The Sauratown Mountains, about two miles north of me, have been burning for about 12 hours.





I'm gonna die.

[Edited on March 27, 2008 at 5:30 AM. Reason : I wish these retards on the news would stop saying "Sour-town." ]

3/27/2008 5:23:23 AM

lightning in the air

3/27/2008 5:30:49 AM

where?

3/27/2008 5:33:15 AM

About 20 miles north of Winston-Salem

3/27/2008 5:34:54 AM

gold in them hills

3/27/2008 5:35:35 AM

oh

never knew the name of those

3/27/2008 5:36:26 AM

And it's waitin for me there blah blah blah

I'M GOING TO DIE, FOLKS

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^I think they're the only mountain range in the country contained entirely within one county. That was on Jeopardy one time.

3/27/2008 5:38:21 AM

there's a little bit in Surry, but it's mostly Stokes - wiki

now i know the name of those beautiful mountains on US 52 heading towards Mt. Airy.

3/27/2008 5:39:42 AM

Wikipedia's wrong on that one. Pilot Mountain was part of the range a billion years ago but it's entirely separate now.

3/27/2008 5:41:29 AM

well, i'm a Yank

what would I know?

3/27/2008 5:42:11 AM

I'm a Pilot Mountainite. Mountaineer. Person from Pilot Mountain.

3/27/2008 5:43:31 AM

And it's waitin for me there...

3/27/2008 5:45:15 AM

Took my fam'ly away from my Carolina home

3/27/2008 5:47:19 AM

3/27/2008 6:36:51 AM

they're not saying sourtown, its the only thing on the news in greensboro.

also, why the hell are they giving this coverage? there was a huge fire in the catalina mountains north of tucson when i went out there, and they hardly mentioned it. and the whole side of the mountain was on fire. and totally charred afterwards. they just said it was maybe 75 acres, and there were maybe 9 homes in danger total.

and they keep acting on the news like they cant get any closer than some shell station, and they keep saying its 8 miles away. why dont they go to your house? are you way off the public road?

3/27/2008 7:00:26 AM

dude, jackleg, it's stokes county. it's the most exciting thing to happen there since andy griffith passed through that one time.

3/27/2008 7:02:27 AM

haha yeah i guess. its just crazy they're giving it so much attention. live updates on the hour and shit. about a 75 acre fire and maybe 9 houses

3/27/2008 7:04:50 AM

That's where I'm going

3/27/2008 7:16:48 AM

3/27/2008 7:27:30 AM

Quote :

"That's where I'm going"

3/27/2008 7:44:23 AM

3/27/2008 7:46:13 AM

RUN boy RUN?


and also

anytime someone says Mt. Airy I think "beauuuutiful mount airyyyy lodggeee" (PA I think?)

They used to have that annoying jingle on tv all the time growing up.

[Edited on March 27, 2008 at 8:05 AM. Reason : pass the poi mahalo]

3/27/2008 8:03:11 AM

run boy run.... granny does your dog bite? nobody knows... chicken in the bread pan a'pickin out dough...

damn beat me to it by a long shot

[Edited on March 27, 2008 at 8:31 AM. Reason : I really should read the entire thread before posting oh whales]

3/27/2008 8:30:58 AM

Quote :

"RUN boy RUN"

is what i thought also lol

3/27/2008 8:32:22 AM

Fumbler just left. he came by my office to say bye

they told him to pack for 7 days, although no one believes it'll go on that long (knock knock knock). we have plans next weekend.

3/27/2008 8:51:42 AM

Hey! Hanson wrote a song called Fire on the Mountain.

3/27/2008 10:17:41 AM

yipee! plz to embed.

3/27/2008 10:19:54 AM

rip ernie

3/27/2008 10:22:36 AM

you people need to learn your Charlie Daniels, but I guess you're used to GH3

3/27/2008 10:29:14 AM

Quote :

"they're not saying sourtown, its the only thing on the news in greensboro."

They're saying sourtown on WXII.

Quote :

"also, why the hell are they giving this coverage? there was a huge fire in the catalina mountains north of tucson when i went out there, and they hardly mentioned it. and the whole side of the mountain was on fire. and totally charred afterwards. they just said it was maybe 75 acres, and there were maybe 9 homes in danger total."

Well it's only a few minutes from Winston, I don't know why people in Greensboro would give a shit though. Also, I think one of the towers on the ridge is the WXII transmitter, so they obviously have a vested interest

Quote :

"and they keep acting on the news like they cant get any closer than some shell station, and they keep saying its 8 miles away. why dont they go to your house? are you way off the public road?"

Beats me, there have definitely been live reports from the only road on the top of the mountain. And I'm pretty sure that Shell station is on the wrong side.

3/27/2008 12:15:29 PM

I wanted to make a fireworm reference to The 13th Warrior, but I doubt enough people would get it.

3/27/2008 12:20:21 PM

^I would.

Especially because I spent a month on a Norwegian frigate.

3/27/2008 12:20:51 PM

Oh man, I've heard that all they do on Norwegian frigates is watch Viking movies.

3/27/2008 12:28:54 PM

Almost ablaze still you dont feel the heat
It takes all you got just to stay on the beat.

3/27/2008 12:53:44 PM

Still burnin'

3/27/2008 3:53:15 PM

Grandma will your dog bite? No, child, no!

3/27/2008 6:03:35 PM

Quote :

"Oh man, I've heard that all they do on Norwegian frigates is watch Viking movies."

HAHAHHA. no.

3/27/2008 6:09:33 PM

i thought that was you ernie...

3/27/2008 6:21:18 PM

did sourtown burn down yet?

3/27/2008 7:28:36 PM

200+ acres have

3/28/2008 12:48:38 PM

Fumbler comes home today

4/1/2008 1:39:28 PM

i took this on 52 a few weeks ago. i think it's closer to the 77 interchange though.

4/1/2008 2:04:12 PM