From: Beaver_Fever@live.com   
      
   On Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 12:51:13 PM UTC-7, Beaver Fever wrote:   
   > On Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 12:19:24 PM UTC-7, Snidely wrote:   
   > > Jeannie Hobbs pounded on thar keyboard to tell us   
   > > > Veronique and I both evacuated from Boulder Creek on August 18 - V. to   
   > > > Dover's house in Santa Cruz and me and spouse to his parents' in Fremont.   
   > > >   
   > > > We visited home last Sunday - still standing by the stroke of luck of   
   being   
   > > > on the east side of the highway instead of the west side. Julia's house   
   is   
   > > > fine too; it's right in town and was badly threatened August 20 but they   
   > > > fought back the fires and saved the town. Sunday we emptied the fridge   
   > > > (pee-yew!!!) and swept ashes and got some more redwood duff raked up in   
   case   
   > > > a flareup or wind sent embers our way.   
   > > >   
   > > > We're moving back home this afternoon; power is still out but supposed   
   to be   
   > > > back tonight, and water testing hasn't come back yet so we can't drink or   
   > > > boil it, but we expect those results tomorrow or early next week. In the   
   > > > meantime we'll be on generator and bottled/container/stored water, but   
   we'll   
   > > > be home, and that's what counts.   
   > > Glad you're okay.   
   > >   
   > > Over the weekend, I got a report about evacuees from Oregon's McKenzie   
   > > River area (near Eugene). 90% of the Blue River community destroyed,   
   > > but the evacuees reporting were from a corner that was spared.   
   > >   
   > > Interesting times indeed.   
   > >   
   > > /dps   
   > >   
   > > --   
   > > As a colleague once told me about an incoming manager,   
   > > "He does very well in a suck-up, kick-down culture."   
   > > Bill in Vancouver   
   > the view yesterday   
   >   
   > https://ibb.co/LdC5ptS   
      
      
   The view (in the other direction, where the fire is) today.   
      
   https://ibb.co/5F4KkT6   
      
   Burned out trees from a past fire slowly coming back to life.   
      
   https://ibb.co/Wc8vnX1   
      
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