Wildfire Musings

We are all praying for the wind to die and for rain. It is a terrible and scary thing when your world is out-of-control. Our eleven year old has been worried since the fires started. "what would we do if ...." is the common question. And 'can WE die of smoke' [being in the middle of San Diego]. So what we decided is to make a plan. If X happens, then we will do this. If Y happens, then we will do that. Tell me, what plans you have made and if you shared them with your children.

All the while, Dimitri is up at the park keeping things together in the high winds. But what can one do against the winds, sometimes clocking 80mph. The park shows signs of the high winds with a huge tree uprooting between the space 7 & 8 but missing any vital thing. The west fence blew over close to the pool as it was not cemented in and and only intended to be temporary. Of course many branches and leaves have been strewn over the park. We are not complaining! Oh, no! We feel blessed that the fires have not started East of us. Dimitri put the generator for the store but the balance of the park has no electricity. If it is like four years ago, we will be without electricity for several days. Judging from the news reports a lot of the major lines and relay stations have burned. Tell me, what would you do if you had no electricity [or TV, no computer, no telephones for several days?


I would be interested in your opinions. Tell me.......