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carefree highway wrote on Apr 21, 2009 6:00 PM:
I havnt personally seen it yet, but this is what I have seen on TV. Last 2 weeks in February through early March in Yosemite, the sun shines so brightly on the late afternoon waterfalls that the water shimmers like yellow fire and gold.
Q wrote on Apr 21, 2009 1:53 PM:
If any of you have been on the ferry that transports across the sound in Seattle, right around the time of sunset, you would know that something like this is amazingly probable.
There is a building located amongst the city sky scrapers that glows a brilliant orange in the reflection of the sun. I recall many a people aboard the ferry in terror thinking that this large building was burning down...
Only to find that it was merely a reflection. Such things don't speak against the intelligence of the person viewing it, it is merely an illusion and a mistake that can be made by anyone.
And, as I have always thought, it is definitely better to be safe than sorry!
There is a building located amongst the city sky scrapers that glows a brilliant orange in the reflection of the sun. I recall many a people aboard the ferry in terror thinking that this large building was burning down...
Only to find that it was merely a reflection. Such things don't speak against the intelligence of the person viewing it, it is merely an illusion and a mistake that can be made by anyone.
And, as I have always thought, it is definitely better to be safe than sorry!
what sun wrote on Apr 21, 2009 10:08 AM:
You do forget what the sun looks like with all of the weather modification they do to block it in our state. We are just the big drinking fountain for California.
Fire Chief wrote on Apr 20, 2009 11:08 PM:
Good Call Be Nice. I would rather respond to 100 "could of been something" and no one got hurt then 1 "I need to go check and now I am dead" call. I have responded to everything from my dog speed dialed 911 to fog and street light look like a house fire. We have a good laugh and go home safe and sound. Remember If in doubt call the experts to check. The life you save may be your own.
Carefree Highway wrote on Apr 20, 2009 8:22 PM:
Neighbor called the fire department on me for using gas to start my burn barell. Fire department showed up and show me how to improve my burn barrel.
I got better things to do than bother my neighbors and city services.
I got better things to do than bother my neighbors and city services.
Jumpy Jock Strap wrote on Apr 18, 2009 1:02 PM:
Those folks must come from a very rainy place for not being able to recognize what sunlight is.
kelly wrote on Apr 17, 2009 8:56 AM:
Most fire fighter/emt's seek out their line of work because of the appeal of morons wasting their time, not raging fires and bring idiots back from the brink of death.
True story. wrote on Apr 16, 2009 1:57 PM:
It's okay, I mistake sunshine for a massive blaze all the time.
Oregonian Wisher wrote on Apr 16, 2009 10:03 AM:
Hey, it's not really that funny, she could have been hurt and she probably had like a caridac arrest! At least it was a false alarm... just be glad it's good news not bad.
The Brutal Truth wrote on Apr 16, 2009 9:57 AM:
This just in: The sun -- orange & bright.
Next up: The sky -- blue!
Next up: The sky -- blue!
Lorax64 wrote on Apr 16, 2009 1:10 AM:
Lighten up. It's much smarter to call for help early, even if it's a false alarm. Fire and ambulance crews would much rather find out everyone is safe and sound than have to deal with injuries and destruction of property. Many times a few minutes makes the difference between a good call and a bad call.
Be nice wrote on Apr 15, 2009 7:20 PM:
And if it had been a fire and she went to investigate, she could have been hurt. Good call. Better to be safe than sorry.
Whats that orange thing in the sky wrote on Apr 15, 2009 2:26 PM:
That's what happens when you live in Oregon. You forget what the sun looks like.
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