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Originally Posted by John Drake
Damn.
How did you know it was the oil wells causing it, was it a hot wind from their direction?  (not doubting, just asking, I like details  ) |
I drove what I think was on a highway south of the wells. I guess the temp started rising 10 or 15 miles out. I'm not sure how close I came to the wells but I wouldn't think any less than 5 miles.
Mudwhistle it was actually a slip of the tongue, I didn't go thru Kuwait from Saudi into Iraq the same night, but big deal. I was there, that's the point.
Funny thing though about exaggerating some of my stories about that place have grown in the years. That's funny you used that particular word.
Oh and I don't recall any wind. I honestly think that those fires were just that hot. And something else I remember. There was some sort of scare about the fumes from those fires having negative affects on soldiers.