Hey guys, thanks for thinking of me. The daughter and I are both fine. She is vacationing at her grandfather's and I'm on the road working until late Sat. Hope I have a home when I get back! The fire started Sat around noon and the smoke plume was rising straight upwards. My first thought was OH #$%*, this is the big one they've preached about all these years!!! Direct west view from my house. Looking out my large window it reminds me of sitting in the 3D theatre. Keith K5, JCarthel and I went for a 200+ mile ride AROUND the small fire Sunday. 105+ degrees and humidity in single digits but it was looking promising then. I got up at 4am Mon and hit the road for work all week. Yesterday I got an email telling me the fire had gone over the ridge between the Springs and the mountains and asking how I was doing . Thought that was strange, nice but strange UNTIL I saw some news reports. HOLY #$%*!! My home is 1 mile due east of the area of the city that is evacuated and burning. Most of the forest is on the side of the mountain and not much where I am. My concern is the winds! They were blowing at 65mph when the firestorm came across the ridge and engulfed that neighborhood on the side of the mountain. My only real concern is with the winds possibly pushing the fire across I-25. If that happens it will get REAL bad and could turn into one of the worst firestorms in US history. The neighborhoods are not forested but the lots are small with ~ 20 feet between houses. I'm not due home until late Saturday. Hope I'll still have a home! Thanks again for thinking of us!
