The Idaho country boy in me is suffering a stroke from seeing that. There were times I was convinced that saying the word match would ignite a wildfire.
Jim: Hmmmm. I was using the woods I grew up in. They’re wet. Very wet. You, of course, are from where it’s very dry (since we killed off the buffalo and beaver as water-conservator animals and burned out the great North American peat shield). Let’s see what Transylvania looks like…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_khV-5_OXRg Looks wet to me!
Heh, matches aside, I’ve always wondered at the CLOTHING that folk from the Northern Hemisphere wear down our neck of the woods when they go hiking. Every item seems to have been chosen with the assumption it’ll stay reliably dry.
As for us locals… apart from some specific areas, all our gear will be sealed in plastic and we are dressed in the knowledge that we are gonna get wet. The greenery in Lord of the Rings is green for a reason. Lighting a forest fire would probably take a bottle of kerosene.
Of course, a lot of filming seems to go on in the mountains of eastern Europe at the moment, and those shots also look very green indeed. Probably not a coincidence.
Kate: ONLY a gallon? Poor Jim’s from a ravaged place — we’ve got some Idahoans out here for a vacation, and they think if they fish out the beach the fish will just appear out of nowhere. They have a sticker on their trailer that says, “Save 100 elk. Kill a wolf.” No shit. They really do (SORRY JIM, BUT THEY DO). I will admit the guy said that if there were a 5-year moratorium on fishing, he’d do it. Why not fish like me? One or two fish for breakfast, and that’s it. Fishing for recreation is what got us into this mess. Oh, don’t get me started…
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve just assumed I’ll get wet. The Makah outfit is basically a hoody over a t-shirt (usually sleeveless), basketball shorts (guys) or capri jeans (girls) and flip-flops. Elder guys wear a baseball cap, shining white t-shirt, jeans, and flip-flops. They dress like we did when I was a kid. Now I’m not recommending it to outsiders — if you’re not waterproofed by a childhood getting thrown in the salt chuck by siblings in February, you can die of the chill shock. But I really do use “poor man’s waders” — once your feet and legs are numb in the icy creek, you’re good.
What is he doing in that last panel??? Throwing a lit cigarette into the woods???
I haven’t read this issue but I see a forest fire in the offing.
Jim, he’s a city boy; they throw cigarettes everywhere. And northern woods can be very moist, even in the summer. So he got lucky.
The Idaho country boy in me is suffering a stroke from seeing that. There were times I was convinced that saying the word match would ignite a wildfire.
Jim: Hmmmm. I was using the woods I grew up in. They’re wet. Very wet. You, of course, are from where it’s very dry (since we killed off the buffalo and beaver as water-conservator animals and burned out the great North American peat shield). Let’s see what Transylvania looks like…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_khV-5_OXRg Looks wet to me!
Heh, matches aside, I’ve always wondered at the CLOTHING that folk from the Northern Hemisphere wear down our neck of the woods when they go hiking. Every item seems to have been chosen with the assumption it’ll stay reliably dry.
As for us locals… apart from some specific areas, all our gear will be sealed in plastic and we are dressed in the knowledge that we are gonna get wet. The greenery in Lord of the Rings is green for a reason. Lighting a forest fire would probably take a bottle of kerosene.
Of course, a lot of filming seems to go on in the mountains of eastern Europe at the moment, and those shots also look very green indeed. Probably not a coincidence.
Kate: ONLY a gallon? Poor Jim’s from a ravaged place — we’ve got some Idahoans out here for a vacation, and they think if they fish out the beach the fish will just appear out of nowhere. They have a sticker on their trailer that says, “Save 100 elk. Kill a wolf.” No shit. They really do (SORRY JIM, BUT THEY DO). I will admit the guy said that if there were a 5-year moratorium on fishing, he’d do it. Why not fish like me? One or two fish for breakfast, and that’s it. Fishing for recreation is what got us into this mess. Oh, don’t get me started…
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve just assumed I’ll get wet. The Makah outfit is basically a hoody over a t-shirt (usually sleeveless), basketball shorts (guys) or capri jeans (girls) and flip-flops. Elder guys wear a baseball cap, shining white t-shirt, jeans, and flip-flops. They dress like we did when I was a kid. Now I’m not recommending it to outsiders — if you’re not waterproofed by a childhood getting thrown in the salt chuck by siblings in February, you can die of the chill shock. But I really do use “poor man’s waders” — once your feet and legs are numb in the icy creek, you’re good.