Re: So Cal's annual fire event

OK, I agree, you should hook up the horse trailer. That's really scary. I'm glad her house was OK but I can't imagine how terrifying that must have been. I think I'll stay on the east coast-at least we get major advance warning with hurricanes, tornados are fairly rare and so are earthquakes. So far, our immediate area hasn't been too much of a fire hazard and we got a really good downpour last night. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 7:39 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] So Cal's annual fire event



I hope after Katrina a lot of rescue centers have made allowances for
the pets. And I have heard through other lists I'm on of the many many
places that have set up to take in animals, locally I know of more than
50 people who are offering space for horses, not to mention the official
livestock evacuation areas, and there are several animal rescues that
are opening their facilities for evacuees.
I mentioned my sister-in-law came with her four cats. But they didn't
have enough carriers for all of them, they ended up stuffing two in a
box. What if in the chaos they didn't have a box? Her daughter has four
cats of her own and they were not about to be put in carriers, her hands
are a mess from scratches. That must have been repeated thousands of
times by now. I know my two oldest ones hate the carrier, if they hear
us taking it down they vanish.
Anyway during the last fire, couple months ago I guess, husband was
teasing me because I was thinking we should maybe hook up the horse
trailer, but I didn't think it was all that funny. That takes 20
minutes. About 5 years ago my sister had the experience of running down
the road leading 2 horses because she didn't think it was all that close
and then suddenly it was in her back yard. Just pure luck the fire
missed her house that day. Scary.

Cyndi


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Andrea Hodges
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 4:23 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] So Cal's annual fire event

Your trip sounds like a nightmare. Hope you all are OK-I've been
watching
the news some it's just terrible-Then heard something about it possibly
being related to Global Warming, etc and that Georgia and SC are in
danger
of fires as well because of the drought. Hopefully we will escape
California's fate. I feel so sorry for all those people. I saw one of
the
refugee centers and of course one of my first thoughts was "where are
all
the pets?" which then freaked me out. I know I should be more concerned
with
the people, and I AM concerned about the people, but being the animal
lover
that I am, I always worry about them as well.
Keep us posted and stay safe!
A

----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 12:27 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] So Cal's annual fire event



Right now I don't know of anything real close to the Montecito area.
There is a pretty good website for tracking California fires:
http://www.fire.ca.gov/index.php although access is spotty right now,

no

doubt everyone in the state is trying to see what's going on. The LA
Times website seems pretty current too.
Keepin' my fingers crossed for no new events...my co-workers are all
telling me about the wind here over the weekend, guess there is a bit

of

damage out there.

Cyndi

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Patricia
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:06 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] So Cal's annual fire event

Cyndi,
I am so glad that you are all ok but how terrible.
My sister that lives in Montecito is gone to Africa.... I wonder how
close
this all is to her house?
Today we are COLD... high of 50 with high winds and chance of more

rain.

So
far we have only gotten 3/10 of an inch.  I would have sworn it was

more


than that... it sounded terrible several times last night, but that is
what
2 of my rain gauges say.
Take care on those fires and be careful.
Tricia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 10:50 AM
Subject: [CHAT] So Cal's annual fire event



Well, we're on fire again. There are about a dozen burning right now
around southern CA, but thankfully none right where I am.
We went up to the mountains on Saturday to help close down the camp
where we have been volunteering. Beautiful weather and beautiful
scenery. We brought Trixie the rottweiler with us, I'm hoping to get

her

used to going so we can save some money on kennel fees, lots of folks
bring their dogs to camp. However I have not been very good at

teaching

Trixie manners, and she is a very high-energy dog, but really it went
pretty well.
Sunday as we finished up all the chores we started to hear stories

from

down the mountain. One volunteer learned she'd lost her roof to the

high

winds. Husband and I were pretty apprehensive since we were driving

the

camper and pulling a horse trailer as well.  We all headed out but

when

we got to the freeway the wind had to have been 60 mph, the camper

was

almost tipping and the trailer swaying. We drove very slowly. Then it
all came to a dead halt, miles of taillights and nothing moving, and

up

ahead we saw a lot of smoke. We managed to get off and find a parking
lot with shade for the horse trailer (thank you IHOP). After about an
hour the traffic did start crawling, the on-ramps opened, and we

heard

if we took side streets for a little ways we could get around the

jam,

which turned out to be an 18-wheeler on its side. That didn't fill us
with confidence as the wind was even worse, but we continued to see
semis and motor homes all around us so we kept going. Then we passed

the

second jam, which was a fire that had burned right across the freeway
and was roaring on the other side! But traffic went on and so did we.
Took forever but we finally got home.
Ten minutes after we collapsed inside the phone rang, my

mother-in-law

was hysterical. Turns out both sisters-in-law were under evacuation
orders because of another huge fire.  We ended up hosting one sister,
her son, and four cats for the night. But their house is fine this
morning, the fire passed to the west and hopefully we'll not have any
new ones today.
All in all, yesterday was eventful, I'd rather not do that again.

It's

just terrible out there though, it's so dry - I am going through

gallons

of hand lotion - and it's still very windy today.
Oh yes, obligatory gardening content - we planted some daffodils at

the

forest camp next to the kitchen. I would have done native iris but my
sister likes the daffodils and it's not like the camp itself isn't
foreign. Although maybe I will look for some iris for next year.

Cyndi

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