Comments | zolac_no_miko: BEST. DAY AT WORK. EVER.

zolac_no_miko

BEST. DAY AT WORK. EVER.

Aug 03, 2011 23:13

My icon has never been more appropriate.

So back in March a new fissure opened up between Nāpau Crater and Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō (you may remember I made a post about it) and lava poured out for a few days, and an experimental seeding and out-planting section of the forest caught fire and burned to the ground. We've dubbed this area Kupukupu, and now that my ( Read more... )

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Comments 13

apple_pathways August 4 2011, 13:18:16 UTC

It's certainly true: you have the most amazing job!

zolac_no_miko August 5 2011, 08:46:55 UTC

I WIN JOBS. I'd ask for a prize, but... I think that kind of is the prize. :DDD

potatoe1988 August 4 2011, 13:24:42 UTC

I don't know, I mean, you didn't get to ride in a helicopter. Would that not have made things even better?

zolac_no_miko August 5 2011, 08:40:21 UTC

Well, yes, okay, that certainly would've improved the experience... but things would've had to have gotten pretty extreme for that to happen. Even if we stuck around until we heard the evacuation order on the radio, we would've had plenty of time to walk out.

I would say I am mildly disappoint, but... I had a close brush with Pele, and I didn't die. I'mma call that a win.

potatoe1988 August 5 2011, 23:30:35 UTC

Did anyone die?

zolac_no_miko August 6 2011, 12:36:18 UTC

No no no, no one even came close to dying.

sirona_gs August 4 2011, 16:16:27 UTC

All in a day's work, eh? YOU REALLY DO HAVE THE BEST JOB EVER. Must have been amazing.

zolac_no_miko August 5 2011, 08:45:08 UTC

Every day is wonderful, but it's safe to say not every day is that exciting. I am going to be remembering this one for a long, long time.

(Love your icon. Love that scene!)

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zolac_no_miko August 4 2011, 20:11:01 UTC

Hmmmm, let's see... I believe we passed the convoy of government trucks at around... 3:05? 3:10? They would've been on the road for idk, twenty minutes, half an hour at that point? The roadblock was up by the time we got there; I expect it went up around 2:45 at the latest, quite possibly earlier.

I would like to emphasize that nobody on Chain of Craters Road was in any danger at the time of evacuation; the lava doesn't move quite that fast. When it comes to keeping the public safe from volcanic activity, the Park Service is inclined to be extremely conservative, especially early on in an eruption when we don't have a lot of information yet about how it will behave. They're very into preventative evacuation... as they should be ( ... )

magusronin August 4 2011, 18:30:30 UTC

lol

Yeah you have a pretty awesome job there! I'm so happy for you for finding something that fits you so well.

Any of those pictures turn out?

zolac_no_miko August 4 2011, 19:31:02 UTC

That picture I linked to is my picture... taken from my phone at Kealakomo Overlook.