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fires- - Jim Hupy [message #358410] Tue, 08 September 2020 09:42 Go to next message
lqqkatjon is currently offline  lqqkatjon   United States
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I just talked to my Brother in Albany, Oregon. Yesterday waterskiing on the reservoir, without a care in the world. Today- ash on his cars. I talked to another friend who is evacuating because of a fire near Lyons, Or.

I hope Jim has gas in his GMC, and is doing well. I would guess those fires have to be within 30 miles of him? and the weather forecast is not good. I would guess his place will be OK... but still that is getting too close for comfort.

This is pretty unusual for that area. Western side of the cascades is usually fairly wet, and the fires don't ravage like this. 100 miles east is and can be a different story.



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Re: [GMCnet] fires- - Jim Hupy [message #358412 is a reply to message #358410] Tue, 08 September 2020 10:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Were effected by fires and electrical shut off.
If nothing else, were selling more air filters and carbon on our Air Filter
side of our business.
There is some climate change , so things are not the same.


On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 7:43 AM Jon Roche via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> I just talked to my Brother in Albany, Oregon. Yesterday waterskiing on
> the reservoir, without a care in the world. Today- ash on his cars. I
> talked to another friend who is evacuating because of a fire near Lyons,
> Or.
>
> I hope Jim has gas in his GMC, and is doing well. I would guess those
> fires have to be within 30 miles of him? and the weather forecast is not
> good. I would guess his place will be OK... but still that is getting
> too close for comfort.
>
> This is pretty unusual for that area. Western side of the cascades is
> usually fairly wet, and the fires don't ravage like this. 100 miles east
> is
> and can be a different story.
>
>
> --
> Jon Roche
> 75 palm beach
> EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
> St. Cloud, MN
> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
>
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Re: [GMCnet] fires- - Jim Hupy [message #358414 is a reply to message #358412] Tue, 08 September 2020 10:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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We are A-OK here. Very, very smoky . Barely daylight here at 8:45 AM.
Orange sky, what little of it we can see. Fires are quite distant from us,
still. But unusual north winds have blown the smoke into our area. Need to
chew the air before you breathe it. Reminds me of the days when they used
to burn off the overburden left from grass seed harvesting. As I sit at my
kitchen table, I can barely see my shop, 100 feet away. Looks like the end
of days. Spooky. Coach is always provisioned and prepared to go. Fuel
tanks are nearly full. Holding tanks empty. Old boy scout, motto. Be
prepared. Serves us well.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon

On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 8:15 AM Jim Kanomata via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> Were effected by fires and electrical shut off.
> If nothing else, were selling more air filters and carbon on our Air Filter
> side of our business.
> There is some climate change , so things are not the same.
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 7:43 AM Jon Roche via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>
>> I just talked to my Brother in Albany, Oregon. Yesterday waterskiing on
>> the reservoir, without a care in the world. Today- ash on his cars.
> I
>> talked to another friend who is evacuating because of a fire near Lyons,
>> Or.
>>
>> I hope Jim has gas in his GMC, and is doing well. I would guess those
>> fires have to be within 30 miles of him? and the weather forecast is
> not
>> good. I would guess his place will be OK... but still that is getting
>> too close for comfort.
>>
>> This is pretty unusual for that area. Western side of the cascades is
>> usually fairly wet, and the fires don't ravage like this. 100 miles
> east
>> is
>> and can be a different story.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jon Roche
>> 75 palm beach
>> EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
>> St. Cloud, MN
>> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
>>
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>
>
> --
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Re: fires- - Jim Hupy [message #358415 is a reply to message #358410] Tue, 08 September 2020 11:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
lqqkatjon is currently offline  lqqkatjon   United States
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Friend just had a video that was 10 miles east of Salem, Oregon. that has to be right about where Jim Hupy lives. no fires at that location yet, but the sky is pure red.


here are some photos I was sent:

http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/2020/09/red-sky-10-miles-east-of-salem-or.html

33 miles east of salem is on fire.



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Re: [GMCnet] fires- - Jim Hupy [message #358420 is a reply to message #358415] Tue, 08 September 2020 12:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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Fires are threatening structures in Mill City, that is 35 miles east of
where I am located. Those canyon communities have all been issued "leave
now" evacuation orders by the Marion County Sheriff. Evac centers are being
set up at the State Fairgrounds in Salem, as well as the Deschutes
fairground in Redmond, in Central Oregon. Fires are spreading due to high
winds in the area, terrain is impassable by vehicles, so aerial drops from
planes and helicopters is how they are fighting them presently. No
containment is possible with the high winds. Bad situation until the winds
subside. Retreat and watch it burn is all that is possible, presently.
Evacuation of people first, then livestock if possible. Ugly stuff.
We are safe here presently.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon

On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 9:03 AM Jon Roche via Gmclist
wrote:

> Friend just had a video that was 10 miles east of Salem, Oregon. that
> has to be right about where Jim Hupy lives. no fires at that location
> yet,
> but the sky is pure red.
>
>
> here are some photos I was sent:
>
>
> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/2020/09/red-sky-10-miles-east-of-salem-or.html
>
> 33 miles east of salem is on fire.
>
>
> --
> Jon Roche
> 75 palm beach
> EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
> St. Cloud, MN
> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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Re: [GMCnet] fires- - Jim Hupy [message #358426 is a reply to message #358420] Tue, 08 September 2020 16:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
lqqkatjon is currently offline  lqqkatjon   United States
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glad you are ok. It is amazing how quickly things are different and changing. My niece sent a video of her drive. 8 miles it was 100% different. from blue summer sky to red smoke looking like Apocalypse. I think it was from Monmouth to Corvallis. My mom's photo in Woodburn looks like a super nice summer blue sky day. Then my friend Nick's photo of the red sky just east of Salem, to another friend who was evacuating Mills city and looks like a good portion of that town was on fire. that is all in like a 50 mile radius. I drove twice that radius today for work.

glad you stay safe and hopefully get a reprieve soon.


Jon Roche 75 palm beach EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now. St. Cloud, MN http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/

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Re: [GMCnet] fires- - Jim Hupy [message #358427 is a reply to message #358426] Tue, 08 September 2020 16:58 Go to previous message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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Smoke is fierce. Twilight outside right now. 3:00 pm.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon.

On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 2:38 PM Jon Roche via Gmclist
wrote:

> glad you are ok. It is amazing how quickly things are different and
> changing. My niece sent a video of her drive. 8 miles it was 100%
> differenet.
> from blue summer sky to red smoke looking like apocolipse. I think it
> was from Monmouth to Corvallis. My mom's photo in Woodburn looks like a
> super nice summer blue sky day. Then my friend Nick's photo of the red
> sky just east of Salem, to another friend who was evacuating Mills city and
> looks like a good portion of that town was on fire. that is all in like
> a 50 mile radius. I drove twice that radius today for work.
>
> glad you stay safe and hopefully get a reprieve soon.
> --
> Jon Roche
> 75 palm beach
> EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
> St. Cloud, MN
> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
>
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