Respect fire guy
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wrote last edited by [email protected]I don't know why, I just have to keep poking that fucker with the dedicated poking stick, then wave the burning poking stick around for a bit.
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It's all good until you experience a fire where there's two of them.
If there isn't another I will become that person just to fuck with them.
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Intersectionly.
The US has extremely shit PT, with black Americans often living in already under-serviced communities, and with less disposable income and social services to support them to travel off to touch some grass.
What does PT mean in this context?
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I am curious now, how does race stop someone touching grass in the US?
Lookup "Sundown Towns"
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What does PT mean in this context?
wrote last edited by [email protected]Public Transportation/Transit, is my guess, given the context
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I didn't know it was a racial trait.
Or gendered. I do this in my friend group. I also grill, smoke, and bbq.
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Probably a trans woman? From the name and Fed instance.
Either that or an it*lian.
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I'm out for a bit. Need more wood.
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White people's ancestors had to survive brutal winters. It's the reason they're white.
Ehhhh, even places like the Sahara can get below freezing temps at night. Of course we also shouldn't forget that people native to the Asian steppe and American high plains would also need to deal with freezing temps. I just think that it's a human trait in general to need to mess with fires. (That probably stems from a vast amount of people on earth being able to trace their heritage back to the Mongols)
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It's all good until you experience a fire where there's two of them.
Wrong! Give me a fire buddy!
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Solidarity from another former white guy and campfire enthusiast.
Three of us!
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It's all good until you experience a fire where there's two of them.
where there's two of them.
This is getting out of hand!
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I see that. But where lies the joke exactly? My interpretation is that this white dude barely knows what he's doing, like constantly moving the wood. To me is more like set it up, and watch it burn. Then, from time to time, you add another log.
Mmm, but what if a log falls over? Or all of one side of a piece of wood burns? Or someone decides they wanna make s'mores and they need a good spot for it?
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I feel like it's a do-or-die caveman instinct or something.
I was hanging out with a group of people in my friend's backyard. We were supposed to have a bonfire, but the wood was wet and wasn't burning. We used all sorts of fuel, fire starters, etc. I saw what looked like corner of a log turn into ember, so wouldn't give up. Never got a flame when we were there, of course.
I felt very proud though when my friend sent me door camera footage of the firepit turning into a massive blaze in the middle of night that woke her up.
Wet wood is the worst. If you have some dry and some wet you can sort of power through it. A cabin we were at with a wood burning fireplace had a lot of wet wood. It kept popping and scaring us so we kept making that joke from The Office "the fire is shooting at us!"
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I was a white man for decades
I feel like someone's gotta ask:
Are you no longer a white man?wrote last edited by [email protected]@Alxe has it, I am now a white woman
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Sabre-tooth tigers might sneak up and attack if the fire goes out, at least, I've not been attacked by one when the fire is burning, so I just can't take the risk.
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Closet pyros
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Rookie fire guy using a stick.
Pro tip: Get leather work gloves. Take your fire guy skills to the next level.
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I absolutely adore keeping the fire going. I was a white man for decades so i'm not dodging the allegations. I have never been camping where i was not the last person awake and always keeping the fire just right until all the wood was gone.
It's all about the air flow. Too much and everything burns too quickly in a roaring furnace, too little and you have no light and not enough heat. By constantly adjusting the logs you can maintain the proper air flow to keep everything just right. Rotating a log to present fresh wood to an eager flame here. Squeezing two logs a little closer to reduce the oxygen and trim things up there. A proper fire adjusting stick (and a backup) is crucial.
Give me a stack of seasoned wood, a k-bar, a magnesium fire starter and a comfy camp chair and i'm in heaven from the time the sun sets until the wood runs out.
wrote last edited by [email protected]As someone else who was a white man for decades, ever started a fire from sratch ?
I've done it once. Pain in the ass, but the sense of accomplishment you get from starting a fire with nothing but kindling, some sticks, and a boot lace is amazing.
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As someone else who was a white man for decades, ever started a fire from sratch ?
I've done it once. Pain in the ass, but the sense of accomplishment you get from starting a fire with nothing but kindling, some sticks, and a boot lace is amazing.
Pro tip: dip a paper towel in olive oil, stuff it under the main log, and light it up. Olive oil burns slow and hot.
