Fire on the Mountain

A little excitement today. A power surge started a small fire just over the ridge which attracted all the water helo's and boy do they make a lot of noise when flying overhead. They fly right over us to get to the lake so they can make water drops. My windows were rattling and the floor vibrating most of the afternoon but they quickly put it out and all is well. When you live in the forest, even a small fire will scare the hell out of you though.

(photo credits go to mntjoeschmo and oranged)

UPDATE: A fule tanker overturned on the highway up here today and spilled thousands of gallons of fuel. The highway is closed in both directions through tomorrow and the other main road up here is under constructions so it's closed to upbound traffic. Geez, getting to work tomorrow is going to be fun not to mention trying to sleep knowing all that fuel is out there and idiots who throw their cigarettes out the window are waiting at the bottom to come up. Sweet dreams!