We are now officially back home after having been under forced
evacuation since October 22, due to a particularly nasty forest fire
which was encouraged by high winds. Our home was spared but 105
buildings (out of 7 or 800 total) in our village were not. Green Valley
Lake with a population of about 300 made the national news. Never a
good way to gain notoriety.
Shortly before 8 am on that Monday, we noticed a smoky smell even with
the winds blowing strongly. By 10 am, most of us full time residents
were on our way down the mountain to stay with friends, family, or
hotels. When one lives in the sticks, one has the evacuation plan
memorized. Margaret invented what she calls the Cs: cats, computer,
clothes (including the dirty clothes hamper), cars, and the chest of
vital papers. These are all bundled into a car and a truck. Once
safely in temporary quarters, we monitor progress of the fire and keep
in touch with neighbors via www.rimoftheworld.net.
It was gratifying that few of our friends lost homes and there were
offers of help for those who did. One particularly sad note was the
loss of our town hardware/lumber store. We will work together to put
the town back together starting with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting
dinner and fund raiser. And the Old Farts Club will meet on Monday at 7
am at the Lake Inn to drink coffee, tell lies, and figure out who may
need help.
mahalo,
jo4hn
to Lew Hodgett - saw your posting and appreciate your concern
Hi,
Have family living by Lake Gregory. Rimoftheworld.net was a great resource
for tracking. My family made out OK, glad you did also. My sister's old
home by Green Valley lake was destroyed though.
J
"jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> We are now officially back home after having been under forced evacuation
> since October 22, due to a particularly nasty forest fire which was
> encouraged by high winds. Our home was spared but 105 buildings (out of 7
> or 800 total) in our village were not. Green Valley Lake with a
> population of about 300 made the national news. Never a good way to gain
> notoriety.
>
> Shortly before 8 am on that Monday, we noticed a smoky smell even with the
> winds blowing strongly. By 10 am, most of us full time residents were on
> our way down the mountain to stay with friends, family, or hotels. When
> one lives in the sticks, one has the evacuation plan memorized. Margaret
> invented what she calls the Cs: cats, computer, clothes (including the
> dirty clothes hamper), cars, and the chest of vital papers. These are all
> bundled into a car and a truck. Once safely in temporary quarters, we
> monitor progress of the fire and keep in touch with neighbors via
> www.rimoftheworld.net.
>
> It was gratifying that few of our friends lost homes and there were offers
> of help for those who did. One particularly sad note was the loss of our
> town hardware/lumber store. We will work together to put the town back
> together starting with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting dinner and fund
> raiser. And the Old Farts Club will meet on Monday at 7 am at the Lake
> Inn to drink coffee, tell lies, and figure out who may need help.
>
> mahalo,
> jo4hn
>
> to Lew Hodgett - saw your posting and appreciate your concern
jo4hn wrote:
> We are now officially back home after having been under forced
> evacuation since October 22, due to a particularly nasty forest fire
> which was encouraged by high winds. Our home was spared but 105
> buildings (out of 7 or 800 total) in our village were not. Green Valley
> Lake with a population of about 300 made the national news. Never a
> good way to gain notoriety.
... snip
> It was gratifying that few of our friends lost homes and there were
> offers of help for those who did. One particularly sad note was the
> loss of our town hardware/lumber store. We will work together to put
> the town back together starting with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting
> dinner and fund raiser. And the Old Farts Club will meet on Monday at 7
> am at the Lake Inn to drink coffee, tell lies, and figure out who may
> need help.
>
Glad to hear you are all OK. Sorry to hear about the damage to for those
who did lose home.
--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough
Mark & Juanita wrote:
> jo4hn wrote:
>
>> We are now officially back home after having been under forced
>> evacuation since October 22, due to a particularly nasty forest fire
>> which was encouraged by high winds. Our home was spared but 105
>> buildings (out of 7 or 800 total) in our village were not. Green Valley
>> Lake with a population of about 300 made the national news. Never a
>> good way to gain notoriety.
> ... snip
>> It was gratifying that few of our friends lost homes and there were
>> offers of help for those who did. One particularly sad note was the
>> loss of our town hardware/lumber store. We will work together to put
>> the town back together starting with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting
>> dinner and fund raiser. And the Old Farts Club will meet on Monday at 7
>> am at the Lake Inn to drink coffee, tell lies, and figure out who may
>> need help.
>>
>
> Glad to hear you are all OK. Sorry to hear about the damage to for
> those
> who did lose home.
Man, did I write that? Let's fix that:
Glad to hear you are all OK. Sorry to hear about the damage for those who
did lose homes.
[Been a long day, lots o' home maintenance today, must be tired]
--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough
Joe AutoDrill wrote:
> "jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>We are now officially back home after having been under forced evacuation
[snip]>
>
>
> Hope you come thru this season with no damage... It's been a rough year for
> you folks out there in shakin' and bakin' country...
>
> As a side note, my friend runs that web site - www.rimoftheworld.net - At
> least I think that's his... Scott S. is the limited name I'll give here...
> And he didn't sleep during the fires due to personal family tradgedy as well
> as the stress of keeping the site updated...
That's the man. An absolutely invaluable service given the hit and miss
coverage by the media.
j4
"jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> We are now officially back home after having been under forced evacuation
> since October 22, due to a particularly nasty forest fire which was
> encouraged by high winds. Our home was spared but 105 buildings (out of 7
> or 800 total) in our village were not. Green Valley Lake with a
> population of about 300 made the national news. Never a good way to gain
> notoriety.
>
> Shortly before 8 am on that Monday, we noticed a smoky smell even with the
> winds blowing strongly. By 10 am, most of us full time residents were on
> our way down the mountain to stay with friends, family, or hotels. When
> one lives in the sticks, one has the evacuation plan memorized. Margaret
> invented what she calls the Cs: cats, computer, clothes (including the
> dirty clothes hamper), cars, and the chest of vital papers. These are all
> bundled into a car and a truck. Once safely in temporary quarters, we
> monitor progress of the fire and keep in touch with neighbors via
> www.rimoftheworld.net.
>
> It was gratifying that few of our friends lost homes and there were offers
> of help for those who did. One particularly sad note was the loss of our
> town hardware/lumber store. We will work together to put the town back
> together starting with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting dinner and fund
> raiser. And the Old Farts Club will meet on Monday at 7 am at the Lake
> Inn to drink coffee, tell lies, and figure out who may need help.
Hope you come thru this season with no damage... It's been a rough year for
you folks out there in shakin' and bakin' country...
As a side note, my friend runs that web site - www.rimoftheworld.net - At
least I think that's his... Scott S. is the limited name I'll give here...
And he didn't sleep during the fires due to personal family tradgedy as well
as the stress of keeping the site updated...
--
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Joe Agro, Jr.
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