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westopher 05-04-2016 05:14 PM
For me the insurance thing is not so black and white, but yeah if you can afford a sled and a quad, and you've got a family, you better pay for insurance or you are an absolute moron.

Cwift 05-04-2016 05:32 PM
Another evacuation notice for a fire 70~ km west of Edmonton on a reserve

SpartanAir 05-04-2016 05:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jmac (Post 8752752)
Donated to the Red Cross ...

Going to stay off Facebook for a while or else I'm going to end up blocking half of my douchebag Fort Mac friends who act like they're doing the world a favour by being there. My wall is filled with more condescending bullshit and political (racist) tirades than actual information about the fire and well wishes towards the people who live and/or work there.
Why are you friends with douchebags? :badpokerface:

Zedbra 05-04-2016 05:38 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by underscore (Post 8752762)
I'm all for helping those in need, however I've seen it happen multiple times where scumbags use things like this to cash in, so I'm pretty cautious about throwing money at things unless I can see how it can go straight to helping the cause immediately.

Also this may make me sound like an asshole but I have zero interest in helping people who chose to go without insurance (after the dust has settled and people are making insurance claims), they made that choice and I think they should deal with the consequences rather than have other people cover their losses.
There is a big gap between rebuilding, albeit with insurance or not, and 70,000 people now without homes, work, and more importantly food. Between waiting for insurance estimates etc, they will require to pay bills for phones, insurance on cars, food/shelter - and this is where the Red Cross helps in spades (food/shelter/medicine).

Jmac 05-04-2016 06:21 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by SpartanAir (Post 8752770)
Why are you friends with douchebags? :badpokerface:
At one point (before they moved to Alberta), they weren't douchebags. Also, it's easier to ignore them than it is to deal with the aftermath of the heinous act of defriending them.

To be fair, they seldom post, so it's not really a big annoyance. I get to see their new homes, trucks, toys, vacations, etc. which is fine; better than the usual garbage posted on Facebook (spam, quizzes, click-bait, etc.). Whenever there's an election (or this), they're intolerable, though.

It just amazes me how much they changed since we were teenagers.

FerrariEnzo 05-04-2016 06:59 PM
http://wpmedia.edmontonjournal.com/2...y=55&strip=all http://www.metronews.ca/content/dam/...arge.promo.jpg


Can we link twitter video feeds?

Timpo 05-04-2016 07:39 PM
https://www.facebook.com/Fullturbo/v...5154978757377/

JSALES 05-04-2016 09:35 PM
^ that isn't Fort Mac

yray 05-04-2016 11:25 PM
Anzac, the evacuation center for Fort Mac is being ordered to evacuate and move to Edmonton.

Bouncing Bettys 05-04-2016 11:37 PM
I can't recall in recent memory an event which has generated so much stupid from either end of the political spectrum.

cruz-in 05-04-2016 11:38 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ChkoW4kUYAE109-.jpg

"25000 ft above Ft Mac"

holy fuck. I hope people with asthma and bronchitis or any type of breathing conditions take proper precautions.

don't want any body breathing that type of air.

twitchyzero 05-04-2016 11:49 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by CivicBlues (Post 8752717)
Yup, I shudder to think what the internet comments from the rest of Canada would be if the big one ever hit Vancouver.

"More waterfront property at cheaper prices!"
"why do they need aid? They can all just get high off their BC Bud"
"great, now we can sell them to China at a discount"
this

they live in multimillion dollar homes and drive lambos...why should Vancouverites need my monetary support?

jjson 05-05-2016 12:04 AM
https://www.facebook.com/CTVEdmonton...5668428468211/

Holyyyy shieeeeeet

Still safer than No. 3 Rd in Richmond on a Saturday afternoon tho

FerrariEnzo 05-05-2016 12:30 AM
wow.. cant imagine what the air is like... how to people breath without proper masks?

Ch28 05-05-2016 12:45 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jjson (Post 8752858)
https://www.facebook.com/CTVEdmonton...5668428468211/

Holyyyy shieeeeeet

Still safer than No. 3 Rd in Richmond on a Saturday afternoon tho
I'm impressed at how orderly everyone was when the fire was up to the right of them.

Hehe 05-05-2016 02:04 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ch28 (Post 8752864)
I'm impressed at how orderly everyone was when the fire was up to the right of them.
Thank god this is Canada.

Imagine this happens in China.:pokerface:

Lomac 05-05-2016 07:00 AM
Quick time lapse of the fire converging on the Fort Mac airport.

http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcomm...port_fires.gif

:heckno:

What's scary is that many people were forced to drive North of the city, towards the oil fields themselves. The problem is that the only way out from there is back through Fort McMurray. I know the fire isn't (currently) traveling North, but winds can change in an instant.

hud 91gt 05-05-2016 07:17 AM
If that were to change, evacuation would happen by air. I've evacuated many reserves by air in Manitoba due to fires. It's a bit of a gong show, but everyone gets out (Pending there isn't 40,000 people up there).

Reeyal 05-05-2016 07:40 AM
Front facing dash cam:

Rear facing:

JSALES 05-05-2016 07:52 AM
^ just chaos, looks like a scene out of a dooms day movie

punkwax 05-05-2016 07:59 AM
I was surprised to see how long the motorcyclist stayed behind him. Many people on two wheels don't sit in traffic like that in perfect weather!

Lomac 05-05-2016 08:05 AM
Jesus. Can't imagine the heat that biker felt in the rear view dash cam.

murd0c 05-05-2016 08:40 AM
you can tell when the heat hit the biker he said fuck it and just took off

Hondaracer 05-05-2016 09:32 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by twitchyzero (Post 8752855)
this

they live in multimillion dollar homes and drive lambos...why should Vancouverites need my monetary support?
They shouldn't. This isn't Haiti

twitchyzero 05-05-2016 10:26 AM
neither is Japan in 2011...nor New Orleans in 2005.

Sure no injuries/fatalities as a direct result reported yet, but natural disaster is natural disaster...any immediate support to help those displaced will likely be beneficial regardless of the population/victims' financial background.

Contributing is your choice and there's no pressure to do so but the rationale just seems flawed


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