Wildfire Hell

By now we have all watched the horrible scenes as California burns. Anyone who lives in that area please know that I am thinking of you and hoping like hell that you are spared the flames. Whether the homes are gazillion dollar mansions, or tiny hovels, they are home to someone and the loss has to be heartbreaking.

About ten years ago a wildfire broke out just a couple of miles from my home. We watched on TV as homes burned to the ground without a firefighter in sight. News helicopters showed house after house going down in flames. We weren’t close enough to be afraid but we were close enough to be alarmed at the helplessness of the firefighters. See, at that time there were no city water lines here and everyone got their water via a pump. When the electric goes off, pumps do not work.

After what seemed forever they brought in a firefighting plane that brought gallons and gallons of water from the river and dumped that water on the flames. That plane was the salvation of many of the homeowners in that area.

Thank goodness most everyone has city water lines today, but that day when they needed them most, they didn’t.

To bring this post to an end, here’s a comment by Glenn Beck yesterday.
"I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today."

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