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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Jun 20 2008
Trabing fire threatened Buena Vista area
Our neighborhood had some unexpected drama this afternoon. The temperatures were much higher than we're used to and the heat made the fire danger worse than usual, though winds were cooperative. We did end up with a lot of ash in the neighborhood. Most folks stayed in the area and watered roofs, took care of pets and stayed watchful.
When we got the word we were at my spouse's workplace, usually about a twenty-minute commute. It took us more than two hours to get home and we barely got in before they blocked the roads completely.
My heart went out to those fighting the fire on such a hot day. It's sad to think that someone may have deliberately set fires that destroyed homes and killed pets. We found the reverse 911 messages on our answering machine after we got home (and after the power was restored to the area). We could have come back to something very different than just a bit of ash and smoke in the air, so all in all we had a lucky day.
posted at: 22:05 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
Our neighborhood had some unexpected drama this afternoon. The temperatures were much higher than we're used to and the heat made the fire danger worse than usual, though winds were cooperative. We did end up with a lot of ash in the neighborhood. Most folks stayed in the area and watered roofs, took care of pets and stayed watchful.
When we got the word we were at my spouse's workplace, usually about a twenty-minute commute. It took us more than two hours to get home and we barely got in before they blocked the roads completely.
My heart went out to those fighting the fire on such a hot day. It's sad to think that someone may have deliberately set fires that destroyed homes and killed pets. We found the reverse 911 messages on our answering machine after we got home (and after the power was restored to the area). We could have come back to something very different than just a bit of ash and smoke in the air, so all in all we had a lucky day.
posted at: 22:05 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
