tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post3072041711644709343..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Rist Canyon Mountain Festival 7 September 2019drjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-26053239819372963812019-08-29T18:49:01.195-07:002019-08-29T18:49:01.195-07:00And that's why we're supporting them. They...And that's why we're supporting them. They did they absolute best during the 2012 fire, and saved a lot of structures, and went door-to-door making sure people were out.<br /><br />And that's pretty rugged terrain!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-79919798331805059272019-08-29T15:35:08.193-07:002019-08-29T15:35:08.193-07:00We have spent most of our lives in communities tha...We have spent most of our lives in communities that had only volunteer fire departments. They were our friends and neighbors and they don't get near the credit they deserve. Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785525907917484210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-62414459692083208552019-08-27T14:51:34.509-07:002019-08-27T14:51:34.509-07:00That's why they deserve our support. My wife c...That's why they deserve our support. My wife called the DIL to see if it was OK to take The Little Guy kind of off-schedule, and the DIL said they go every year, and were planning on taking him now that he's at the age where he enjoys this stuff. She grew up in Rist Canyon, way up in the Arapaho & Roosevelt Nat'l Forest, and she knows all these guys, and grew up with them.<br /><br />I'm sure we'll feel right at home with these guys!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-87956485852007416472019-08-27T12:40:17.812-07:002019-08-27T12:40:17.812-07:00Very nice, and yes, tose volunteers DO put their l...Very nice, and yes, tose volunteers DO put their lives on the line every day. Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-59708631415166122092019-08-27T12:37:23.754-07:002019-08-27T12:37:23.754-07:00There's a thriving culture of "Old Machin...There's a thriving culture of "Old Machinery" gurus here, and whether it's a 1910 tractor, a 1928 Fire Truck, an 1800's well boring machine, or an equally ancient hit-and-miss engine, they're all in as-new condition, and are used at fairs, demonstrations, and other community events.<br /><br />I'd love to rebuild an old hit-and-miss engine, but I already have enough projects, and I don't have any where to keep it.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-20018635606337831002019-08-27T12:33:24.220-07:002019-08-27T12:33:24.220-07:00Challenge accepted!Challenge accepted!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-68191675750720199882019-08-27T12:23:43.759-07:002019-08-27T12:23:43.759-07:00;-) some of those relics look like the up to date ...;-) some of those relics look like the up to date equipment we had when I was a volunteer back in the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-13108832096235111752019-08-26T21:16:34.354-07:002019-08-26T21:16:34.354-07:00Alright fellow readers, what's the over under ...Alright fellow readers, what's the over under on him actually bringing his camera? I say 2:1 it stays at the house.<br />🤔JayNolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968502576630432928noreply@blogger.com