Posted on 09/11/2020 3:20:09 PM PDT by AuntB
I got a call from my son in Calif about 1 pm Tuesday. He was listening to police scanner.. said a fire was coming my way... didn't make sense, this area has never had a fire. It's the city!
I went outside in our beautiful peaceful Sr. retirement village to a bank of thick smoke and saw a raging fire. It seemed 10 miles away. The wind was whipping in every direction and took me off my feet several times.
I've been through this before living in the woods of No. Calif. I was prepared then. This home was in the city... I prepared for that. Not for this.
I immediately ran to the neighbors homes to warn them. They mocked me. No one would budge. I tried to water my house and house next door who were gone camping. NO one ever warned anyone. There was NOTHING on local radio and TV. NOTHING.
Was I being silly? I am disabled and in pain, not to mention being 70 years old and weighing 95 lbs. So I decided to grab Bugs the cat and what I needed for 2 or 3 days of evacuation. The cat can't go to a shelter. I was met with a 4 lane wall of evacuees when I tried to get on the main street. It took me 5 hours to drive 25 miles. Finally spent the night in the car in a parking lot in Rogue River, Oregon, then drove to a friends where I can stay a few days near Eugene, Or.
On my way, the manager of our park called to say my home was gone. Nothing left. Only 5 of 55 homes were standing. No firefighters were available, but the manager finally got there and got the people to leave. I had called him first and he was stuck in evacuee traffic. He had no warning either. 100 old people plus several more parks were left to burn with NO warning, but he finally got them all out. We have no rentals in this area, no motel room left, one full shelter, and NO one is providing any assistance to anyone.
I got out with the clothes on my back and Bugs the cat.
It looks like Dresden. But the insult of losing everything isn't enough. I remembered Facebook and the pictures of my ancestors and long gone family was still there!! I tried all night.. no facebook without passwords....I didn't even take my computer. I lost it all.
The post office charges you and demands a credit card to forward mail. My bank even burned down.
I pray my neighbors all survived. But I have no idea where we all will go. You can't even rent without 'papers'.
Prayers for you and your neighbors, AuntB.
You need money, AuntB.
Money can be sent via PayPal.
What is your email address at PayPal?
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FR class of 1998 are the toughest hombres on the planet. You got that going for you. Prayers up.
Sounds like you’re somewhere near the Skyline Drive area....
I don’t think they’ll be having many BLM rallies outside of Portland for a while. I think that they would, shall we say, very well attended.
Prayers for you and Bugs, I am glad you got out when you did.
Tucker Carlson is talking about this tonight. Total devastation.
I’m so sorry.
“The post office in Oregon charges you to forward mail? I can’t help but think you should have left Oregon a long time ago!”
It’s not oregon. It’s the US Postal Service. It’s $1.50 and it’s probably a good idea. They use the charge on your card to assure it’s really you at the computer. Before they just let anyone who was willing to lie forward your mail online.
Praying for you AuntB!
God bless you.
Dear Lord, thank you so much for bringing AuntB and Bugs to safety. I pray you provide for both their needs, for the present and future. I pray you send miraculous provision that she can’t explain any other way and that you remind her that she is loved. Please comfort her with beauty for ashes that you spoke of in Isaiah 61:3. And please come to the aid of all of her neighbors who have lost everything as well. In Jesus name. Amen.
https://katu.com/news/local/man-accused-of-setting-fires-near-oregon-homes-during-the-almeda-fire?fbclid=IwAR2vOL8LCLcfAqB4zawm3mOP6RZQE4AuqGHCx_5_uR3Gnr_YOhCKrU_Rf9I
I think Jim should start handing out reward points for us old farts. I told the same thing to my Gastroenterologist during my last procedure. He’s been inserting cameras into both ends of me for more than 20 years. I think I deserve at least a free night in a Holiday Inn of my choice for all that.
This is just horrible.
So thankful you left when you did.
Prayers up for you and your neighbors.
How horrible. Praise God you and bugs the cat is alive and well. My heart out to you. Prayers up for you. Lots of hugs too.
Oh, Aunt B, I am so sorry to hear this.
Take good care of yourself and Bugs, get your rest, say your prayers.
Go Bless you and your son.
Prayers up.
Amen.
AuntB, I am so very sorry.
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