Fires

[Larry$]

California's annual fire season is in full force giving some interesting photos.
How to strip the aluminum from a pickup:

I can remember watching the fires move rapidly across the hills, in the '60s, while I was living in CA. Scarry.

 

[markba633csi]

Wow- that's hot

 

[matthewsx]

I can make you cry.



My friends got out with minutes to spare. Everything lost except my race trailer and their 62 dodge pickup for some reason.

Be safe out there.

John

 

[matthewsx]

Four months earlier.


John

 

[hotrats]

Four months earlier.

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John

Some nice cars there. I especially enjoy the back corner with the MK1 GT6, XKE, and the Europa - Dang I miss my Europa.

 

[C-Bag]

Four months earlier.

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John

Do you think it would have fared better if it was a metal building?

 

[Larry$]

Do you think it would have fared better if it was a metal building?

Not likely. Structural steel starts losing strength @ 600°F. Aluminum alloys melt at about 1250°F See the first photo in this series.
Living in these areas has always been a gamble. How much of a gamble can be seen by what insurance costs are.

 

[C-Bag]

How much of a gamble can be seen by what insurance costs are.

What insurance? My buddy who lives in North Fork CA his insurance co is leaving the state and nobody can afford the insurance co’s that are staying. His neighbor paid off his place and they immediately cancelled his insurance and he’s not found replacement. Same with Florida.

 

[Larry$]

What insurance?

Translated high risk areas!

 

[Just for fun]

Very sad seeing all the loss in the fires.

The insurance companies are dropping people here in Washington also.