Temporary Venting Thread - Page 51

Linaewen · 09-28-2005, 07:20 AM

Life really sucks sometimes.

My friend, who's already dealing with her parents' break up & Year 12, has just discovered that she may have ovarian cancer.

Nerdanel · 09-28-2005, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Linaewen

Life really sucks sometimes.

My friend, who's already dealing with her parents' break up & Year 12, has just discovered that she may have ovarian cancer.

I'm so sorry to hear that.. I hope she assumes wrong. *hugs* Life does suck sometimes. Sköt om dej, och kom ihåg att du kan skriva om du vill prata.

Linaewen · 09-28-2005, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Nerdanel

I'm so sorry to hear that.. I hope she assumes wrong. *hugs* Life does suck sometimes. Sköt om dej, och kom ihåg att du kan skriva om du vill prata.

Me too. As you can expect, she's not taking it that well right now. She's upset and scared. Usually she's one of the most caring people, always there to cheer people up. So now it's our turn.

Tack, Hana. Det är inte så dåligt för mig. Jag ömkar henne för att det är så svårt, så. Men när jag vill prata, då ska jag skriva här.

Pytt · 09-28-2005, 01:25 PM

Thanks all

And the Moot is sure here all the time. One nice thing, atleast. I guess I have to listen to you and take it easy, and be very careful

Though I don't really want to...

Spock, that sounds really like what I have. It is also called glandular fever. My throat is really bad, can't swallow properly. The glandulars in my throat are really swollen. But I haven't noticed any fever, and I'm not really tired.

Lotesse · 09-28-2005, 01:27 PM

I remember when my baby sister had mono; it made her chronically fatigued for a long time and she had to do school at home for like 2 months, but she got better!

I hope you get well nice & quickly, Pytt!

***Rían*** · 09-28-2005, 10:43 PM

Vent - another fire in our area

I can see the flames from our house on the northern front, and the whole southeastern front is a giant orange glow.

trolls' bane · 09-28-2005, 10:56 PM

That's not good!! Theres fires near here? Luckily for me, the only thing to catch fire here are the palm trees at date farms, but there's the ever present risk of house fires. Stay safe!

***Rían*** · 09-28-2005, 11:20 PM

thanks - our house is pretty safe, but the people in the hills are in a bad place ...

Lotesse · 09-28-2005, 11:30 PM

I saw something about brushfires on the news a couple hours ago - that's your area, Rian? Chatsworth and around there?

trolls' bane · 09-28-2005, 11:36 PM

Good, I'm glad about your house!

***Tessar*** · 09-28-2005, 11:40 PM

Wow, that's pretty bad

. Hopefully no one will get hurt... and they all had house insurance.

*sigh* Not really a 'vent' per-say, but I'm a bit depressed because there's someone I -really- want to be close to, but I don't think I should 'be' with them. In part because I'm not willing to subject myself to the drama of teenage dating, and for other various reasons.

***Rían*** · 09-28-2005, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Lotesse

I saw something about brushfires on the news a couple hours ago - that's your area, Rian? Chatsworth and around there?

Yup.

Lotesse · 09-29-2005, 12:06 AM

Brushfires around Rian's place today...

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...home-headlines

I really hope you and your family are safe & O.K., Rian...

***Rían*** · 09-29-2005, 12:18 AM

thanks for the good wishes, everyone - we really are in a pretty safe area, because we're a coupla miles away from the hills.
I just looked outside, and the fire is definitely spreading

It now covers about a 90-degree arc around our house.
The good news (for us) is that the winds are blowing it away from us, so the air isn't very bad.

***Tessar*** · 09-29-2005, 12:50 AM

YIKES!

I'm a little surprised you're not trying to get out, Rian. Those things can spread like crazy and one second you can be fine, but the next second you're trapped in a ring of fire that's closing in on you.

Elanor · 09-29-2005, 12:52 AM

I have a headache and I feel grumpy

Lotesse · 09-29-2005, 01:06 AM

So do I, and so do I.

I actually really do. Feel grumpy & have a headache, too, that is. Hope U feel better soon, Elanor - me, I'm going to bed. Meh.

***Rían*** · 09-29-2005, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Tessar

YIKES!

I'm a little surprised you're not trying to get out, Rian. Those things can spread like crazy and one second you can be fine, but the next second you're trapped in a ring of fire that's closing in on you.

no, it's mostly moving away from us, or parallel to us. I was trying to give a picture of how big the fireline is, tho. When I stand outside, I can see flames or orange glow for 90 degrees around us. But it's several miles away, and moving parallel or away from us. We can hardly even smell it, because the wind is blowing away from us. And we're in a fairly new area, with tile roofs.
I'll keep an eye on it, though!!!

***Rían*** · 09-29-2005, 02:49 AM

update - still the same length fireline (I think about 10 miles!) but it's gone from steady to hot/cold (there's some dark spots, then really intense spots). And still moving farther away from us.

