Mostly south of Boulder city proper, in Superior and Louisville. News reports say about 580 homes destroyed already.
The smoke here in Thornton is terrible but we are well away from the danger.
Boulder fires
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BackInTex
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Boulder fires
..what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? let them take arms.
~~ Thomas Jefferson
War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
-- Benjamin Franklin (maybe)
~~ Thomas Jefferson
War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
-- Benjamin Franklin (maybe)
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SportsFan68
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Re: Boulder fires
Horrible news, very sorry for the peoples who have lost their homes. One of SteelersFan's friends has a son who can see the fire from his front porch. if the wind shifts in his direction, he joins the unhoused.
Local jurisdictions in our county are battling over what to do about our unhoused population, and one jurisdiction had a spot for a homeless camp all picked out until they started hearing from people about -- you guessed it -- fire danger.
Local jurisdictions in our county are battling over what to do about our unhoused population, and one jurisdiction had a spot for a homeless camp all picked out until they started hearing from people about -- you guessed it -- fire danger.
-- In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
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tlynn78
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Re: Boulder fires
Just awful
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. -Thomas Paine
You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. -Ayn Rand
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. -Ayn Rand
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire