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"You believe" the fires have been raging? Thanks for letting us all know you are NOT a Texan, have NO CLUE how bad the drought has been down here, and how dangerous the situation really is because the entire state is a freakin tinderbox.

My front lawn is dead. My garden is dead. My bush beds are dying. The earth has pulled back from my foundation.

After a summer of record breaking 100+ heat and NO RAIN, whole fields are going to waste. Roadside fires are common. Every city is on water restrictions.

After MONTHS of blistering hot stagnant air, the winds have rolled in and are fanning these things. I finally have my windows open for the first time ALL SUMMER.

I don't get it. When disasters happen in other parts of the country, Texans respond with concern and compassion.

But now it's okay to downplay a truly ugly and dangerous situation just so you can throw digs at Perry? I could call you an ugly name, but you just proved it to every Texan on this thread.

I hear ya. I've had (4) 100 year old oaks die in my front yard. Others are barely hanging on. Every blade of grass is dead. It's all I can do to keep the few shrubs we have alive because of watering restrictions.

I've been feeding and watering the deer that wander all over the neighborhood just looking for a place to cool down.

I've lived in Texas for over 40 years and never seen anything like it. Unless you've been here you wouldn't even recognize the place.