From: nicodemus@foobar.hellsuncles.co.uk   
      
   riburr wrote:   
   > This has been the kind of weather we've had for the last couple weeks;   
   > no precipitation, low humidity, low fuel moisture, strong breezes and   
   > wind gusts...  RED FLAG warnings have been posted for several days.  The   
   > air around our home is hazy, with the acrid smell of smoke.   
   >   
   > Several forest fires have broken out in our immediate region, most are   
   > now reasonably contained.  Right now it is windy and the smell of smoke   
   > is strong, and the air against the nearby mountain ridges is heavy with   
   > particulate haze.  Needless to say, mushrooms are presently scarce.   
      
   Or grilled.   
      
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   Old Nick   
      
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