Visiting the Empire ... Mine, that is
It is a smoky forest fire Field day up here in the mountains of California, but that doesn't mean it's not sometimes!!
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oh my
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oh my goodness you guys know how I don't like
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goodness you guys know how I don't like
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goodness you guys know how I don't like heights right turns out I also do not
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heights right turns out I also do not
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heights right turns out I also do not like depths that I realize on camera
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like depths that I realize on camera
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like depths that I realize on camera that looks straight here this is flat
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that looks straight here this is flat
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that looks straight here this is flat that is a very deep hole that travels
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that is a very deep hole that travels
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that is a very deep hole that travels almost a full vertical mile underground
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almost a full vertical mile underground
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almost a full vertical mile underground if you could get past the water that at
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if you could get past the water that at
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if you could get past the water that at some point is filling the hole do you
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some point is filling the hole do you
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some point is filling the hole do you know what that is that's a m shaft this
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know what that is that's a m shaft this
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know what that is that's a m shaft this is like
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is like
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is like Minecraft for real and this is the S
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Minecraft for real and this is the S
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Minecraft for real and this is the S time
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Vlog it's a vlog that happens in
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Vlog it's a vlog that happens in Minds today I am in a m shaft just the
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Minds today I am in a m shaft just the
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Minds today I am in a m shaft just the place that you want to be now my
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place that you want to be now my
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place that you want to be now my intention was to come up here and film
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intention was to come up here and film
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intention was to come up here and film random land all over this nice lovely
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random land all over this nice lovely
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random land all over this nice lovely wonderful State Park very beautiful
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wonderful State Park very beautiful
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wonderful State Park very beautiful State Park none other
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State Park none other
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State Park none other than the Empire Mine historical State
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than the Empire Mine historical State
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than the Empire Mine historical State Park but
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Park but
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Park but unfortunately as you'll see in a moment
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unfortunately as you'll see in a moment
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unfortunately as you'll see in a moment there are a lot of raging forest fires
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there are a lot of raging forest fires
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there are a lot of raging forest fires and the forest fires are actually a good
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and the forest fires are actually a good
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and the forest fires are actually a good ways away and when I check the weather
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ways away and when I check the weather
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ways away and when I check the weather this morning it said there's quite a
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this morning it said there's quite a
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this morning it said there's quite a hike back up to the surface this is how
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hike back up to the surface this is how
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hike back up to the surface this is how the dwarves feel Lord of the Rings only
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the dwarves feel Lord of the Rings only
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the dwarves feel Lord of the Rings only in reverse cuz they feels more
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in reverse cuz they feels more
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in reverse cuz they feels more comfortable for them going out there now
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comfortable for them going out there now
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comfortable for them going out there now as you can see Perhaps it is very very
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as you can see Perhaps it is very very
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as you can see Perhaps it is very very smoky here this morning
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smoky here this morning
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smoky here this morning the weather said that it would be nice
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the weather said that it would be nice
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the weather said that it would be nice and clear and I am told by my relatives
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and clear and I am told by my relatives
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and clear and I am told by my relatives that live up here in Grass Valley
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that live up here in Grass Valley
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that live up here in Grass Valley California in town that it was actually
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California in town that it was actually
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California in town that it was actually quite clear and lovely this morning when
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quite clear and lovely this morning when
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quite clear and lovely this morning when I checked the weather but by the time I
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I checked the weather but by the time I
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I checked the weather but by the time I got up here around uh noonish
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got up here around uh noonish
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got up here around uh noonish 11:30ish it's very very smoky and hard
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11:30ish it's very very smoky and hard
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11:30ish it's very very smoky and hard to breathe the stairs didn't win me it's
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to breathe the stairs didn't win me it's
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to breathe the stairs didn't win me it's the breathing
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the breathing
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the breathing Smoky there's this little place called
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Smoky there's this little place called
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Smoky there's this little place called Bridgeport this covered bridge and right
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Bridgeport this covered bridge and right
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Bridgeport this covered bridge and right as I passed there I hit the wall of
