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OT [very] My Hometown is on Fire
My friend had actually moved a bunch of things two weeks ago down to a
house where he used to live, as a precaution. Besides that then, he got the two carloads. I am going to try to call him a little later. The area is very prone to "sundowners" where the wind comes up at the sunset hours, sweeping down the mountains out to the ocean's cooler air. As of this afternoon further evacuations are in place, and the air is worse. There are lots of air craft updoing retardant and water drops. As a child I was fascinated to watch the dance of flames in the fireplace, especially at the holiday time when we burned wrapping paper. As an adult I was involved in a barn fire while training racehorses. Fire can be so destructive to life and property, while so life-giving to the seeds that require the fire's heat to germinate. Ginger in CA On Jul 4, 9:28*am, Taria wrote: Hopefully weather will cooperate and they can keep loss to a minimum. I am so sorry. Before the fires hit in '03 so bad I know lots of folks in the San Bernardino mountain communities had storage units 'down the hill' where they stored possessions during fire season to keep it safe. Kind of an awful way to live. Hugs, Taria Ginger in CA wrote: A couple of days ago someone started a fire on the hills, possibly illegal fireworks, just near the gun club my dad built, and where I learned so much about life and myself [besides learning to be a crack shot]. The fire is now over 5000 acres and is heading into Goleta, a town near Santa Barbara [central coast Calif]. There has been structure loss and massive mandatory evacuations. Eighteen years ago there was a fire that marched from the top of the mountain down to the ocean in less than 3 hours, destroying most everything in its path, The Gap Fire, as it is called, started in windy Gap area of the hills. It is considered the #1 priority fire in state of Calif right now as I type. That is saying something, seeing how many fires are going right now. How am I affected, 40 miles away? The smoke in the air here is unhealthy, the uncertainty of who of my friends will be evacuated next. My friend was evacuated last night. He got two carloads out and wanted to go back in but cannot. On this day of celebration please hug your loved ones, and be careful with fireworks and celebrations. Ginger in CA- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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OT [very] My Hometown is on Fire
I know how to pray but haven't ever tried 'rainy thoughts'. No matter.
I'll join you. Prayers and rainy thoughts it is. Polly "Carolyn McCarty" wrote in message m... Prayers and rainy thoughts on the way! Parts of AZ are starting to burn, too. I always dread the fire season. Can't imagine how much worse it is in California! |
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OT [very] My Hometown is on Fire
perhaps if you put your dance'n shoes on and have at it, Ms
P. usually brings rain, i hear. some damn fool down our way needs to take a rest from all that dance'n. geez, louise, its soggy on top of soggy here and today i'm freeze'n my patootie off too. wish i could send you a heap of 'wet' up to Calif to douse those flames, clear the smoke and cool off the whole place i'll do my best to make it work. maybe we need some kind of quilting weather exchange program, hmmm. that would be perfect about now, eh. take care of you and yours, Ginger, Carolyn, Pati and all RCTQ'rs in Calif, AZ and wherever else there is smoke and flames irritating the lungs. j. "Polly Esther" wrote... I know how to pray but haven't ever tried 'rainy thoughts'. No matter. I'll join you. Prayers and rainy thoughts it is. Polly "Carolyn McCarty" wrote... Prayers and rainy thoughts on the way! Parts of AZ are starting to burn, too. I always dread the fire season. Can't imagine how much worse it is in California! |
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Fri evening update [was OT [very] My Hometown is on Fire]
Now over 6000 acres.
They brought in a DC-10 today, flying in every 1.5 hrs from Lancaster [where there is a former military base with a big runway]. It lays down a mile long swath of retardant with each flyover. They are reporting it did a good job. Over 1000 firefighters on the line now, another 1000 due tomorrow. Gap Fire as it is called is now threatening to jump over H154, which is the area that all burned 18 years ago. Cost is $2million right now. Human caused, origin site cordoned off near Winchester Canyon Gun Club [the one my dad built in 1962]. Sundowner winds are starting now, up to 20 MPH. Ginger in CA On Jul 4, 3:48*pm, "Carolyn McCarty" wrote: Prayers and rainy thoughts on the way! *Parts of AZ are starting to burn, too. *I always dread the fire season. *Can't imagine how much worse it is in California! -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you're not trying. *--Red Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. *--Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. *--Red Green If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. *--Carolyn McCarty "Ginger in CA" wrote in ... A couple of days ago someone started a fire on the hills, possibly illegal fireworks, just near the gun club my dad built, and where I learned so much about life and myself [besides learning to be a crack shot]. The fire is now over 5000 acres and is heading into Goleta, a town near Santa Barbara [central coast Calif]. There has been structure loss and massive mandatory evacuations. Eighteen years ago there was a fire that marched from the top of the mountain down to the ocean in less than 3 hours, destroying most everything in its path, The Gap Fire, as it is called, started in windy Gap area of the hills. It is considered the #1 priority fire in state of Calif right now as I type. That is saying something, seeing how many fires are going right now. How am I affected, 40 miles away? The smoke in the air here is unhealthy, the uncertainty of who of my friends will be evacuated next. My friend was evacuated last night. He got two carloads out and wanted to go back in but cannot. On this day of celebration please hug your loved ones, and be careful with fireworks and celebrations. Ginger in CA- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Fri evening update [was OT [very] My Hometown is on Fire]
Continued prayers for all.
-- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/m...host=community "Ginger in CA" wrote in message ... Now over 6000 acres. They brought in a DC-10 today, flying in every 1.5 hrs from Lancaster [where there is a former military base with a big runway]. It lays down a mile long swath of retardant with each flyover. They are reporting it did a good job. Over 1000 firefighters on the line now, another 1000 due tomorrow. Gap Fire as it is called is now threatening to jump over H154, which is the area that all burned 18 years ago. Cost is $2million right now. Human caused, origin site cordoned off near Winchester Canyon Gun Club [the one my dad built in 1962]. Sundowner winds are starting now, up to 20 MPH. Ginger in CA |
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Fri evening update [was OT [very] My Hometown is on Fire]
That seems to be the big one here. It sounds like they are getting a
handle on the Yucaipa fire. Not sure about the new one in Malibu. That tanker (unless it has been moved but it had a 3 yr contract in '07) is out of Victorville (my town) The closed George Air Force base is now SO. Cal. Logistical Airport (SCLA) Victorville is good for little but a potty stop between Vegas and L.A. so we gotta take what little good we have and brag. That plane is really awesome. I thought I heard there had been 1 firefighter that has been lost but can't find any real info about it. I sure hope the fireworks tonight don't cause any more problems. Hugs to you all Ginger, Taria Ginger in CA wrote: Now over 6000 acres. They brought in a DC-10 today, flying in every 1.5 hrs from Lancaster [where there is a former military base with a big runway]. It lays down a mile long swath of retardant with each flyover. They are reporting it did a good job. Over 1000 firefighters on the line now, another 1000 due tomorrow. Gap Fire as it is called is now threatening to jump over H154, which is the area that all burned 18 years ago. Cost is $2million right now. Human caused, origin site cordoned off near Winchester Canyon Gun Club [the one my dad built in 1962]. Sundowner winds are starting now, up to 20 MPH. Ginger in CA |
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Fri evening update [was OT [very] My Hometown is on Fire]
been watching lots on CNN here about the fires in Calif.
it scares the heck outta me. had a fire start under our house early one saturday morning when i was a kid. no one else was up 'cept me watching cartoons. the neighbour spotted the smoke coming out from under the chimney and ran over with his garden hose to tackle it til the fire dept got there (he'd called them first). turned out when they'd built the chimney (we had it added to the house, didnt come with one) they'd forgotten to put in a solid concrete slab between the ashbox and the underhouse, stupid or what? omg. eventually the ashes heated up enough that it set the house to smouldering. that was really scary. as a result of that i'm really paranoid about anything that might start a fire in the wrong place. seems to me its asking for more trouble when no one in authority has the good sense to cancel all fireworks displays and/or sale in areas where there is a high fire risk. is the 4th of July really all that important that it is worth the risk of setting more fires in those areas? flabberghasted and gobsmacked, j. "Taria" wrote... That seems to be the big one here. It sounds like they are getting a handle on the Yucaipa fire. Not sure about the new one in Malibu. That tanker (unless it has been moved but it had a 3 yr contract in '07) is out of Victorville (my town) The closed George Air Force base is now SO. Cal. Logistical Airport (SCLA) Victorville is good for little but a potty stop between Vegas and L.A. so we gotta take what little good we have and brag. That plane is really awesome. I thought I heard there had been 1 firefighter that has been lost but can't find any real info about it. I sure hope the fireworks tonight don't cause any more problems. Hugs to you all Ginger, Taria Ginger in CA wrote: Now over 6000 acres. They brought in a DC-10 today, flying in every 1.5 hrs from Lancaster [where there is a former military base with a big runway]. It lays down a mile long swath of retardant with each flyover. They are reporting it did a good job. Over 1000 firefighters on the line now, another 1000 due tomorrow. Gap Fire as it is called is now threatening to jump over H154, which is the area that all burned 18 years ago. Cost is $2million right now. Human caused, origin site cordoned off near Winchester Canyon Gun Club [the one my dad built in 1962]. Sundowner winds are starting now, up to 20 MPH. Ginger in CA |
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Fri evening update [was OT [very] My Hometown is on Fire]
My sister was up in Prescott this weekend, making a start on cleaning a
cabin she just bought. She meant to stay till Sunday afternoon but came home today because the fire that caused Crown King to be evacuated was heading for the highway and she was afraid she would be cut off from the fastest way home. Here in Tucson we had a good monsoon shower just an hour ago, and I hope it dampened things down all over AZ. Especially for those folks who had to evacuate their homes and the ones who, like Pati, are suffering from the smoke. How come those monsoon rains don't hit the California coast when the folks there need them most? Or are they peculiar to the SW desert areas? Just curious, in case anyone here knows the answer. -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty "Ginger in CA" wrote in message ... Now over 6000 acres. They brought in a DC-10 today, flying in every 1.5 hrs from Lancaster [where there is a former military base with a big runway]. It lays down a mile long swath of retardant with each flyover. They are reporting it did a good job. Over 1000 firefighters on the line now, another 1000 due tomorrow. Gap Fire