-=PCTechTalk=- OT - Brush fire

Y'all won't believe this.  I arrived in Scottsdale this afternoon and 
was confronted with a huge brush fire on the mountain ridge right 
behind our new home (under construction).  It apparently started last 
evening - lightning strike.  At 3:00 today, the police evacuated all 
construction workers, and residents are next if the fire keeps on it's 
path.  I volunteered to help..........no word yet.
 
All afternoon we watched helicopters and water planes dump water on 
the fire.  The smoke changed many times during the afternoon - from 
dark grey/black to brownish, to white, and then back to dark gray 
black again.   The winds were strong, and shifted direction several 
times as well.  Just before I left around 4:00, the winds shifted to 
the east, blowing it towards a little subdivision called Tonto.  I 
think the fire itself is in the Tonto wildlife area.  I'm not sure as 
I don't get PHX television stations here.  I can't (nor did I try) get 
to the fire area.  It's hard to tell, but it looks as if it could be 
anywhere from 1/4 mile to three miles from the house itself.
 
I have a few pictures if anyone wants to see - specially the AZ 
people.   Anyone heard anything about this?
 
Keep your fingers crossed!
  Regards from

Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy",
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   Cincinnati, Ohio
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Wednesday  6/22/2005  5:53:18 PM

"We cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over our heads, but 
we can refuse to let them build nests in our hair." 

-- Chinese proverb


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