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as I passed there I hit the wall of
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as I passed there I hit the wall of smoke smoke windows down in the Mustang
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smoke smoke windows down in the Mustang
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smoke smoke windows down in the Mustang and you immediately start to feel that
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and you immediately start to feel that
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and you immediately start to feel that weird allergy like feeling of smoke but
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weird allergy like feeling of smoke but
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weird allergy like feeling of smoke but anyway so I thought to heck with it
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anyway so I thought to heck with it
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anyway so I thought to heck with it we'll do the sometimes Vlog at the
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we'll do the sometimes Vlog at the
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we'll do the sometimes Vlog at the Empire Mine look at this so Minecarts
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Empire Mine look at this so Minecarts
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Empire Mine look at this so Minecarts would come up that shaft I showed you
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would come up that shaft I showed you
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would come up that shaft I showed you way up here and dump their ore into some
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way up here and dump their ore into some
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way up here and dump their ore into some sort of contraption I don't really
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sort of contraption I don't really
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sort of contraption I don't really understand I wasn't really paying
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understand I wasn't really paying
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understand I wasn't really paying attention to the
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attention to the
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attention to the signage I'm just winging it these people
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signage I'm just winging it these people
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signage I'm just winging it these people could probably tell me because they were
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could probably tell me because they were
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could probably tell me because they were on some sort of guided tour of shed over
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on some sort of guided tour of shed over
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on some sort of guided tour of shed over there let's go see what's in the shed
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there let's go see what's in the shed
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there let's go see what's in the shed maybe there's secrets in the shed maybe
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maybe there's secrets in the shed maybe
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maybe there's secrets in the shed maybe just maybe we'll find some
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just maybe we'll find some
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just maybe we'll find some gold I used to mine this mine back in
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gold I used to mine this mine back in
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gold I used to mine this mine back in 1822 I don't know if it's that old I
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1822 I don't know if it's that old I
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1822 I don't know if it's that old I don't think it's that old let's see
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don't think it's that old let's see
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don't think it's that old let's see what's going on here oh look at
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what's going on here oh look at
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what's going on here oh look at this it's a smiy am I correct in
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this it's a smiy am I correct in
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this it's a smiy am I correct in assuming that this would be some sort of
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assuming that this would be some sort of
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assuming that this would be some sort of Smithy and SM that would make you a
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Smithy and SM that would make you a
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Smithy and SM that would make you a black blacksmith that's you got it
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black blacksmith that's you got it
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black blacksmith that's you got it that's awesome I'm you're you're on
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that's awesome I'm you're you're on
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that's awesome I'm you're you're on video here look at this that feels hot
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video here look at this that feels hot
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video here look at this that feels hot it's a warm day and here you are stuck
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it's a warm day and here you are stuck
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it's a warm day and here you are stuck over that yeah so what's going on in
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over that yeah so what's going on in
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over that yeah so what's going on in here so we've got an 1800° fire in there
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here so we've got an 1800° fire in there
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here so we've got an 1800° fire in there and we're turning uh cold metal into hot
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and we're turning uh cold metal into hot
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and we're turning uh cold metal into hot metal cold metal into hot metal to make
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metal cold metal into hot metal to make
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metal cold metal into hot metal to make it soft so I can uh bend it and play
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it soft so I can uh bend it and play
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it soft so I can uh bend it and play with it that looks incredibly painful if
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with it that looks incredibly painful if
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with it that looks incredibly painful if it were to touch somebody yeah it's uh I
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it were to touch somebody yeah it's uh I
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it were to touch somebody yeah it's uh I used to weld and one time I had a glove
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used to weld and one time I had a glove
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used to weld and one time I had a glove on only one hand like a fool and a
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on only one hand like a fool and a
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on only one hand like a fool and a friend of mine dropped what we were
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friend of mine dropped what we were
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friend of mine dropped what we were welding and I reached for it
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welding and I reached for it
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welding and I reached for it instinctively with my what I thought was
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instinctively with my what I thought was
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instinctively with my what I thought was a gloved hand and it wasn't that hurt oh
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a gloved hand and it wasn't that hurt oh
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a gloved hand and it wasn't that hurt oh look I
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bet it's too cold well he's got to put
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bet it's too cold well he's got to put it back in the fire it's too cold thank
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it back in the fire it's too cold thank
