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LOL we might be flying on the same plane in different directions when air travel gets back to normal soon I hope, I'll be gorging on the foods I missed in HK and seeing some old friends.@Titus please stop posting gorgeous photos of a place we can't go to.
I know Hong Kongers are trying to go and join you, btw. And why not, if Canada is offering a route to citizenship...
And being a car driver in HK, I started having these "adventure" wish list for my next trip to really use the HK transport system to its full potential and go everywhere by MTR and bus. I used to Google map and see where the very edges of HK is and drive there and explore but I think one can do similar by MTR and bus especially since I hear there has been new lines and stations added in the last 2 years.
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16-06-2021, 09:58 AM #71
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16-06-2021, 01:01 PM #72
This thread is seriously inspiring. Thanks for posting, and please continue to update once in a while!
I've spent a fair bit of time in BC, it's utterly amazing.
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16-06-2021, 01:11 PM #73
Mate your posts are amazing and loving the positivity, without it doing whatever will not make a person happy. Happiness is all that is really needed in life.
Lets hope it gets better in 2022 and more. when you come back and meet up with Crazy Simon you can both race each other 2 wheels with 4 wheels hahaha
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18-06-2021, 08:59 AM #74
Haha yes indeed I look forward to having a beer or a dozen with him when I'm back. F.... I miss the Sunday breakfasts with friends around the table.... damn getting me all emotional lol some people have responded how lucky I am to have left HK, I get that BUT I think we should also remember there are things like people and relationships we've built that we will sorely miss. And we only have so many years on this planet before we're too old to start all over with making new friends. I went to a few different school when I was young and having split part of that in HK and Vancouver I thought to myself I was a bit jealous of people who grew up in one spot and can say I've known these friends since kindergarten where as I could only say the friends I keep in close contact with are maybe for under 20 years.
I've heard Simon had some health issues I hope I don't have to switch to drinking tea with him when I'm back haha which maybe I should as a good friend to keep him healthy and grumpy for many more years to come
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07-07-2021, 12:48 PM #75
With the crazy heatwave and dry spell we had in BC, everything was lighting up from lightning or any spark of human activity. We forget typhoons and rain storms used to be deadly in Hong Kong and count our blessings when we live there.
Canceled my boating trip with a friend and got my paperwork and fitness test to do wildland firefighting. Very different from structural firefighting we do at the volunteer fire dept, it's like running a marathon versus a sprint. It's tough for structural fires where we wear thick bunker gear and get heated up and exhausted carrying all the tools and air packs that we typically swap rotations after using only one air bottle in the summer. For wildland fires we might dress and carry light but it's for 13 or 16 hours days for 14 days in a row if it's a bad fire season which this summer looks like.
Last edited by Titus; 07-07-2021 at 01:07 PM.
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07-07-2021, 01:50 PM #76
Stay safe . . . or as safe as you can be fighting forest fires.
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07-07-2021, 01:57 PM #77
With off peak winter in Australia now, if things get bad for you we can send some Aussie firefighters up to Canada to help out like we did back in July 2017, and then you guys returned the favour in Dec 2019 when we had Canadian firefighters down here during our deadly bushfire season, making the ultimate sacrifice.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-a...-idUSKBN1ZL30CLast edited by bdw; 07-07-2021 at 02:04 PM.
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08-07-2021, 09:30 AM #78
Yea anyone who works those massive fires are heroes, on the ground or in the air. There is so much variables it might be safer on the ground, those fires create their own weather systems and wind and air density changes. Plus they're carrying such a heavy load and even with baffles in tanks any sloshing of the products makes dangerous weight shifts. Even doing a normal drop, the weight change in the craft with terrain and multitude of factors demand experienced pilots.
Unfortunately, one hit close to home for my town. Blue River a short distance away is known for heli skiing and one of their chopper pilots volunteered to assist our next door neighbours in Alberta in their wildfires and lost his life. He didn't have to do it, it wasn't his job. But he did it to help others. People like him are what makes a culture and a country.
https://www.facebook.com/17076934921...4219/?sfnsn=mo
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22-07-2021, 08:44 AM #79
Hey @Titus . . . you safe?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/w...V8dPeD3YN5kC9c
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22-07-2021, 12:36 PM #80
Thanks for checking in, yea it's a crazy fire season and it's not even August.... have asked old timers their opinions and they never seen it this dry in over 2 decades.... no significant rainfall forecasted until August....
It's been an awesome experience so far. It's amazing how the crew accepts me as a rookie in wildland firefighting, this guy from Hong Kong lol
Long days for sure like 14 or 16 hours days and 14 days straight with 2 days off. But friendships I make will last a life time
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