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>>>I’m back from the mountains for a couple of days. Darn - I forgot I had a board meeting up there this Thursday and will be forced to go up again. ;)<<<

Sounds like good planning to me... Hmmm, might as well make a weekend of it - starting Thursday.

Great on the thwarted burglary! That’s the way things should work. Then the crooks spread the word to ‘avoid’ an area.

Bet they were wishing they had offered to split wood for someone for food instead of being hungry and cold in the woods... But, they probably never thought of it that way.

I can remember years ago, being in Canada there had been a holdup of a store in Canada - within not too many minutes (after they announced it on the radio with description of vehicle) there were 8-10 citizens (armed) at every intersection watching for the car. (before Canadian Gun Laws changed) Heard on the radio - the citizens had captured them within 2 hours - THEN the RCMP were called.

WOW peaches already - we just used the last of our peaches from last year today. New ones won’t be on for almost a month.

Great on the thwarted burglary! That’s the way things should work. Then the crooks spread the word to ‘avoid’ an area.

I think that's the way it should work also. I actually feel much safer up there in a small community far from the sheriff than in Bakersfield with police closer. There are a lot of good ol' boys (and gals) up there, ready to defend our neighborhood at a moment's notice. So we're finding out. Apparently after we left, some local citizens saw an unknown male in his early 20's walking around the residential area. They took him in custody and called the sheriff. I guess the sheriff let him go, which didn't make the locals too happy. The group of guys (heavily armed) patrolled the forest last night also. One is an excellent tracker - tracks bears and mountain lions all the time - and has been out searching for signs. He is pretty good because he found the prints from when my hubby and I were hiking cross-country and knew we went in a loop, ending at our cabin. The posse is going out again tonight because one of the guys has some night vision goggles to play...er....use. They may be a cross between over-anxious teenagers playing cowboy and armed vigilantes, but I do love those neighbors up there. I imagine your community is much the same.

WOW peaches already - we just used the last of our peaches from last year today. New ones won’t be on for almost a month.

Probably the 'joy' of living where it is unbearably hot. When the carbon credits are due, we'll be paying a pretty penny to keep cool here!