Those helicopter pilots have been flying during the night! They usually don't do that because they can't see well enough, but I guess it's just so bright that they're keeping at it. Also, they're dropping water directly over houses. They also usually don't do that, because it would break through the roofs, but this one is SO hot that the water is vaporizing before it hits the roofs!

**Nurvingiel** · 09-29-2005, 03:55 AM

Holy crap, there's a forest fire near your house? (If my inference from the last post is right.)

Put a sprinkler on your roof (if you/fire fighters haven't done so already) and keep them on 24/7. The dome of humidity this will create around your house can, and often will, turn away even really intense (high flames) fires.

Then I'd pack irreplacables in the trunk of your car and prepare your kids to evacuate just in case. Sounds like it's not too bad, but I wouldn't risk it with kids. Plus, you have to handle your son's wheel chair. (If that would cause any delay. But I guess not since you do it all the time.)

Best of luck to your family and neighbourhood!

EDIT: Actually, re-reading those last two posts... now, I don't know what the conditions of the fire are, but if the wind changes in a way the fire crews really don't want, the fire could escape their control.
I don't want to get your paranoid about your house or anything, it's juuuust in case. If you're ready to leave and you don't have to, well no biggie eh?
Maybe that wasn't all that comforting. But North American fire fighters have a long track record of expert fire fighting though. They have a lot of tools, skills, training, and knowledge at their disposal.

09-28-2005, 01:25 PM	#1004
Pytt The Supreme Lord of The Northern Eagles Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: trondheim, norway Posts: 1,388	Thanks all And the Moot is sure here all the time. One nice thing, atleast. I guess I have to listen to you and take it easy, and be very careful Though I don't really want to... Spock, that sounds really like what I have. It is also called glandular fever. My throat is really bad, can't swallow properly. The glandulars in my throat are really swollen. But I haven't noticed any fever, and I'm not really tired. __________________ Don't Panic!

09-28-2005, 01:27 PM	#1005
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	I remember when my baby sister had mono; it made her chronically fatigued for a long time and she had to do school at home for like 2 months, but she got better! I hope you get well nice & quickly, Pytt! __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

09-28-2005, 10:43 PM	#1006
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Vent - another fire in our area I can see the flames from our house on the northern front, and the whole southeastern front is a giant orange glow. __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

09-28-2005, 10:56 PM	#1007
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	That's not good!! Theres fires near here? Luckily for me, the only thing to catch fire here are the palm trees at date farms, but there's the ever present risk of house fires. Stay safe! __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

09-28-2005, 11:20 PM	#1008
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	thanks - our house is pretty safe, but the people in the hills are in a bad place ... __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

09-28-2005, 07:20 AM	#1001
Linaewen Fair Dinkum Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,319	Life really sucks sometimes. My friend, who's already dealing with her parents' break up & Year 12, has just discovered that she may have ovarian cancer.

09-28-2005, 11:30 PM	#1009
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	I saw something about brushfires on the news a couple hours ago - that's your area, Rian? Chatsworth and around there? __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

09-28-2005, 11:36 PM	#1010
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	Good, I'm glad about your house! __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

09-28-2005, 11:40 PM	#1011
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Wow, that's pretty bad . Hopefully no one will get hurt... and they all had house insurance. sigh Not really a 'vent' per-say, but I'm a bit depressed because there's someone I -really- want to be close to, but I don't think I should 'be' with them. In part because I'm not willing to subject myself to the drama of teenage dating, and for other various reasons.

09-29-2005, 12:06 AM	#1013
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Brushfires around Rian's place today... http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...home-headlines I really hope you and your family are safe & O.K., Rian... __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

09-29-2005, 12:18 AM	#1014
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	thanks for the good wishes, everyone - we really are in a pretty safe area, because we're a coupla miles away from the hills. I just looked outside, and the fire is definitely spreading It now covers about a 90-degree arc around our house. The good news (for us) is that the winds are blowing it away from us, so the air isn't very bad. __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

09-29-2005, 12:50 AM	#1015
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	YIKES! I'm a little surprised you're not trying to get out, Rian. Those things can spread like crazy and one second you can be fine, but the next second you're trapped in a ring of fire that's closing in on you.

09-29-2005, 12:52 AM	#1016
Elanor Hobbit in the Music Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Westmarch Posts: 1,111	I have a headache and I feel grumpy __________________ Middle Earth Crossword Puzzle on the Tolkien Site of DOOM Segovia Mazes

09-29-2005, 01:06 AM	#1017
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	So do I, and so do I. I actually really do. Feel grumpy & have a headache, too, that is. Hope U feel better soon, Elanor - me, I'm going to bed. Meh. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

09-29-2005, 02:49 AM	#1019
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	update - still the same length fireline (I think about 10 miles!) but it's gone from steady to hot/cold (there's some dark spots, then really intense spots). And still moving farther away from us. Those helicopter pilots have been flying during the night! They usually don't do that because they can't see well enough, but I guess it's just so bright that they're keeping at it. Also, they're dropping water directly over houses. They also usually don't do that, because it would break through the roofs, but this one is SO hot that the water is vaporizing before it hits the roofs! __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!