Group Evacuation

Some years back they put in an "industrial area" across from the community college and across the other street from the basketball arena famously known as "The Pit." (My thinking is that in the event of an "incident" they want to maximize the reduction of the surplus population.)



The area is frequently patrolled and there are signs similar to ones you'll see at Los Alamos and The Base, pointing the way to buildings with cryptic, and, one surmises, purposefully ambiguous designations. The signs hint at lasers, bio-engineering and things that go bump in the night. This one, in vernacular, almost made me laugh aloud.

Donchyuh love it's at a slant?

Albuquerque!

Albuquerque, with Kirtland Air Force Base and Sandia Labs (an offshoot of Livermore), is a center of advanced weapons research. If any of 'em ever gets loose, ain't NO ONE gonna stick around to "group;" it'll be every fool for themselves!


Of the two stickers in the lower right of the sign, the upper is an advert for Route 66 Casino. The bottom has something to do with The Lobos, a University of New Mexico sports team.

Sawtooth National Forest Going Up in Flames

Smoke & Flames!! Bambis on the run!!

Thousands of firefighters are battling the devastating conflagrations in the Sawtooth National Forest. Flames light the skies at night while the smoke makes driving all but impossible.

Hotspot!!

Flagmen warn of low visibility and signs are posted at every turnout listing the dangers of smoke inhalation (cough, cough).

From Challis to Stanley, herds of deer shepherd their bambis across the highway as the elk, bear and others flee in terror. I watched with terrible sadness as a hephalump (with singed fur and a surly look in its eye) trudged its way to safety.

The sun shines dimly through the haze and there's a Satanic vibe in the air. It's as if the Apocalypse has come. And who knows, perhaps it has!!!

It's great! I have the place to myself!