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it back in the fire it's too cold thank you Andy very much for showing us how
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you Andy very much for showing us how
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you Andy very much for showing us how you tap tap tap tap tap tap bend the
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you tap tap tap tap tap tap bend the
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you tap tap tap tap tap tap bend the metal too cold okay he's going to
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metal too cold okay he's going to
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metal too cold okay he's going to continue doing whatever he's doing I'm
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continue doing whatever he's doing I'm
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continue doing whatever he's doing I'm sure he would have talked to us for a
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sure he would have talked to us for a
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sure he would have talked to us for a long time he was a little surprised
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long time he was a little surprised
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long time he was a little surprised though to see all of you people see once
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though to see all of you people see once
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though to see all of you people see once people know that you're in there they
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people know that you're in there they
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people know that you're in there they sort of weird out like what who are you
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sort of weird out like what who are you
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sort of weird out like what who are you people in my blacksmith shop who are all
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people in my blacksmith shop who are all
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people in my blacksmith shop who are all of you in my Smithy I don't think he was
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of you in my Smithy I don't think he was
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of you in my Smithy I don't think he was very familiar with the term Smithy but
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very familiar with the term Smithy but
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very familiar with the term Smithy but as a blacksmith part of his duties are
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as a blacksmith part of his duties are
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as a blacksmith part of his duties are too no I don't know I'm just kidding
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too no I don't know I'm just kidding
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too no I don't know I'm just kidding okay look at this mining stuff
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okay look at this mining stuff
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okay look at this mining stuff everywhere beautiful they have acres and
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everywhere beautiful they have acres and
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everywhere beautiful they have acres and Acres of beautiful gardens all around
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Acres of beautiful gardens all around
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Acres of beautiful gardens all around here
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here
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here unfortunately especially lower down it's
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unfortunately especially lower down it's
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unfortunately especially lower down it's really filled with smoke we're actually
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really filled with smoke we're actually
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really filled with smoke we're actually kind of in a nice a little bit of a
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kind of in a nice a little bit of a
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kind of in a nice a little bit of a clear patch but I you really can't tell
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clear patch but I you really can't tell
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clear patch but I you really can't tell on the camera but even those trees which
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on the camera but even those trees which
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on the camera but even those trees which are just across this little yard here
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are just across this little yard here
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are just across this little yard here are so blurry my eyes are starting to
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are so blurry my eyes are starting to
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are so blurry my eyes are starting to sting so it's better to stay inside a
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sting so it's better to stay inside a
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sting so it's better to stay inside a building preferably in air conditioned
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building preferably in air conditioned
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building preferably in air conditioned or some sort of filtered air building
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or some sort of filtered air building
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or some sort of filtered air building but if you can't find a building why not
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but if you can't find a building why not
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but if you can't find a building why not a mine look at this this is the
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a mine look at this this is the
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a mine look at this this is the compressor area look at the size of that
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compressor area look at the size of that
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compressor area look at the size of that giant metal wheel
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giant metal wheel
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giant metal wheel compressed air was needed to operate
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compressed air was needed to operate
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compressed air was needed to operate hoist and power the pneumatic drills and
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hoist and power the pneumatic drills and
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hoist and power the pneumatic drills and shafts air power
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shafts air power
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shafts air power Manpower oh to be a minor again I
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Manpower oh to be a minor again I
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Manpower oh to be a minor again I remember back in 1849 I took my mule
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remember back in 1849 I took my mule
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remember back in 1849 I took my mule chassis over the mountains to find
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chassis over the mountains to find
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chassis over the mountains to find gold I peed on that tree we didn't have
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gold I peed on that tree we didn't have
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gold I peed on that tree we didn't have bathrooms back then we did build a few
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bathrooms back then we did build a few
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bathrooms back then we did build a few ouses but we use those later mostly for
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ouses but we use those later mostly for
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ouses but we use those later mostly for parties okay look at this a weird
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parties okay look at this a weird
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parties okay look at this a weird missile silo
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missile silo
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missile silo I have no idea what I'm looking at all I
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I have no idea what I'm looking at all I
