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The short story: Fire came to eat us and our house at 2:15 Sunday morning.
Fortunately for us, it didn't quite succeed. Our family and house are fine
and dandy, albeit well smoked. A small amount of fire damage to the porch,
but nothing that can't be repaired. We are so much luckier than most in our
neck of the woods. I'll be off the air for a while until utilities are
reinstated in our neighborhood. But before I sign off, I would like to thank
all the well-wishers for your thoughts and prayers. BMIA to those that put
no stock in such things.

Danl
You might take a minute to fumble your beads, kiss your rug, or whatever you
chose to do along those lines for the rest of the folks in the area are that
aren't enjoying the good luck that my family has.

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On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:43:55 -0800, "Danl"
wrote:

The short story: Fire came to eat us and our house at 2:15 Sunday morning.
Fortunately for us, it didn't quite succeed.

Good news, Danl.
--
Charlie...

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"Danl" wrote in message
...
The short story: Fire came to eat us and our house at 2:15 Sunday morning.
Fortunately for us, it didn't quite succeed. Our family and house are fine
and dandy, albeit well smoked. A small amount of fire damage to the porch,
but nothing that can't be repaired. We are so much luckier than most in our
neck of the woods. I'll be off the air for a while until utilities are
reinstated in our neighborhood. But before I sign off, I would like to thank
all the well-wishers for your thoughts and prayers. BMIA to those that put
no stock in such things.

Danl
You might take a minute to fumble your beads, kiss your rug, or whatever you
chose to do along those lines for the rest of the folks in the area are that
aren't enjoying the good luck that my family has.

Good to see you are well, Danl. My family out that way have some wonderful tales
about helpful neighbors and the professionals who put themselves in harm's way
to save civilians. In particular, my brother-in-law says that hundreds of
evacuees, including himself, his wife, and two small children, would have been
burnt to death in their cars fleeing for safety had it not been for some fancy
helicopter work, both dropping retardant and using the wind from their blades to
ward off the flames. He says that often it looked as though the 'copters were
going to be consumed by flames in the process.

Hats off, and prayers on!
--
TL,
Tim
------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

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Hang in there Danl
Dave

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"David Snedeker" wrote in message
...
Hang in there Danl
Dave

yep, thank god for the safety of you and yours, from all your friends
in the old north state (hurricane disaster central).

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"Danl" wrote in message
...
The short story: Fire came to eat us and our house at 2:15 Sunday morning.
Fortunately for us, it didn't quite succeed. Our family and house are fine
and dandy...

Very glad to hear that you made it through the nightmare. Between the huge
column of smoke I saw above your neighborhood and the 24 hour news footage,
I was more than a little concerned. Your neighbors and all of these fires'
victims are, of course, in my thoughts.

Bill

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Hang in there, Danl, glad to hear you and yours are safe!
Tom

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"Danl" wrote in
:

The short story: Fire came to eat us and our house at 2:15 Sunday
morning. Fortunately for us, it didn't quite succeed. Our family and
house are fine and dandy, albeit well smoked. A small amount of fire
damage to the porch, but nothing that can't be repaired. We are so
much luckier than most in our neck of the woods. I'll be off the air
for a while until utilities are reinstated in our neighborhood. But
before I sign off, I would like to thank all the well-wishers for your
thoughts and prayers. BMIA to those that put no stock in such things.

Danl
You might take a minute to fumble your beads, kiss your rug, or
whatever you chose to do along those lines for the rest of the folks
in the area are that aren't enjoying the good luck that my family has.




Great to hear of your good fortune, or at least lack of devastation.

Scott

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Glad you and Cindy are ok. The house can be repaired. Do you know how many D.
or Daniel Finns there are in California? Too many! d;o) You two take care.

Dave

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"Greg Pavlov" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:01:56 -0500, "Tim J."
wrote:


Good to see you are well, Danl. My family out that way have some wonderful
tales
about helpful neighbors and the professionals who put themselves in harm's
way
to save civilians. In particular, my brother-in-law says that hundreds of
evacuees, including himself, his wife, and two small children, would have
been
burnt to death in their cars fleeing for safety had it not been for some
fancy
helicopter work, both dropping retardant and using the wind from their blades
to
ward off the flames. He says that often it looked as though the 'copters were
going to be consumed by flames in the process.


That sounds like scenes from some of the Vietnam war
movies. It had to be horrendous with the children in the
car.

Oddly enough, the kids were the bravest of the bunch. Ahhhh, to be young, naive,
and innocent again, eh?
--
TL,
Tim
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

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On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:43:55 -0800, "Danl"
wrote:

The short story: Fire came to eat us and our house at 2:15 Sunday morning.
Fortunately for us, it didn't quite succeed. Our family and house are fine
and dandy, albeit well smoked. A small amount of fire damage to the porch,
but nothing that can't be repaired. We are so much luckier than most in our
neck of the woods. I'll be off the air for a while until utilities are
reinstated in our neighborhood. But before I sign off, I would like to thank
all the well-wishers for your thoughts and prayers. BMIA to those that put
no stock in such things.

Danl
You might take a minute to fumble your beads, kiss your rug, or whatever you
chose to do along those lines for the rest of the folks in the area are that
aren't enjoying the good luck that my family has.



