Well, j.w, I can certainly sympathize with you (from your post/thread in Sept concerning smoke--so, I thought I would do my own little thread) . I live in Flagstaff, AZ. Back about 10-12 years ago, we had the Schultz Fire. I think it burned about 17,000 acres of ponderosa pine. We had to evacuate our place for 4 or 5 days. Some of the fire burned up to our sub division. About a month later, flooding started. My house was saved, but others in the sub division did get flooded. So, prepare for that?
Now jump ahead to this spring, the Tunnel Fire burned our area again to the tune of 19,000 acres, at the end of April. My wife and I were evacuated again for 5 days (don't remember any flooding at the time).
Then in June we flew to Florida. While we were visiting in Florida for a month (my wife's brother and his wife were house sitting-about two months after the Tunnel Fire), they had to evacuate for another fire, the Pipeline Fire, which burned over 26,000 acres. I flew home a week early from our trip to do sand bagging for the imminent flood that would come during our "monsoon" season. After my wife got home from Florida a couple of days, We flew to Paraguay and visited my oldest son and his family for 3 and a half weeks. While we were there flooding did occur and my brother in law, who was house sitting again for us, had to evacuate again. Fortunately our house and property did not get burned out, or flooded then (although later we experienced some flooding to the house).
So, we've had a very busy and exciting summer time. Even with all of what has happened, the Lord, has blessed me and my family during it all.
Now jump ahead to this spring, the Tunnel Fire burned our area again to the tune of 19,000 acres, at the end of April. My wife and I were evacuated again for 5 days (don't remember any flooding at the time).
Then in June we flew to Florida. While we were visiting in Florida for a month (my wife's brother and his wife were house sitting-about two months after the Tunnel Fire), they had to evacuate for another fire, the Pipeline Fire, which burned over 26,000 acres. I flew home a week early from our trip to do sand bagging for the imminent flood that would come during our "monsoon" season. After my wife got home from Florida a couple of days, We flew to Paraguay and visited my oldest son and his family for 3 and a half weeks. While we were there flooding did occur and my brother in law, who was house sitting again for us, had to evacuate again. Fortunately our house and property did not get burned out, or flooded then (although later we experienced some flooding to the house).
So, we've had a very busy and exciting summer time. Even with all of what has happened, the Lord, has blessed me and my family during it all.
