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From: Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
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Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 18:17:04 -0700
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On 5/19/2024 4:04 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 May 2024 20:45:47 -0700
>> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> 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.

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