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DemoTex

(25,399 posts) Wed Aug 28, 2019, 06:03 PM Aug 2019

Prepare for a few days of "Spaghetti Models."

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Prepare for a few days of "Spaghetti Models." (Original Post) DemoTex Aug 2019 OP

Off topic... So DemoTex, I heard an NPR piece on the discontinuation of Fire tower watchers and... hlthe2b Aug 2019 #1

That NPR interview was with Philip Connor. DemoTex Aug 2019 #4

Thickest thin spaghetti I've ever seen, I do believe. WheelWalker Aug 2019 #2

I know, right? NightWatcher Aug 2019 #3

hlthe2b

(102,290 posts)

1. Off topic... So DemoTex, I heard an NPR piece on the discontinuation of Fire tower watchers and...

Reply to DemoTex (Original post)

Wed Aug 28, 2019, 06:05 PM

Aug 2019

replacement with drones. Seems sad, but what are your thoughts on this?

DemoTex

(25,399 posts)

4. That NPR interview was with Philip Connor.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 28, 2019, 06:09 PM

Aug 2019

He wrote "Fire Season," about his experiences in a fire lookout in New Mexico's Gila NF. Toward the end, he lamented the lack of human judgement in a system that relies on automation. I agree. But these are bad times for rational fire management decisions.

WheelWalker

(8,955 posts)

2. Thickest thin spaghetti I've ever seen, I do believe.

Reply to DemoTex (Original post)

Wed Aug 28, 2019, 06:07 PM

Aug 2019

You sure that's not fettuccine?

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

3. I know, right?

Reply to DemoTex (Original post)

Wed Aug 28, 2019, 06:09 PM

Aug 2019

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