I suppose we should also be praying for rain - lots of it.

take care and lets hope this ends very soon

Peter

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On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:43:55 -0800, "Danl" wrote:

The short story: Fire came to eat us and our house at 2:15 Sunday morning.
Fortunately for us, it didn't quite succeed. Our family and house are fine
and dandy, albeit well smoked. A small amount of fire damage to the porch,
but nothing that can't be repaired. We are so much luckier than most in our
neck of the woods. I'll be off the air for a while until utilities are
reinstated in our neighborhood. But before I sign off, I would like to thank
all the well-wishers for your thoughts and prayers. BMIA to those that put
no stock in such things.

Danl
You might take a minute to fumble your beads, kiss your rug, or whatever you
chose to do along those lines for the rest of the folks in the area are that
aren't enjoying the good luck that my family has.


That's good news, and hope your luck continues to hold.
I have a decades-long friendship with a guy whose office is about a mile from
the Scripps Ranch area - which happens to be where his house still stands
(amazingly enough, as there was heavy damage to the neighborhood).

His luck also holds, but he doesn't know whether to sh!t or go blind: no
matter where he is he's too close for comfort.

Godspeed, Danl.

/daytripper ()

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Danl wrote:
The short story: Fire came to eat us and our house at 2:15 Sunday morning.
Fortunately for us, it didn't quite succeed. Our family and house are fine
and dandy, albeit well smoked. A small amount of fire damage to the porch,
but nothing that can't be repaired. We are so much luckier than most in our
neck of the woods. I'll be off the air for a while until utilities are
reinstated in our neighborhood. But before I sign off, I would like to thank
all the well-wishers for your thoughts and prayers. BMIA to those that put
no stock in such things.

Danl
You might take a minute to fumble your beads, kiss your rug, or whatever you
chose to do along those lines for the rest of the folks in the area are that
aren't enjoying the good luck that my family has.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Among your many friends, I wish you and yours continued good fortune and
the smile of Providence.

The Arabs have a nice greeting that is (phonetically) said: "Ah, Salahm
Ahli Khum" which, literally translated says "Peace upon you". Good in
any language.

Funny that a fishing line makes a helluva bond...........or introduces
the opportunity. Special waters to share with you in NC and special
wishes for you and yours in the meantime.

Tom Brown
Wake Forest, NC

--
Tom

n4tab at earthlink dot net

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Danl, let me add my good wishes to all those expressed above.

The pictures we've seen on tv really do make it look like Hell on
earth. Glad you and yours escaped.

vince

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Danl,
Glad to hear you and yours are OK. You and all the other folks caught in the
inferno are in my thoughts and prayers.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

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"Danl" wrote in message
...
The short story: Fire came to eat us and our house at 2:15 Sunday morning.
Fortunately for us, it didn't quite succeed. Our family and house are fine
and dandy, albeit well smoked. //snip//


Thank goodness. Was a ROFF discussion on your 'puter on Sunday morning?
Maybe that's what de-appetized the fire.
Thanks for letting us know.

Bob

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"bruiser" wrote in message
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Of course I'll echo everyone else... glad you and Cindy are OK.

bruce h


Megadittoes from Western Mass.

--Stan

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Dan'l
Glad to here you and yours are O.K.... We will continue to pray for your
good fortune and saftey of your family.....Will do the same for your friends
and neighbors.......


Handyman Mike
Standing in a river waving a stick

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Of course I'll echo everyone else... glad you and Cindy are OK.

bruce h

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Danl,
I grew up in the Chino Hills, so have lived through this nightmare
before. Good luck to you and yours. If you need anything, just send a
quick email and I'll do what I can. Again, good luck and glad to hear that
you're safe.
--
Frank Reid
Reverse email to reply

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"Greg Pavlov" wrote...
"Tim J." wrote:

Oddly enough, the kids were the bravest of the bunch. Ahhhh, to be young,
naive,
and innocent again, eh?

Oh yeah. One of the all-encompassing thoughts I had
when I was young and innocent is that when I grew up
I'd be able to do whatever I want.

http://www.despair.com/potential.html

What I meant was what had to be going through the
parents' minds about what might happen to the children,
rather than how the children themselves were reacting.
It's much easier to accept the possibility of your own
disaster than of your child's, no ?

Exactly. The ultimate responsibility I'm sure was overwhelming.
--
TL,
Tim
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

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Danl wrote:
The short story: Fire came to eat us and our house at 2:15 Sunday morning.
Fortunately for us, it didn't quite succeed. Our family and house are fine
and dandy, albeit well smoked. A small amount of fire damage to the porch,
but nothing that can't be repaired. We are so much luckier than most in our
neck of the woods. I'll be off the air for a while until utilities are
reinstated in our neighborhood. But before I sign off, I would like to thank
all the well-wishers for your thoughts and prayers. BMIA to those that put
no stock in such things.

Danl
You might take a minute to fumble your beads, kiss your rug, or whatever you
chose to do along those lines for the rest of the folks in the area are that
aren't enjoying the good luck that my family has.



wonderful and most welcome news. our thoughts and prayers are
with ya'll and your neighbors.... next we meet, the guineeees are
on me my friend..... wally

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"Danl" wrote in message
...
The short story: Fire came to eat us and our house at 2:15 Sunday morning.
Fortunately for us, it didn't quite succeed.

Glad to hear you are, at least so far, relatively unscathed. From out here
on the right coast, the news is showing us a 45 mile wall of fire that's
visible from space. It's hard to imagine what it's like for you out there.
Good luck, and keep everybody safe.

Joe F.