California Infernos
Some of our members have been affected by the Napa Valley fires. I've been there a number of time never suspecting it was a fire hazard zone, just beautiful vineyards and wineries. I have not been there since the tremendous buildup in housing in fire-hazard areas.
I won't mention the name of one of our members. He had to hose down the roofs of buildings but the family is now in the middle of the grape harvest without damage. He is very fortunate.
Like the folks in the Caribbean and Southeast, they need our help.
John
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Yes, terrible...I have watched with concern from the ME, as I have some very good friends in that area, and for a time the contact was gone...
Thankfully they have resurfaced and are OK, some damage but that can be replaced. More important is that they are OK...
It has certainly been a bad year for natural disasters...
I also have relatives in Puerto Rico (via my grandson), and friends along the Gulf Coast...Even in Europe, Portugal has suffered, with the storm that blew through stoking the fires they are experiencing...I have friends there too...
All in all, really not a good year...
I agree we need to help as much as we can where we can...Those of us fortunate enough NOT to have gone through these are lucky indeed...
Cheers!
Dave : )
You pretty much cover the globe, Dave! Add the war zones and we have almost total disaster worldwide.
It has been really scary watching these fires and knowing that there are people we know who are being affected here. I really have been hoping that there is no one who has lost anything or anyone.
Thanks for this John. xxx
The person I mentioned without revealing him for privacy reasons saw the post and said that they are in desperate need for help.
Awww John, that is so sad, is this someone I know, if it is can you please pm me to let me know who it is please. xxx
I have a cousin in Los Angeles and my heart stops every time I hear of fires, etc. near there. I always call her mom and ask "Did you hear from her yet?" because I know she'll call her as soon as possible after the event.
My daughter lived in Pasadena when her husband was in med school at SC. She got caught in that earthquake, hiding with her kids under the table.
That’s really scary! I’m glad they were ok but that’s something those kids will never forget.
Good evening John,
It is terrible to see those images on tv every day. On the Spanish news after California, we are presented with the pictures of the big fires in the north of Spain, the worst ever. It is so sad especially as more than 90% of those fires are put intentionally.
Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske
And I guess, Portugal too. I have never been to Spain even though I have been to Europe numerous times on business. My late brother spent three years in Argentina, minored in Spanish and went there with his wife after he retired. I should have gone with them. I guess they forgot to ask me. lol ¡Me alegro de conocerte! John
Good evening John,
Thank you for me alegro de conocerte but we know each other already, remember?
Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske
It's like hell came down to earth, John, the hurricanes, the floods, the fires...
and on top of that the numerous conflicts.
It's time we shift our priorities.
I'm 85, Loes. We have been at war about 1/3 of the time. And then the Good Earth gives us all this stuff, much of which we cause such as these fires and the damage in Houston that caught Georgia's family, my caregiver. J
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It's scary and heartbreaking to hear the reports of the damage and lives lost. This has definitely been quite the year for unexpected natural disasters.
Erica
Santa Barbara was so beautiful the last time I was there. Sounds like you are a healthy young woman able to do things. Great! Always take care of yourself. Nobody else will. I'm 85 but not able to do too much. I have a caregiver, the same one who took care of my wife for six years until she passed away recently. Georgia.
Her family members were caught in Houston which put her sons our of work causing them to leave the state of Texas.
I can still drive but I'm a kamikaze! John