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'.
Thanks, Jim Robinson for the soapbox.
Thank you all. Please pray for my neighbors.
My sympathy to you AuntB. . . So sorry but happy you and Bugs got out.
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OMG! So sorry to hear about your situation. 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!
This is HORRIBLE. I feel very bad for you. Fires are arson. So many being set that fire and police officials cannot respond. The democrats are behind all of this. I do hope that you find some help very soon. There must be freepers around there who would help you out.
Bless you AuntB, heartfelt prayers are with you.
God bless you! I pray you find comfort and peace through this ordeal.
Prayers up. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do.
Oh my gosh.
I’m so sorry.
Prayers AuntB for you and your neighbors. Go see your insurance agent and he should get you a motel room from your homeowners.
I pray that you recover everything. I also pray that the Lord gives you good health to overcome this tribulation.
Prayers up, for you, AuntB. I pray that your next steps arrive quickly and clearly.
You have mail.
There are no motel rooms. thousands of evacuees.
Oh no! I’ve seen your posts over the years. This is horrible, we had hurricane damage at my house in Florida a couple of years ago and I ended up moving, but fires are much worse and I think there was a lot of negligence in not warning people earlier. (Although, in many cases, they literally won’t leave until it’s too late.) And I’d much rather have a hurricane than a wildfire.
I am so glad you and Bugs got out! Do you have anyway folks could send you a little assistance?
Park Mgr. says only ash left. It’s gone
I have enough $ to get by I think. Thank you!
Prayers for everyone who suffered this fire.
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