| Re: The ides of October........ |
Subject: Re: The ides of October........ by BillH on 2016/10/15 20:38:54 Quote:
The roof is 3/4 in. thick concrete tiles, don't absorb much water. Deck flooring is old redwood. No trees, they start about a mile west of me just past the extremely expensive golf course. This is the foot hills, I'd guess the ridge behind me is 700 to 1,000 feet higher than me. Unfortunately, the gap between the hills where I am and the valley where the fire's at is a straight shot. The houses south and west of me are multi-million dollar ones. Back when the moles destroyed my grass, I decided to put in a circular dirt drive. While I was running the backhoe, I cut a 30-40 ft, firebrake all around the house. The rest pf the property is very flammable sage brush. Winds are 35-50 right now. 90% chance of some rain tonight. The sooner, the better. So far, I've seen zero smoke today looking towards the fire. But that doesn't mean much. Supposed to be 1,000 fire fighters on the line by this afternoon. We're on alert all weekend. |
