"Danl" wrote in message
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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.

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!
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TL,
Tim
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