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This photo of hospital staff watching a raging wildfire in Colorado is really peak 2021 (Original Post) kpete Dec 2021 OP
Wow, no kidding. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #1
k&r Demovictory9 Dec 2021 #2
And that isn't even the one evacuated... hlthe2b Dec 2021 #3
Misery encapsulated n/t Alice Kramden Dec 2021 #4
Fake newz. Omicron is weak and climate change is fake. JanMichael Dec 2021 #5
Another image from that Twitter thread irisblue Dec 2021 #6
Wow, that is hard to even comprehend PatSeg Dec 2021 #13
As my daughter would say, "2021 has been a real suck fest." n/t PatrickforB Dec 2021 #7
We thought Rebl2 Dec 2021 #8
Great photo dalton99a Dec 2021 #9
and on top of it all, some of them may have homes in that ... sarchasm Dec 2021 #10
Very symbolic in many ways and worthy as a keeper. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2021 #11
"COVID inside and guns, cold and fire outside......" kpete Dec 2021 #12
That was my thought, too Deuxcents Dec 2021 #24
Cover of a dystopian novel. marybourg Dec 2021 #14
That should be an artistic painting. Uncle Joe Dec 2021 #15
I thought it was a painting! chowder66 Dec 2021 #19
Those pics inspired me I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2021 #25
I would love to see that UndergroundPanther. Uncle Joe Dec 2021 #27
If I do it I'll post it. I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2021 #28
Okay cool, Uncle Joe Dec 2021 #29
Nah. Fake fire. housecat Dec 2021 #16
Damn you George Soros. Traildogbob Dec 2021 #18
Beautifully composed photo of a major tragedy. (nt) Paladin Dec 2021 #17
Who would have thought of fires in late December when there should be snow ? kimbutgar Dec 2021 #20
How many filters are being used on that image? And by filters, software ones. TheBlackAdder Dec 2021 #21
My wife's cousin works at that hospital. To say they are all on edge would be an FailureToCommunicate Dec 2021 #22
It looks like a painting. fightforfreedom Dec 2021 #23
It's getting Biblical. Kaleva Dec 2021 #26

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
11. Very symbolic in many ways and worthy as a keeper.
Fri Dec 31, 2021, 11:31 AM
Dec 2021

The masked nurses and one busy reading her phone, the lit up ambulance maybe going to a shooting, the community all lit up like it's prosperous and nothing is wrong and then the wildfire.

Sort of points out the irony of inside vs outside and the false sense of safety from that huge window.

COVID inside and guns, cold and fire outside......

Thanks for posting, Kpete......

kpete

(71,996 posts)
12. "COVID inside and guns, cold and fire outside......"
Fri Dec 31, 2021, 11:37 AM
Dec 2021

if only a New Year could make it all go away?

kimbutgar

(21,157 posts)
20. Who would have thought of fires in late December when there should be snow ?
Fri Dec 31, 2021, 12:16 PM
Dec 2021

One must really be an idiot to not realize our planet is in serious trouble and we need to take action like yesterday.

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