we have a fire ban up in Gravenhurst... last weekend we were up at our trailer in our little slice of heaven east of Gravenhurst and I had to kneel down on the ground to untangle our dog's lead.... my knees were soaked in seconds. There is no extreme dryness requireing a fire ban
We have a fire ban as well...we are 45 minutes north of the city of Toronto. I have no earthly idea what is going on with that. Not sure if it is still in effect because it just rained. But even when it WAS in effect, it was not dry.
My wife wouldn't even fire up the little gas fire pit for warmth. She is a rule follower for sure. I tried to explain that gas flames in glass rocks does not constitute an "open fire" but had no luck in convincing her we would not be breaking the law....nor causing a "forest" fire.
When I lived in Pasadena my house (up in the hills built in 1950) had a built in leaf incinerator. It was made of brick, and was part of the house (NOT freestanding, but part of the kitchen) like an outdoor fireplace, with a chimney and everything. A big metal door on it, and you would stuff raked up leaves in it and set it ablaze. It was outlawed sometime in the '70s I think. We never got to use it. But it was cool to think about.
I lived in California for most of my life and I was always perplexed by the way people viewed the fires there. Sure, they could be dangerous, lots of people built house where they really should not have...but no one really understood the natural process of forest fires. Yes, again, some were set by arsonists...but...
There's a great conversation in Yellowstone, the Paramount series. Summer, an idealistic and preachy environmentalist staying at the ranch notices smoke in the mountains and asks about it, Carter, one of the cowboys at the ranch, tells her it is a forest fire:
Summer: Is anybody going to put it out?
Carter: They can try. Only thing that CAN put it out is God.
I like the show though at times it's a bit political.
I saw a satellite video the other day that shows the fires in Canada started at the same time. Not sure if the video is real. Poor forest management, at least in the US, for decades has certainly not been helpful.
Clearly produced by ultra conservatives, trying to show us the simple cowboy life is the real life (I can't disagree for the most part.) There are MANY "not very veiled" comments...on "1923" as well...one big speech at the breakfast table I remember really stuck out ended with the comment, "and those newspapers! Nothing but camouflage so you don't see what is really going on!!"
This is EXCELLENT!!! This is the interview Jerm was talking about, eh? PERFECT. And it is quite chilling. Do you think we are past the "crises" stage (Covid) and are in the "normalizing" stage? Or do we have more crises coming? I think I am going to write an article about this.
I am planning on getting a transcript (I have a service that does transcripts, if they take it (it is copyrighted material so they may not) ...
It's always a joy to me to listen to you and Jerm. It expands me.
I think that one of the barriers to simplifying our lives is that we have been entrained to conflate “simple" with "easy". We tend to think that simplicity equals pushing a button which will circumvent the need for further effort on our part. Simple solutions to the problems in human lives are often actually quite difficult to implement — requiring courage, curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, intuition, experimentation, and often failure before success is to be had. All extremely “simple” but not at all “easy”.
Wild animals live very simple lives. But they do not have much EASE in finding food, mating, rearing young, staying safe, staying alive. They do, however, have the gift of simple enjoyment in being alive, eating, having offspring, finding warmth in the sun and coolness in the shade. Yet it all requires effort. Every animal loves to be lazy and be ‘at ease’! But laziness is, in fact, a luxury, and not a sustainable lifestyle.
P.S. I am loath to note how the word 'sustainable' has been weaponized. But it's a good word at root.
This is a very good point...the "simple" not being "easy." I actually am telling my clients that all of the time...just as you say, having meaning and purpose in life is actually "simple" but finding it and getting it is not "easy."
Yes, I loathe the word "sustainable"...but as you say, the meaning the agenda has given it makes it despicable. Unfortunately they have done that to many nice words.
i like the discussions. TNT radio is kinda strange though. weird war mongers, china haters, trump worshipers. the advertisers are concerning as well. especially 'the ad council'. now there's a who's who of manipulators.......
I love these interviews with Todd and Jerm. Fun, informative, profound.
we have a fire ban up in Gravenhurst... last weekend we were up at our trailer in our little slice of heaven east of Gravenhurst and I had to kneel down on the ground to untangle our dog's lead.... my knees were soaked in seconds. There is no extreme dryness requireing a fire ban
We have a fire ban as well...we are 45 minutes north of the city of Toronto. I have no earthly idea what is going on with that. Not sure if it is still in effect because it just rained. But even when it WAS in effect, it was not dry.
