California Is on Fire
@bagarad (14283)
Paso Robles, California
August 25, 2020 5:19pm CST
I know I'm not the only one here that's been affected by the fires. I took this photo a couple of days ago -- in the evening of the day our city of Paso Robles had the worst air quality of any city in the world. The smoke came primary from the Dolan fire in the Big Sur area just north of us. It pretty much disappeared by yesterday.
We are also praying the fire in Carmel Valley will be out soon. We have one home we rent out there that was in an evacuation zone, but the tenants and the home are safe so far. The smoke
I hope all of you are okay. I've been busy selling books. This is my busiest season and I've had no time to write anywhere.
Do you have any wildfires burning near you? Have you been personally affected by any of them? Have you managed to stay safe against Covid-19? So far we've escaped getting that, too.
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
30 Nov 20
i watched that this year, and last year, it just looked horrifying.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
1 Dec 20
Both yesterday morning and again this morning we had a fire in a homeless camp in the riverbad about a four block walk from my house. Fortunately they got the fires out before they spread into our tract or another one. No one was hurt.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
3 Dec 20
@DocAndersen It is. Especially since the homeless camps in the riverbed are so close. When the law goes in to move the homeless and their possessions away, they move back in a few days later. It's sad for everyone. They are in the process of building a new homeless shelter.
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
1 Dec 20
@bagarad it has to be really scary when you see smoke in CA now.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
27 Aug 20
I'm so sorry you lost your uncle. So far I've not lost anyone I know personally to Covid. Our county has not been as hard hit as many other California counties, for which I'm thankful. But our cases have been going up this month. Today they were beginning to come down again.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
27 Aug 20
Fies have on occasion gotten close to us and it is scary, but hurricanes and tornadoes are very scary. Earthquakes aren't much fun either, but my experience so far is that cleaning up after one is much easier, if the building remains standing, than cleaning up after a fire or flood.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16520)
• China
27 Aug 20
Glad that you are safe and well ! Hope the firemen will soon put out the wildfires !
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
27 Aug 20
Fires and bad weather remind us we aren't in control. So do pandemics.
@Deepizzaguy (94195)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Aug 20
I have never been near a firestorm since I live in Louisiana. The main problem living in Lake Charles these days are Hurricane Laura that could hit my city tomorrow evening.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
27 Aug 20
Yes. I can't imagine being hit by a hurricane. I'll be praying for all of you in Laura's path.
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
27 Aug 20
I haven't lost anyone either, but I friend's sister got it. She has many underlying health conditions, so I'm concerned
