Fire purrs update

Purrs for everyone in the area that they will stay safe. Also purrs for the
fire fighters that they get their job done safely.

Ann

Yoj wrote:

"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
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On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 18:45:50 GMT, "Yoj" wrote:

"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 23:36:37 -0000, "Sheenah"
wrote:
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I'm relieved to know that you're all OK. We'll join you in keeping
our fingers crossed for heavy
rain.

Sheenah


Oh NO, not heavy rain - then the mudslides will start. ;-((

As I remember, one of the stories of why California was nicknamed
the
Golden State came from the view of the dry grass on the foothills
as
seen from the Pacific. Once you get those 50+ mph Santa Anna winds
blowing hot dry air from the interior, all that dry grass just
explodes into runaway grass fires, especially when you have nuts
starting the fires.

Purrs for all in the way of the fire, and those who will be
suffering
from the smoke in the basins.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

What we need - but won't get - is a nice, gentle, soaking rain.
Where
are you, Steve? I am in Simi Valley, were we seem to have now
escaped
the worst. Yesterday I was prepared to go to my daughter's in Playa
del
Rey if necessary. Fortunately it wasn't, because both her cats and
mine
would have been very unhappy. The fire has now moved east of me, and
is
proceeding south through mostly unpopulated territory. Now I'm more
concerned about the fires in the Inland Empire and San Diego County,
where there have been so many homes destroyed and several deaths.

Joy


Born and raised in Bakersfield, but left there when I joined the Army
in '73, and settled in SW Oklahoma when I retired in '93. Still have
family in Bakersfield, Lodi, and San Diego, and make a trip out that
way every Christmas.

Glad to hear that it looks like the fire has bypassed you. Purrs
continuing for all in its path. Our evening news is on now, and that's
the top story.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky
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Do you remember a little town called Pixley, about 50 miles north of
Bakersfield on Highway 99? My grandparents lived there, and I spent the
first year of my life there.

Purrs for all the fires to be stopped. So many have suffered, and
several have died because of them.

--

Joy

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On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 02:51:39 GMT, "Yoj" wrote:

Do you remember a little town called Pixley, about 50 miles north of
Bakersfield on Highway 99? My grandparents lived there, and I spent the
first year of my life there.

Had to think about it for a minute, but as I recall it would be around
Visalia, maybe halfway between Bakersfield and Fresno.

Purrs for all the fires to be stopped. So many have suffered, and
several have died because of them.

The eastern part of San Diego county, the part that most people never
see, always seemed to me to a a very bad area for fires. Used to live
on Mt Laguna when I was in the fourth grade. Great place to be a kid,
and at the time just a two room school. As I remember, there were just
three of us in the fourth grade, and I was the only boy.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky
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"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
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On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 02:51:39 GMT, "Yoj" wrote:

Do you remember a little town called Pixley, about 50 miles north of
Bakersfield on Highway 99? My grandparents lived there, and I spent
the
first year of my life there.

Had to think about it for a minute, but as I recall it would be around
Visalia, maybe halfway between Bakersfield and Fresno.

It's closer to Tulare than Visalia, but you have the right general
location.

Purrs for all the fires to be stopped. So many have suffered, and
several have died because of them.

The eastern part of San Diego county, the part that most people never
see, always seemed to me to a a very bad area for fires. Used to live
on Mt Laguna when I was in the fourth grade. Great place to be a kid,
and at the time just a two room school. As I remember, there were just
three of us in the fourth grade, and I was the only boy.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky
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The good news is that temperatures are supposed to be lower and humidity
higher today. That should help. I hope all fires are brought under
control soon.

Joy