The Greek Fires

dar512 · 08-28-2007, 09:44 AM

The Greek fires as seen from space. The picture is rather large. Scroll down to the middle.

wolf · 08-28-2007, 10:01 AM

Someone I know is leaving later this week for a vacation in Greece. Her travel agent has assured her that she won't be anywhere near the part of Athens that's burning.

I'm fairly sure that the travel agent is just trying to avoid having to rebook everything.

elSicomoro · 08-28-2007, 10:04 AM

Interestingly, they have elections in just under a month.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-28-2007, 01:07 PM

Spain and Portugal went through this a month or two ago. Canary Islands too.

wolf · 08-28-2007, 01:10 PM

The Gods are angered. Not sure over what ... seems a little late in the game for Zeus to be smiting Greece over the Greek Orthodox Church. Anything else happen more recently?

xoxoxoBruce · 08-28-2007, 01:11 PM

Giving the Olympics to China.

Happy Monkey · 08-28-2007, 01:26 PM

He got beat down by Gamera.

Karenv · 08-29-2007, 11:55 AM

I just got back from Sicily and they have been having problems with arson fires too. Finally instituted a moratorium on real estate development on burned forest for 10 years.

Now all the arson they need to worry about comes from people who want to be hired to replant the trees.

08-28-2007, 09:44 AM	#1
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	The Greek Fires The Greek fires as seen from space. The picture is rather large. Scroll down to the middle. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

08-28-2007, 10:01 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Someone I know is leaving later this week for a vacation in Greece. Her travel agent has assured her that she won't be anywhere near the part of Athens that's burning. I'm fairly sure that the travel agent is just trying to avoid having to rebook everything. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-28-2007, 01:07 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Spain and Portugal went through this a month or two ago. Canary Islands too. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-28-2007, 01:10 PM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The Gods are angered. Not sure over what ... seems a little late in the game for Zeus to be smiting Greece over the Greek Orthodox Church. Anything else happen more recently? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-28-2007, 01:11 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Giving the Olympics to China. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-28-2007, 10:04 AM	#3
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Interestingly, they have elections in just under a month.

08-28-2007, 01:26 PM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	He got beat down by Gamera. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-29-2007, 11:55 AM	#8
Karenv Slacker Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 144	I just got back from Sicily and they have been having problems with arson fires too. Finally instituted a moratorium on real estate development on burned forest for 10 years. Now all the arson they need to worry about comes from people who want to be hired to replant the trees.

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