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OT [very] My Hometown is on Fire
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 |
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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 My prayers go out to you and all who have these fires to contend with. Fire is one of our most useful assets and scariest forms of energy. An instant of stupidity with fire can last down many lifetimes. Be careful out there. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Keeping in my prayers all affected by the fires.
-- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/m...host=community "Ginger in CA" wrote in message ... 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 |
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Oh, Ginger, I'm sending up prayers for everybody affected by these terrible
fires and a few special ones for you and your friend(s). Leslie & The Furbabies in cool, wet, rainy MO. (wish I could send some of my weather to you) "Ginger in CA" wrote in message ... 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 |
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My sister is in Lake Elsinore and is experiencing all kinds of respiratory
issues just from smoke and soot in the air coming in on the winds. I am keeping all you Californians in my thoughts. #Wish I could send you some water. It has been raining every day for 3-5 hours for the last 2 weeks. -- Boca Jan Florida - Land of the Hurricanes snipsnstitchesatyahoodotcom http://community.webshots.com/user/BocaJan "Ginger in CA" wrote in message ... 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 |
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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 |
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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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Ginger,
It is heart wrenching to read/see the devastation in the lovely state of California. I'll continue to pray for safety of the fire and rescue folks, the residents, and the critters. Take care and please stay in touch with us. Hugs, PAT in VA/USA "Ginger in CA" wrote in message ... 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 |
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Ginger, that's so terrible. I hope you and your family and friends
are able to stay safe! When we had fires last year in southern GA and northern FL, there were days when it was hard to breathe even here in north GA because the air was so full of smoke. Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle |
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Nothing OT about this. You can't sew if you can't breathe.
Prayers for the area. Cindy "Ginger in CA" wrote in message ... 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 |
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