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Old 09-06-2011, 05:53 PM
 
Location: Somewhere in Texas
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There are also fires near Houston now. I think near Magnolia there is a good size one.
I heard that on the news tonight. They just don't stop burning. I think Perry said there are 55 going on in the state right now. It's just heart-wrenching.
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Old 09-06-2011, 07:06 PM
 
Location: Where I live.
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It's just unbelievably horrible. Hundreds if not thousands of homes totally destroyed, pretty countryside ruined, but the good thing is that I've heard of only two deaths. That's two too many, but it could be so much worse. My heart is sickened by our drought.
That is 2 deaths too many.....the countryside will eventually come back, though we won't see the larger, more mature trees again in the area in our lifetime.

The loss of homes is another matter. It's just really, really hard, and this whole summer has been rough in Texas/Southern NM. I hope we don't see anything like this again for a very long time.
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Old 09-06-2011, 08:58 PM
 
Location: Blah
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That is 2 deaths too many.....the countryside will eventually come back, though we won't see the larger, more mature trees again in the area in our lifetime.

The loss of homes is another matter. It's just really, really hard, and this whole summer has been rough in Texas/Southern NM. I hope we don't see anything like this again for a very long time.
Yes ma'am, We was just in Southeastern NM and it's dry and brown just like West Texas It wasn't until we got up to Cloudcroft NM when things finally started looking green. Anyhow, the loss of lives and homes is just heart breaking! We had a couple large fires come extremely close to residential areas here in Midland. I think one took out a couple rural homes but I forget and the second one was finally contained right at the property line of a very good size neighbor hood...Thank God! That one could have been devastating!
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Old 09-06-2011, 09:20 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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My thoughts go out to you folks in Texas. Here in New Jersey we've had way too much rain, especially after Irene, and now the remnants of Lee are dumping even more. Talk about a cruel balance.

Hopefully you'll get a good soaking soon.
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Old 09-06-2011, 09:23 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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Hoping for a wind die-down, Texas....thinking of you and those who are fighting the fire battles...
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Old 09-07-2011, 12:33 AM
 
Location: Blah
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My thoughts go out to you folks in Texas. Here in New Jersey we've had way too much rain, especially after Irene, and now the remnants of Lee are dumping even more. Talk about a cruel balance.

Hopefully you'll get a good soaking soon.
That's just the way it goes sometimes.

Anyhow, I hope you guys are doing well just the same.
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Old 09-07-2011, 06:09 AM
 
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While listening to my police scanner, while out in Gun Barrel City, I heard two reports, within a 10 minute span, of two separate idiots who thought it was a good day to burn leaves. I guess said idiots thought "Hey, it's gotten cool. It's almost Fall. We had a little bit of rain the other day. May as well burn this stack of leaves!"

Driving in to Fort Worth along I-20, I saw two burned places along the side of the road, no doubt caused by people tossing out their cigarettes.
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Old 09-07-2011, 06:54 AM
 
Location: Somewhere in Texas
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While listening to my police scanner, while out in Gun Barrel City, I heard two reports, within a 10 minute span, of two separate idiots who thought it was a good day to burn leaves. I guess said idiots thought "Hey, it's gotten cool. It's almost Fall. We had a little bit of rain the other day. May as well burn this stack of leaves!"

Driving in to Fort Worth along I-20, I saw two burned places along the side of the road, no doubt caused by people tossing out their cigarettes.
You hit the nails (s) right on the head (s) ... IDIOT (S). I can't even imagine their IQ number.
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Old 09-07-2011, 07:25 AM
 
Location: From TX to VA
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You hit the nails (s) right on the head (s) ... IDIOT (S). I can't even imagine their IQ number.
Outdoor burning along with outdoor welding is right up there at the top of the list "Top Ten Ways to be an Idiot".
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Old 09-07-2011, 09:23 AM
 
Location: Where I live.
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Yes ma'am, We was just in Southeastern NM and it's dry and brown just like West Texas It wasn't until we got up to Cloudcroft NM when things finally started looking green. Anyhow, the loss of lives and homes is just heart breaking! We had a couple large fires come extremely close to residential areas here in Midland. I think one took out a couple rural homes but I forget and the second one was finally contained right at the property line of a very good size neighbor hood...Thank God! That one could have been devastating!
It is scary for sure....I can remember looking west (I lived in the NW part of Midland out in Northgate) at night...and seeing the flames light up the night sky...and smelling the smoke.

The one thing that makes WT fires easier to get under control--as you know--is that there is not as much tinder-dry fuel to burn.

I drove from northern NM to WT last week. The country looks ok (dry, but not that bad) until you leave Jeff Davis county. Pecos, Reeves and Crockett County all look pretty bad. Crockett has a lot of dead cedar/juniper, something I haven't seen in years.

I'm told that Midland County looks worse, but I didn't go through it.
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