My wife wouldn't even fire up the little gas fire pit for warmth. She is a rule follower for sure. I tried to explain that gas flames in glass rocks does not constitute an "open fire" but had no luck in convincing her we would not be breaking the law....nor causing a "forest" fire.
here in pickering we like our truck/bonfires near the nuke plant. replete with an hour of 'small' explosions. wheeeee!!!!!
peace
When I lived in Pasadena my house (up in the hills built in 1950) had a built in leaf incinerator. It was made of brick, and was part of the house (NOT freestanding, but part of the kitchen) like an outdoor fireplace, with a chimney and everything. A big metal door on it, and you would stuff raked up leaves in it and set it ablaze. It was outlawed sometime in the '70s I think. We never got to use it. But it was cool to think about.
And my brother-in-law as well... said “the canopy is dry” ???? Wtf?
The ban here in Northumberland has ended a couple of days ago... I think it’s all to see how much we will comply without question
Lots of this garbage is just that. Little (and some big) tests. Also it is part of the conditioning...like Skinner's pigeons.
the crazy huge fires in Canada now remind me exactly of the giant fires in Australia in 2019. Chaos and utter destruction and demoralization.
I lived in California for most of my life and I was always perplexed by the way people viewed the fires there. Sure, they could be dangerous, lots of people built house where they really should not have...but no one really understood the natural process of forest fires. Yes, again, some were set by arsonists...but...
There's a great conversation in Yellowstone, the Paramount series. Summer, an idealistic and preachy environmentalist staying at the ranch notices smoke in the mountains and asks about it, Carter, one of the cowboys at the ranch, tells her it is a forest fire:
Summer: Is anybody going to put it out?
Carter: They can try. Only thing that CAN put it out is God.
Summer: God puts out the fire?
Carter: God brings rain. God puts out the fire.
Summer: Nature puts out the fire, kid.
Carter: That’s what I said.
I like the show though at times it's a bit political.
I saw a satellite video the other day that shows the fires in Canada started at the same time. Not sure if the video is real. Poor forest management, at least in the US, for decades has certainly not been helpful.
Yellowstone? Political? Ya think?😀
Clearly produced by ultra conservatives, trying to show us the simple cowboy life is the real life (I can't disagree for the most part.) There are MANY "not very veiled" comments...on "1923" as well...one big speech at the breakfast table I remember really stuck out ended with the comment, "and those newspapers! Nothing but camouflage so you don't see what is really going on!!"
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethnickson/p/did-you-breathe-smoke-last-week-this?r=8ztdu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
You mean the forest fires are outlawed, or any sort of personal fire...?? (I am trying to be funny)
what is a "fire steel"?
fire starter
KGB Defector Yuri Bezmenov 1985 Interview. Explains KGB Manipulation of US Public Opinion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOmXiapfCs8
Thank you!
This is EXCELLENT!!! This is the interview Jerm was talking about, eh? PERFECT. And it is quite chilling. Do you think we are past the "crises" stage (Covid) and are in the "normalizing" stage? Or do we have more crises coming? I think I am going to write an article about this.
I am planning on getting a transcript (I have a service that does transcripts, if they take it (it is copyrighted material so they may not) ...
this is the full interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2b-I0Yqisc
in these two he explains the background of the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heuwd_7vEJo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm1rqKb3Sg0&t=648s
I'm guessing we're in the normalizing stage.
Oh wow...thank you for this!! Expect to see an article about all this soon! Thank you!!
It's always a joy to me to listen to you and Jerm. It expands me.
I think that one of the barriers to simplifying our lives is that we have been entrained to conflate “simple" with "easy". We tend to think that simplicity equals pushing a button which will circumvent the need for further effort on our part. Simple solutions to the problems in human lives are often actually quite difficult to implement — requiring courage, curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, intuition, experimentation, and often failure before success is to be had. All extremely “simple” but not at all “easy”.
Wild animals live very simple lives. But they do not have much EASE in finding food, mating, rearing young, staying safe, staying alive. They do, however, have the gift of simple enjoyment in being alive, eating, having offspring, finding warmth in the sun and coolness in the shade. Yet it all requires effort. Every animal loves to be lazy and be ‘at ease’! But laziness is, in fact, a luxury, and not a sustainable lifestyle.
P.S. I am loath to note how the word 'sustainable' has been weaponized. But it's a good word at root.
This is a very good point...the "simple" not being "easy." I actually am telling my clients that all of the time...just as you say, having meaning and purpose in life is actually "simple" but finding it and getting it is not "easy."
Yes, I loathe the word "sustainable"...but as you say, the meaning the agenda has given it makes it despicable. Unfortunately they have done that to many nice words.
I am listening at work. A simple life is a good life.
Even explaining the simplicity of life becomes a complex conversation :)
yeah, I think Jerm and I were off onto two different approaches to the problems with complexity. We may have crossed a few times..😀
i like the discussions. TNT radio is kinda strange though. weird war mongers, china haters, trump worshipers. the advertisers are concerning as well. especially 'the ad council'. now there's a who's who of manipulators.......
Everything out there is "kinda strange"...on both sides....
ya. i hate being downer guy and regretted clicking 'post'.