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I have no idea what I'm looking at all I know is it's very hard to breathe tough
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know is it's very hard to breathe tough
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know is it's very hard to breathe tough to breathe causing a little bit of
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to breathe causing a little bit of
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to breathe causing a little bit of a and I definitely did not want to miss
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a and I definitely did not want to miss
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a and I definitely did not want to miss the opportunity to say hello I have no
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the opportunity to say hello I have no
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the opportunity to say hello I have no idea what's going to happen now because
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idea what's going to happen now because
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idea what's going to happen now because my plan was to film this all day stay in
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my plan was to film this all day stay in
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my plan was to film this all day stay in Grass Valley and then wind my way home
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Grass Valley and then wind my way home
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Grass Valley and then wind my way home in the morning now that plan is
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in the morning now that plan is
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in the morning now that plan is destroyed so I have no clue what's going
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destroyed so I have no clue what's going
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destroyed so I have no clue what's going on other than to go back down the
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on other than to go back down the
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on other than to go back down the mountain and maybe find some more
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mountain and maybe find some more
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mountain and maybe find some more wonderful things because this random
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wonderful things because this random
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wonderful things because this random land must be push post poned postponed
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land must be push post poned postponed
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land must be push post poned postponed postponed cuz half the place is closed
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postponed cuz half the place is closed
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postponed cuz half the place is closed up here at the moment due to the Smoky
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up here at the moment due to the Smoky
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up here at the moment due to the Smoky Rich barbecue smells wafting over the
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Rich barbecue smells wafting over the
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Rich barbecue smells wafting over the mountain from those wildfires I really
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mountain from those wildfires I really
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mountain from those wildfires I really hope they get those wildfires out very
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hope they get those wildfires out very
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hope they get those wildfires out very dangerous very sad what happened in weed
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dangerous very sad what happened in weed
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dangerous very sad what happened in weed recently very sad what's happening down
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recently very sad what's happening down
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recently very sad what's happening down there property's being destroyed but
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there property's being destroyed but
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there property's being destroyed but firefighters are heroes and they're out
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firefighters are heroes and they're out
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firefighters are heroes and they're out there doing their best to battle the
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there doing their best to battle the
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there doing their best to battle the flame they're doing their Duty so that
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flame they're doing their Duty so that
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flame they're doing their Duty so that hopefully soon they'll be able to go
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hopefully soon they'll be able to go
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hopefully soon they'll be able to go home and sleep well I hope all of you
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home and sleep well I hope all of you
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home and sleep well I hope all of you are doing very well I am staying
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are doing very well I am staying
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are doing very well I am staying positive despite the setback setbacks
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positive despite the setback setbacks
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positive despite the setback setbacks happen no big deal got two in the can
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happen no big deal got two in the can
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happen no big deal got two in the can hopefully we'll get some more on the way
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hopefully we'll get some more on the way
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hopefully we'll get some more on the way home there's going to be all kinds of
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home there's going to be all kinds of
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home there's going to be all kinds of interesting things to film between here
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interesting things to film between here
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interesting things to film between here and home and there may just be another
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and home and there may just be another
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and home and there may just be another sometimes Vlog either tonight if I head
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sometimes Vlog either tonight if I head
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sometimes Vlog either tonight if I head home tonight or in the morning if I head
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home tonight or in the morning if I head
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home tonight or in the morning if I head home in the morning where I stop in
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home in the morning where I stop in
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home in the morning where I stop in between I have no idea yesterday I left
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between I have no idea yesterday I left
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between I have no idea yesterday I left Santa Rosa California the Rosco soal oh
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Santa Rosa California the Rosco soal oh
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Santa Rosa California the Rosco soal oh look at this oo look at these old
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look at this oo look at these old
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look at this oo look at these old buildings very very cool looking put a
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buildings very very cool looking put a
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buildings very very cool looking put a little money into those buildings back
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little money into those buildings back
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little money into those buildings back day I'll go closer before we take a look
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day I'll go closer before we take a look
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day I'll go closer before we take a look yesterday I left Rosco Soul Train's
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yesterday I left Rosco Soul Train's
