On 04-15-19, EARL CROASMUN said to TIM RICHARDSON:

EC>Tim,

EC>This is old news now, since Ross is never coming back to Fidonet, but I
EC>am cleaning out old files from my hard drive and I came across this item
EC>that I stored away. On August 25, 2000, after Dan Ceppa discussed his
EC>experiences with a huge fire at Yellowstone Park, Ross upped the ante by
EC>tossing in his experiences with Mt. St. Helens:

EC>"I know what you mean.
EC>I lived in Yakima, Washington back in the spring of 1980.
EC>Two weeks after that hill west of me threw up, a friend and I went into
EC>the
EC>area, (but not too close).
EC>We saw plants and animals already starting to come back, and this was only
EC>a couple weeks after that area was nearly scoured.
EC>(You haven't lived until you've walked through an area that used to be a
EC>forest of TALL trees, mowed down like sticks.)"

EC>Years later, of course, he swore that he had never lived anywhere but
EC>Sheboygan and San Antonio. I know you keep archives, but didn't know if
EC>you wanted to archive this or not.

EC>- - - - -

EC>|From: ROSS SAUER
EC>|To:   GOD DAN
EC>ub:  Burns Me Up
EC>|Date: 25 Aug 00  10:56:04

-> -> On 21 Aug 00  10:13:18, Curtis Johnson got back to God Dan
->
->  MG> Maybe you'd like to develop Yellowstone?
->
->  GD> I'd sooner sit on 'Old Sparky' before I'd let that happen.
->  CJ>
->  CJ> There are a few sparks flying around there right now:
->
->  CJ> "Yellowstone Estates:  Where the firewood comes to you
->  CJ> already lit!"
->
-> LOL!
->
-> Been their, done that, had my shirt singed.
->
-> It was about 15 yrs ago I lived 'near' Yellowstone when a large
-> portion of the Park went up in flames.  I could see the light from
-> the fires at night, about 165 miles away.
->
-> Trust me, the only thing that was lost was some buildings.  The
-> Park was rejuvenating itself within days after the fire.
->
-> BTW, that particular fire was so great because natural fires were
-> put out far to quickly.  And, in all seriousness, with far more newly,

-> _naturally_ planted trees than were lost in the fire.  Not a single

-> young tree that you may see in the fire areas of that time were
-> planted by man.

EC>I know what you mean.
EC>I lived in Yakima, Washington back in the spring of 1980.
EC>Two weeks after that hill west of me threw up, a friend and I went into
EC>the
EC>area, (but not too close).
EC>We saw plants and animals already starting to come back, and this was only
EC>a couple weeks after that area was nearly scoured.
EC>(You haven't lived until you've walked through an area that used to be a
EC>forest of TALL trees, mowed down like sticks.)


As it happens I was in Yakima, Washington sitting in a motel the Sunday St
Helens went off big time. The ground shook like crazy and the tv almost went
on the floor. When the shaking stopped I stepped outside to see if there was
any damage, and a huge cloud rose from the distant west and to the south. St
Helens had blown its stack!


Unlikely Sauer ever set foot in Washington. Exept for a very short time spent
in San Antonio, he probably never got out of Wisconsin.


A niece of mine lives in Wisconsin with her husband and family. He's a retired
Navy Commander, who commanded one of the last two Swift Boat groups. The Swift
Boat was being discontinued just as he was retiring.



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