as it is called is now threatening to jump over H154, which is the area that all burned 18 years ago. Cost is $2million right now. Human caused, origin site cordoned off near Winchester Canyon Gun Club [the one my dad built in 1962]. Sundowner winds are starting now, up to 20 MPH. Ginger in CA On Jul 4, 3:48 pm, "Carolyn McCarty" wrote: Prayers and rainy thoughts on the way! Parts of AZ are starting to burn, too. I always dread the fire season. Can't imagine how much worse it is in California! -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty "Ginger in CA" wrote in ... A couple of days ago someone started a fire on the hills, possibly illegal fireworks, just near the gun club my dad built, and where I learned so much about life and myself [besides learning to be a crack shot]. The fire is now over 5000 acres and is heading into Goleta, a town near Santa Barbara [central coast Calif]. There has been structure loss and massive mandatory evacuations. Eighteen years ago there was a fire that marched from the top of the mountain down to the ocean in less than 3 hours, destroying most everything in its path, The Gap Fire, as it is called, started in windy Gap area of the hills. It is considered the #1 priority fire in state of Calif right now as I type. That is saying something, seeing how many fires are going right now. How am I affected, 40 miles away? The smoke in the air here is unhealthy, the uncertainty of who of my friends will be evacuated next. My friend was evacuated last night. He got two carloads out and wanted to go back in but cannot. On this day of celebration please hug your loved ones, and be careful with fireworks and celebrations. Ginger in CA- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Fri evening update [was OT [very] My Hometown is on Fire]
I am in the high desert, just on the edge. 12 or 15 miles maybe from
the top of the pass. We get the afternoon build up of clouds sometimes, usually in the end of August. It happens and we might get rain a few times a season. The coastal weather has no relation to what goes on here except the santana winds, usually in the fall. I think they are having fog over near the coast but it burns off pretty early when they do have it. Lots of different micro climates here. We get something like 8" of rain a year and in one odd spot at the bottom of the pass they can actually get 40". The bark beetles have been such a problem in the mountains on both sides of the pass here. They kill the trees and then the trees burn like torches. The politicians go round and around about culling them out but it is pretty overwhelming. People are scattered absolutely everywhere here so it doesn't take long for life and property to be at risk even in places that seem uninhabitable. Taria Carolyn McCarty wrote: My sister was up in Prescott this weekend, making a start on cleaning a cabin she just bought. She meant to stay till Sunday afternoon but came home today because the fire that caused Crown King to be evacuated was heading for the highway and she was afraid she would be cut off from the fastest way home. Here in Tucson we had a good monsoon shower just an hour ago, and I hope it dampened things down all over AZ. Especially for those folks who had to evacuate their homes and the ones who, like Pati, are suffering from the smoke. How come those monsoon rains don't hit the California coast when the folks there need them most? Or are they peculiar to the SW desert areas? Just curious, in case anyone here knows the answer. |
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Fri evening update [was OT [very] My Hometown is on Fire]
The firefighter I heard about was up in the Big Sur fire, didn't
happen on the line. He was a volunteer. The other one was the young man in Orange county who had come home the day before from fighting fires in northern Calif; he had a brain aneurysm. Fireworks were cancelled in Santa Barbara [right next to Goleta where the fire is], then at 6:30 they cancelled the fireworks in the Santa Ynez Valley [over the mountain from the Goleta fire] due to not enough resources. Unfortunately right now there are a bunch of people setting off illegal fireworks all around me. There are a lot of very tall palm trees in this area, which are like popsicles if they catch on fire. Gosh what a bunch of idiots. There are not enough law enforcement to cover. My friend is still evacuated. He is staying with a buddy. So far he thinks his house is okay. Ginger in CA On Jul 4, 8:06*pm, Taria wrote: That seems to be the big one here. *It sounds like they are getting a handle on the Yucaipa fire. *Not sure about the new one in Malibu. That tanker (unless it has been moved but it had a 3 yr contract in '07) is out of Victorville (my town) *The closed George Air Force base is now SO. Cal. Logistical Airport (SCLA) *Victorville is good for little but a potty stop between Vegas and L.A. so we gotta take what little good we have and brag. That plane is really awesome. I thought I heard there had been 1 firefighter that has been lost but can't find any real info about it. I sure hope the fireworks tonight don't cause any more problems. Hugs to you all Ginger, Taria Ginger in CA wrote: Now over 6000 acres. They brought in a DC-10 today, flying in every 1.5 hrs from Lancaster [where there is a former military base with a big runway]. It lays down a mile long swath of retardant with each flyover. They are reporting it did a good job. Over 1000 firefighters on the line now, another 1000 due tomorrow. Gap Fire as it is called is now threatening to jump over H154, which is the area that all burned 18 years ago. Cost is $2million right now. Human caused, origin site cordoned off near Winchester Canyon Gun Club [the one my dad built in 1962]. Sundowner winds are starting now, up to 20 MPH. Ginger in CA- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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