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yesterday I left Rosco Soul Train's house went North from Santa Rosa through
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house went North from Santa Rosa through
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house went North from Santa Rosa through the craziest Road ever in the dark with
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the craziest Road ever in the dark with
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the craziest Road ever in the dark with the Mustang the thing about the Mustang
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the Mustang the thing about the Mustang
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the Mustang the thing about the Mustang is as much as I love that car has a very
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is as much as I love that car has a very
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is as much as I love that car has a very boldest Hood so when it's pointed up a
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boldest Hood so when it's pointed up a
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boldest Hood so when it's pointed up a mountain
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mountain
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mountain at 7% or higher of a grade it was a
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at 7% or higher of a grade it was a
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at 7% or higher of a grade it was a pretty steep grade you can't really see
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pretty steep grade you can't really see
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pretty steep grade you can't really see over the hood and then when it's dark
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over the hood and then when it's dark
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over the hood and then when it's dark and the roads are very twisty and the
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and the roads are very twisty and the
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and the roads are very twisty and the speed limit is very high it gets a
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speed limit is very high it gets a
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speed limit is very high it gets a little dicey gets a little dicey but
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little dicey gets a little dicey but
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little dicey gets a little dicey but once I got up to this big lake and then
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once I got up to this big lake and then
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once I got up to this big lake and then came down into the Central Valley it
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came down into the Central Valley it
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came down into the Central Valley it calmed down was very look at this this
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calmed down was very look at this this
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calmed down was very look at this this is the old office to the mine let's see
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is the old office to the mine let's see
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is the old office to the mine let's see if you can see inside I don't
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if you can see inside I don't
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if you can see inside I don't know could you see in there I can't see
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know could you see in there I can't see
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know could you see in there I can't see in there I can't see anything my eyes
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in there I can't see anything my eyes
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in there I can't see anything my eyes are burning from the smoke we're going
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are burning from the smoke we're going
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are burning from the smoke we're going to start a second Force fire right here
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to start a second Force fire right here
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to start a second Force fire right here anyway I attempted to visit my great
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anyway I attempted to visit my great
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anyway I attempted to visit my great Scottish Uncle combell my uncle combell
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Scottish Uncle combell my uncle combell
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Scottish Uncle combell my uncle combell in the mountains but he was evacuated
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in the mountains but he was evacuated
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in the mountains but he was evacuated from this area not literally he left his
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from this area not literally he left his
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from this area not literally he left his house to go hang out with a friend in a
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house to go hang out with a friend in a
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house to go hang out with a friend in a less Smoky environment CU he has a
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less Smoky environment CU he has a
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less Smoky environment CU he has a little trouble reading all right I'm
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little trouble reading all right I'm
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little trouble reading all right I'm going to leave you here now because
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going to leave you here now because
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going to leave you here now because there isn't enough time to upload a
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there isn't enough time to upload a
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there isn't enough time to upload a longer Vlog when I'm on the go and have
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longer Vlog when I'm on the go and have
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longer Vlog when I'm on the go and have no Wii so I hope it made it this far I
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no Wii so I hope it made it this far I
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no Wii so I hope it made it this far I will see you all later make sure to
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will see you all later make sure to
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will see you all later make sure to subscribe for some more sometimes Vlog
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subscribe for some more sometimes Vlog
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check out randomland youtube.com/ li.com all kinds of stuff Tyler's got going on
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all kinds of stuff Tyler's got going on
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all kinds of stuff Tyler's got going on there Jeff heuck and uh if you would
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there Jeff heuck and uh if you would
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there Jeff heuck and uh if you would like a schnazzy t-shirt for the fall
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like a schnazzy t-shirt for the fall
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like a schnazzy t-shirt for the fall just go over to livep spread.com or
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just go over to livep spread.com or
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just go over to livep spread.com or there's a link on the website anyway I'm
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there's a link on the website anyway I'm
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there's a link on the website anyway I'm going to head home keep an eye on
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going to head home keep an eye on
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going to head home keep an eye on Instagram with F I pour I'll see you
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Instagram with F I pour I'll see you
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Instagram with F I pour I'll see you guys later okay goodbye goodbye from the
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guys later okay goodbye goodbye from the
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guys later okay goodbye goodbye from the trees the wonderful
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trees the wonderful
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trees the wonderful trees