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[txdon]

Update, camp Swift fire is 90% contained. 4 national guard helicopters have been dropping water on it today. Some military action on the base started the fire. I often hear rapid large gun fire and explosions coming from the camp.:thumbsup:

 

[mikim]

This is the second fire they've started in just a couple of weeks. Guess the first one wasn't serious enough for them to learn from. can we say "military intelligence"?

 

[Bird]

Noticed a relatively short strip (maybe 50 yards) of highway ROW along I-35E just north of Lake Lewisville that's burned recently. And a big sign in the median of F.M. 2499 says Highland Village has implemented Stage 2 of their drought plan; no watering on Monday or Friday or between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. But so far, I think Lake Lewisville is only down about 3' or at 84+% normal capacity.

 

[Western]

I know lake Whitney was down 14' a few weeks ago. Bridgeport is probably around 8' low when I was out last weekend.

They had a 10 acre fire just East of downtown Ft. Worth along the Trinity river near the big bridge interchange. Not usually a big deal, but throw it in a city of 500,000!!

If we get some high winds like we did a month ago, fires may be the "talk of the town" again.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I could see the Camp Swift fire from Bryan Texas on Friday at 6pm

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Lake Somerville at all time low.


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[Patriotic Stabilist]

I worry so about fire here. We had concrete finishers working on a new garage floor slab and I saw one of those idiots smoking. I almost went out there but thought with all them around surely they could get it out if it started a fire but talk about dumb.

 

[pacerron]

I wonder with all the heat and dryness this year if you are seeing lots of Bagworms on the trees?
They are really bad up here.
Ron

 

[Bird]

Ron, I haven't seen any of those things in several years. Aren't they only on cedar? And we don't have much cedar in my area.

 

[pacerron]

Ron, I haven't seen any of those things in several years. Aren't they only on cedar? And we don't have much cedar in my area.

Bird,
Many different trees and shrubs are host to them. They eat the host and that becomes their cover/cacoon. I just spent an hour picking them off a beautiful blue Colorado Spruce that I planted about 10 years ago. I will have to use a ladder tomorrow to get the high ones. This is the first year it has had them. We have other trees with them too.
Like picking green beans, you think you have them all, but going back you find many more...
Ron
Bagworm