Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Dimensional Traveler Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: ping anim Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 18:17:04 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 48 Message-ID: References: <20240518195602.00007ca1@example.com> <1205245336.737777288.629566.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> <20240519161225.0000623f@example.com> <912714533.737852144.360179.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 03:17:02 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="d20cba4d256fc1c62fce485f7458401e"; logging-data="3835791"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/Cvmq/5cMoFVd4ySXMt61a" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:+3g8CDNvH3S/kYnirYcN3NXfla0= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <912714533.737852144.360179.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> Bytes: 3546 On 5/19/2024 4:04 PM, anim8rfsk wrote: > Rhino wrote: >> On Sat, 18 May 2024 20:45:47 -0700 >> anim8rfsk wrote: >> >>> Rhino wrote: >>>> I just saw two news stories from your area. The one about the guy >>>> shooting his own baby in Surprise was bad enough but surely wouldn't >>>> impact you directly. But there was another headline that I can't >>>> find now about a wildfire somewhere north of Scottsdale. I didn't >>>> find out how far away it is though so I have no idea if it is >>>> spitting distance or hours away. You don't have to evacuate do you? >>>> >>>> From that video of the guy driving the Tesla around Scottsdale, I >>>> got the impression you're a good long way from a major forest but >>>> maybe the terrain changes closer to your home. >>>> >>> >>> Scottsdale is 27 miles north to south and 13 miles east to west at its >>> widest point although most of it is skinnier than that. I used to be >>> in central Scottsdale, but the city keeps expanding north and now I >>> find myself in South Scottsdale without moving. The wildfires would >>> be at the north end so, at least 20 miles away from me. Where I live >>> is houses and asphalt and then there’s the Indian reservation which >>> looks like a nuclear test site where nothing grows for 100 miles. >>> >>> https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTViKIANvsIxABM_kPdwAG2p3bbYpqFz_ZzxvDAcU-UifJWAogWmCK-vllxUOoKIN66BmSaTQ >>> >> As my brother would put it, Scottsdale seems to be surrounded by "a >> whole lot of nothing much". (He coined that when we were driving >> through northern North Dakota which is similarly desolate for many, >> many long miles as you travel across the state parallel to the >> Canadian border.) > > To the west, we blend seamlessly with Phoenix. To the south there are a few > miles of Baron nothingness before you get to Tempe. You’ve seen how there’s > nothing but nothing to the east and of course on the north end is the > endless wildfire belt. > > Is it just me or would “Baron Nothingness” be an excellent name for a rock > band? > Sounds more like a porn star name to me. -- I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky dirty old man.