Comments | liralen: Should Be Done

liralen

Should Be Done

Jan 08, 2009 19:50

The Boulder firefighters only lost two structures, no homes, but 11,000 had recommended evacuation notices, and about 1400 acres of mostly grasslands burned. All to the south of us and it stayed south as the winds were going southwest ( Read more... )

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liralen January 9 2009, 06:45:25 UTC

Well, the winds happen a lot. The fires usually happen in the summer, so this was a little freaky that way. It's been such a dry winter, that's what bothers me mildly. We should have had more snow on the foothills and a bit more water in the trees.

As it was, the junipers went up like matchsticks.

And we're really glad of that, too...

grey_lady January 9 2009, 06:51:33 UTC

Thanks for letting us know that things were settling. I have another friend in Longmont that I'm not in good contact with, so I'm reasonably assured that she's OK too, then.

liralen January 10 2009, 06:05:10 UTC

Yeah.. she should be fine. Most of the fire was in north-west Boulder up in the foothills.... so missed Longmont almost entirely. But the kids were pretty disturbed at our school, as it's the Western most school. But things worked out. Whew.

incandescens January 9 2009, 10:01:10 UTC

Very glad to hear it. (hugs)

liralen January 10 2009, 06:05:22 UTC

(hugs warmly)

Yay!

crimini January 9 2009, 16:35:27 UTC

Glad to hear you are alright. :)

liralen January 10 2009, 06:05:49 UTC

Thanks!! Yay! We are. It was good to know when you could get off your hill, too... I expect the flooding hasn't affected you too much?

annieroo2 January 14 2009, 20:00:56 UTC

Oh my goodness I had no idea it was that close to you. I'm so happy everyone is safe and that it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been.

*hugs*

liralen January 14 2009, 21:01:42 UTC

*hugs back warmly*

I'm very glad we're all safe, too. Whew.