get closer, and closer . . . and CLOSER . :eek: this was just right after the big 8 or 8.5 quake and not long after the riots. never a dull moment in l.a. :D

if you happen to end up in b.f. oklahoma your welcome to hang at my lake cabin. we might even catch some crappie! :thumbsup:

oh yeah, . . . my favorite quote after the malibu fire was this guys going thru his burned out home saying "they say we are prisoners to our possessions, so i guess we are finally free". :cool:

[stinkyattic]

THE FIRES ARE FOLLOWING ME !!!, save yourselves, and do NOT invite me to visit Damn, that makes me want to invite you MORE. I'm tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to finish the 2-family conversion that some non-architect did on my place back in the early 50s... and coming up with either:
-Build a 3 story addition to contain 2.5 new bathrooms, and do ALL the plumbing from scratch
-Move the stairwells
-Give up and treat it like the scruffy rental it is
-Invite Reaper to spend the summer

[the image reaper]

Damn, that makes me want to invite you MORE. I'm tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to finish the 2-family conversion that some non-architect did on my place back in the early 50s... and coming up with either:
-Build a 3 story addition to contain 2.5 new bathrooms, and do ALL the plumbing from scratch
-Move the stairwells
-Give up and treat it like the scruffy rental it is
-Invite Reaper to spend the summer

sniff, sniff (I smell a rat :wtf:) ... now I now why the girls like me, they have W-O-R-K to be done :wtf: ... I have to spell it, can't bear to say it out loud :(

[stinkyattic]

Work? Naw. I was just hoping that your presence would invite a lightning strike or other Act of God to make the remodeling decision for me ;)

[happiestmferoutthere]

sniff, sniff (I smell a rat :wtf:) ...
I'm pretty sure thats smoke you smell!! ;)
Damn.. I cannot believe how smoky it is in Northern California. They are saying even healthy people should be indoors. The sun is blocked out by the smoke. They say there are 842 fires burning in the state right now. CRAZY!
CRAZY, I tell ya'!:jawdropper:

[veggii]

yup the suns bloked out in chico,its erie quiet with a orange glow/haze and smells like a forest fire or somethin hmmm.. better puff....puff..:jointsmile: check the fire map before you run so you don't run smack dab into another fire ..:thumbsup:
http://www.fire.ca.gov/about/downloads/Statewide_Fire_Maps/StatewideFireMap_062308.pdf

[jeffman]

I'm pretty sure thats smoke you smell!! ;)
Damn.. I cannot believe how smoky it is in Northern California. They are saying even healthy people should be indoors. The sun is blocked out by the smoke. They say there are 842 fires burning in the state right now. CRAZY!
CRAZY, I tell ya'!:jawdropper:

You take care of Yourself up there Happy, You've always been one of My favorites. I smile every time I see Your handle....:thumbsup:

[hydrocannabis]

U could come to texas and U could stay at my place.:D
spare bedroom kinda.
:thumbsup:

and I have W plants growing every where.

well eather way I hope U find a good place to stay away from the fires.

[the image reaper]

this really sucks :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

The thing that is the most frustrating is that QUITE A FEW of these 800 fires have been started by....PEOPLE ......DOING IDIOT THINGS....from throwing lit cigerettes out the window to waiting until it's as dry as a bone before deciding to mow......and starting a fire with the lawn mower. All day I hear about complete boneheads and it makes me want to give BG's statement about "folks who need killing" some serious mulling. :wtf:

Yes....a few of them were started by lightening but the honest majority were done by people being either lazy or sloppy....or even ON PURPOSE. :mad::mad::mad:

Had a good fire start accross the road at our neighbors because he was "checking his well pump" with a lit cigerette in the middle of 2 foot dry grass in july. Had the helicopter set down in our arena to rest in the middle of the fight.....great to watch but thank GOD for the firefighters!!!

Reaper.....there's a good reason you're not welcome I'm SURE......:D You can get our phone number from X-Crispi if you want it................

[painretreat]

So, sincerely sorry to hear of your losses,. .. .Lots of luck Image Reaper! I hope you can wrap up your business and get the heck out! It is tuff, everything is gone, except the paper work, which is holding you back! So very sorry to hear you've lost it all. Sometimes a Fresh Start over isn't so bad!

Perhaps you ought to go where it has already burned! ( oops, back home and start over)! Have a ball in the meantime. Hopefully, on the flip side, you can enjoy a new motel each night with meals paid by your insurance premiums! Make the best of it!

Keep your spirits up and please keep;) us posted!

[PlantHeadJ]

Man what burns me the worst is that some 300-400 feds are in humboldt and not one is lifting a finger to help put out fires but looking for twizzle. What a crock. Use those taxpayer's dollars and grab a hose fools!!!!! That kind of man power would put out some fires, right?!?!~Good luck Reaper! Be safe!

[scagster]

Sorry to hear about your losses, reaper. Speaking of fires, there's been a fire for the past two days near where I live, and all of the smoke has made it quite eery. I can can only imagine how it is for you all in California right now.

[happiestmferoutthere]

I actually saw the sky for the first time in a week today, for about a half hour. I forgot it was blue!
Alas.... the breeze went away and the smoke came back. Thank God for the firefighters. Those boys and girls work HARD!!