Had a thunder and lightning storm about ten days ago and now fires are breaking out all over the place from lightning strikes. When lighting hits an old tree it sometimes starts it burning down inside, and it can take it a week or two before it erupts in flames and sets everything around it burning.
And of course we have prevailing winds out here that get blowing pretty hard, and it’s been hitting 105 degrees most days, which is goddam hot and DRY, so now there’s three big fires surrounding me, all within ten miles or so. Ten miles is nothing to a forest fire in a wind, so I’ve been packing up my most valued items to load in the car.
Zone 2, Be Prepared to Evacuate, is only a few miles away, that can turn into Zone 1 any time, making my area the new Zone 2.
It would really piss me off if my house burns down.
TAKE CARE, SIR.
I’M WORRIED
FOR YOU IN CALIFORNIA
…AND MY PARENTS IN FRANCE ENJOYING THEIR 30th TRIP IN EUROPE.
My car is packed with as much as will fit, I have to leave a lot more behind. Fire is getting closer, I can see the red glow behind the mountain top, a few miles away. Waiting to see if the order to evacuate is given.
Your parents must be at the Olympics. I watched the opening ceremonies yesterday. Love the Olympics.