<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">I'll second that cold beer after a hard work day thing. As far as burning brush, I burn a brush pile at least once a month from March to November here in NE OH. Ive burned 3x already this Spring. Pay attention to the wind, have water available, and use your head and the FD won't give you any trouble. I have a lot of big old trees on the property. It can just pile up during the winter months.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000" dir="auto"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Stephen Offiler <soffiler@gmail.com> </div><div>Date: 4/23/20 11:23 AM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <at@lists.antique-tractor.com> </div><div>Subject: Re: [AT] Burn bans </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Come on, Cecil, that's an easy one: remember Prohibition?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>I'll go on record as saying that cold beer at the end of the day is real nice and I'd be a little less happy if deprived. </div><div><br></div><div>SO</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 9:49 AM Cecil Bearden <<a href="mailto:crbearden@copper.net">crbearden@copper.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>In OK, Gov. Stitt determined that liquor stores were an essential
business!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br>
Cecil<br>
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<div>On 4/23/2020 8:25 AM, cgs wrote:<br>
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<font size="+1">Thanks to Bobby and Brad and all who serve to
protect...and to keep that wine flowing.</font><br>
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<div>On 4/23/20 9:02 AM, <a href="mailto:bradloomis@charter.net" target="_blank">bradloomis@charter.net</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you Bobby for your service and
stating what should be the obvious. It really isn’t all
about me. It is about keeping YOU safe as well. The idea
that people are cowering in fear boggles my mind. Yeah, if
my spouse gets Covid, hell even the flu, she’s more than
likely dead. I’m also high risk due to medication I take.
Just being cautious. I still go to my job, as making wine is
deemed essential in California. But I sure do all I can to
limit my exposure to others for their safety as well as my
own. Weighing money vs. lives is absurd. Who exactly among
us, are expendable? The field workers are also still hard at
it. Doing all those jobs that Americans say they want back.
Yeah, sure. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bradford.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 23, 2020 5:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group' <a href="mailto:at@lists.antique-tractor.com" target="_blank"><at@lists.antique-tractor.com></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [AT] Burn bans<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The burn bans were implemented for a
number of reasons.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Most fire departments also run Emergency
Medical Services as well as typical Fire/Rescue. With that
being said firefighters in some areas are getting infected
with Covid (over 50 in New Orleans) leaving fire departments
short handed to deal with other emergencies.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The smoke from these fires exasperates
issues with breathing problems for folks that have Covid and
other respiratory issues.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It’s also about adding a layer of social
distancing in an attempt to limit interaction with possibly
infected people by firefighters and further short staffing
of departments for more dire emergencies. And of course
lessening the possibility that an infected firefighter would
pass on the virus as well.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In my department’s case we were also
short 4 firefighters that would have normally responded due
to being embedded in an isolation site for a fire watch
patrol 24 hours a day seven days per week. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Add in the bad weather (tornado’s) the
northern part of our state has been hit with in the last 3
weeks creating a different set of problems. The state
activated our Urban Search and Rescue team to respond to the
Monroe area last week.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So, it’s not about exercising power or
control, but simply and attempt to not create further issues
with fires getting out of control and not having enough
people to deal with it “preservation of life and property”.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hope this helps better understand the
issues/concerns we have<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bobby Guilbeau<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chief<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ward 5 Fire Protection District<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">P.O. Box 120<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Turkey Creek, LA 70585<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evangeline Parish, Louisiana<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">337-461-2962 Office<u></u><u></u></p>
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