that time of year, although it does seem early. Stay safe and pay attention, them things move so fast.
Mary
There was a serious grass fire near where I live today. It's on the other side of the Beltway, a few miles down the road, and there are lots of places to make a firebreak, so I don't think any houses will be affected, but this area is extremely dry. I saw the helicopter that was doing water drops while I was flying RC planes at a nearby park. Here's the story. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8190175 http://www.khou.com/news/Wildfire-smoke-prompts-officials-to-shut-down-Beltway-8-feeder-at-Mykawa-123848974.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7610526.html As of a half hour ago, the Beltway feeder road was still closed. It was shut down this afternoon so fire engines could park on it. The tollway is open and fees are waived, but I am *very* glad I did not have to be on the Beltway. It was backed up solid, because the wind was blowing the smoke over it. On the way back from dinner, I passed a gas station where four Pearland fire trucks that had been at the scene were filling up. Three engines and a booster (brush truck). I'm fine, and like I said, this fire won't affect any houses, but I pray some idiot doesn't flick a cigarette and start another fire that does hurt someone. I am watering the living daylights out of my lawn. I just spread fertilizer and my mission is to keep it damp. Thankfully my back fence is against a main road which has an open area (no trees) beyond it, so wildfire won't be a huge concern. I hope... The county has banned aerial fireworks for the holiday. They are already illegal in the city, but I am not in the city, so morons come out here for their annual bombardment. Thankfully the county moved preemptively and banned their sales, so on the rare chance I do see any being fired, I will call the fire marshal, who can and will give tickets and confiscate.
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