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[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 52 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Dude you cant call the powder that anymore.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"combustionally challenged"

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

'Special' Powder.

Differently flammable.

[–] BitUnWise@programming.dev 13 points 1 month ago

I'm pretty sure that's a liquid and not powder, still an incredibly hurtful thing to say about though.

[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 14 points 1 month ago

BC was a few thousand years ago at this point. Might be too late for those homes.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not a bad view of Okanagan Lake.

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 9 points 1 month ago

As a rule, firefighting photography is pretty breathtaking

[–] itrealgood@mander.xyz 8 points 1 month ago

Not so nice to threaten those homes, plane

[–] wopalopa@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

those fire got retarded

[–] RougeEric@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

Ah, so that's what they did to the "president"!

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Looks like a sandworm...or a whale.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

That was the petunias

[–] silver@das-eck.haus 2 points 1 month ago

Firefighter pilot has to be such a fun job

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

That explains BC politics.

[–] Headofthebored@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pretty sure that stuff is mostly PFAS. Which is not good at all, but I suppose being on fire isn't either.

[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Might also be marginally better than stuff that releases toxic fumes when burnt?