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Winter Log 2005-2006 |
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Winter Log 2005-2006 |
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November 2005Well 2005 Fire Season is over and all in all it was a quiet year. Our program has more volunteers now then we have ever had and it made it very busy for the board of directors. Now that we are off for winter break... Susan and I dabble in fun hobby of Amature Rocketry. This fellow is transporting his rocket to the launch pad. These are big high power rockets that fly to 15,000 feet and higher. Special permits are needed to fly these rockets, and Air Traffic Control has to clear Airliners from the area when we fly them. |
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Our rockets are much smaller but here you can see that Susan has her
first rocket that she built, and she has her launch permit ready to go.
This rocket flew great but on the way down the parachute was tangled and so it tumbled all the way back to Earth. Lucky for her there was no damage. |
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Out at the launch pad, her rocket is reloaded and ready for its second flight. This flight was perfect and it flew to about 700 feet, which is good for a small rocket of this class. |
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December 2005Also... work is picking up again. I don't talk about my day job but here is my desk. |
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Meanwhile at home, Susan and I have started the "Shadow Hills Cowboy
Poetry Society" and have had meetings at our home. Here you can see
our Christmas time decorations on our stage we built in our backyard.
For Christmas time we invited family, friends, co-workers, and all the Fire Lookouts to the December meeting where we had a large potluck, horse rides and then the evening Cowboy Poetry, and music. It was a blast! Our next party is in June of 2006, so we should have plenty of time. |
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January 2006On January 14th, 2006, Susan and I was invited to the home of Ramona Merwin, the last paid fire lookout of Vetter Mountain. We spent six hours going through photo albums and scrap books but there is just no way to capture the entire story of how Ramona and her family lived the lookout life. However, I will give it my best shot. |
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January 23, 2006
The National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning for the mountains and valleys of Los Angeles County for northeast winds blowing mostly through and below passes and canyons at speeds of between 30 and 40 mph, gusting to 60 mph and gusts of up to 75 mph in the mountains.
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We had damage
to three trees. This one fell on Susan's car. Lucky for us, there
was no real dents, just paint scratches. We have been without power
for several hours so it is a good thing I got that gas chain saw or she wouldn't
have been able to get to work. We were also lucky that the tree missed
our favorite pink flamingo!