Hoaxers pretending to be civilians deputized by the Josephine County sheriff's department have been knocking on doors telling residents to leave immediately This is monstrous - vermin getting people to leave so they can loot their homes! I guess it's a sign of the times, isn't it. Anytime there's a disaster, the scum of the earth finds a way to profit from other people's misery.
Grampa, thank you - you're doing a wonderful job keeping us up to the minute. A lot of people that I work with were born and raised in the beautiful Pacific Northwest (as was Mr. Inspectorette - Camas, WA). They all still have family up there, and the concern is great.
Looters have been around for centuries when disasters have happened.
This is why a lot of people don't want to leave their homes in this area.
You have to wonder how many of these potential looters are the Green Fringes of society on welfare, who hate anyone who owns private property. They are the types that trespass private property to spike trees, sit in trees and set fires for their agendas.
Is your trip north still planned. If so you might want to go to yesterday's thread to bookmark some good new sources re what is happening up there.