-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Thank you - fire update
- From: "BashfulBob" <Bashfulbob@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 11:31:18 -0500
Vegas is a whole lot browner desert then AZ cowboy and it blows cold through
there
Life is what happens in between plans.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Keyboard Cowboy" <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tech Rose - LoveBytes" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 10:30 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Thank you - fire update
> Best of wishes to you too Rose. I love that area you live in!
> Regards from
>
> Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy",
> ,,,,,,,,
> Ô¿Ô¬
> Cincinnati, Ohio
> Scottsdale, Arizona
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> Sunday 6/26/2005 8:30:22 AM
>
> "Try not to become a man of success, but rather, try to become a man
> of value."
>
> -- Albert Einstein
>
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> On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 01:00:48 -0700, Tech Rose - LoveBytes wrote:
> | I do believe international prayers in many religions help.
> |
> | It is things like this, that band common folk together world wide
> | rather than looking for differences.
> |
> | I too am glad things are looking better. Although I am hundreds
> | of miles away, we too have our fires here in the Las Vegas
> | Valley. While they are not near our home, the air and smoke was
> | so bad yesterday! We could not even see the mountains which are
> | things we always see as we walk outdoors. It was a bit better
> | today.
> |
> | Since we both have emphysema, this news almost panics me. We do
> | have oxygen at home and try to keep the doors and windows as
> | tightly closed as possible.
> |
> | The fires here, while not as large as in AZ are burning terribly.
> | The major road to Pahrump has been closed most of the day and
> | parts of previous days. This is not a large town, it is about 50+
> | miles away, but it is hard for them with the fire.
> |
> | I will continue my prayers for good outcomes ...for the
> | firefighters and everyone and all the animals too!
> |
> | Rose
> | Las Vegas
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: "Keyboard Cowboy" <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
> | To: "!Keyboard Cowboy Group Send" <KeyboardCowboyGroupSend@>
> | Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 10:13 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=-
> | Thank you - fire update
> |
> |
> | Just an update for everyone on the BarB-Q (brush fires) out
> | here..... First, thanks to many of you for the kind wishes and
> | concern. It's nice to know so many were concerned.
> | Thursday it was like being in a war zone. The smoke was so think
> | thaty visibility was next to nothing. A few of the residents of
> | Desert Mountain were evacuated, anbd all construction crews were
> | sent home and told not to work until Monday. The tanker planes
> | and helicopters flew constantly, it was quite a sight! Probably
> | the most frustration came from the fact that even though I'm a
> | firefighter........I had to sit back and watch. I wanted to get
> | in the frey!!! Having to smell smoke all day and do nothing is
> | like holding a twinkie in front of a dieter!
> |
> | On Friday, there were shuttle flights over the new house every 10
> | minutes or so. The helicopters flew so close you could feel the
> | wump-wump-wump of the rotors. While I didn't serve in Vietnam, I
> | have a better understanding of what it might have been like near
> | a helicopter base there.
> |
> | The fires in the immediate area of the new house are out. It's
> | not so good, locally and in other parts of Arizona. The Arizona
> | Republic said that 154,000 acres burned this week alone, taxing
> | the state fire resources.
> |
> | I also saw many, many fire trucks from neigboring areas. The
> | paper says there were nearly 800 outside firefighters in the Cave
> | Creek fire. Let me tell you, these guys worked their A**es off.
> | The temperature was in the high ninties all week. I also saw the
> | caravan of equipment for the Indian jump crew.....it was pretty
> | neat! Cave Creek is very near where we have the new home -- it's
> | about 4 miles North of our home in The Boulders, and just East of
> | the new house in desert Mountain. There were actually several
> | fires going at the same time here...adding to the complexity.
> | The Cave Creek fire burned 60,145 acres and fire crews are still
> | working it. It's consumed 11 houses and 3 outbuildings in the
> | Tonto area (very close to the new home). The thing that really
> | saved our situationn from being even worse was that we got rain
> | Thursday night.
> |
> | Life is almost back to normal........the sun shone bright today
> | and visibility was great. It's hard to imagine that two days ago
> | I watched fires burning ground material a quarter mile up the
> | mountain behind the new house.
> |
> | God is good..........thank you all again for all your good wishes.
> |
> | Regards,
> |
> | Bob <=== You're imbedded reporter from the fireground ,,,,,,,,
> | Ô¿Ô¬
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> | Boulders 6850 Alberly Lane Scottsdale,
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> | Saturday, 6/25/2005, @ 9:23:43 PM EST
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