I don’t know how California can continue to prosper with these wildfires! Stemming almost entirely from hot, dry winds that are unavoidable we are seeing gigantic fires despite all precautions. I’ve been without power for almost 12 hours today as a precaution and this is the second time this month. It is disruptive though it could be a lot worse. This time a neighbor is sharing a generator so our fridge is keeping cool. And we certainly aren’t cold! But we can’t work on computers, we don’t have hot water. We can’t cook food and have to use lanterns!
Still, so many are being evacuated. Homes are being destroyed and even lives are lost. So I feel a little bad complaining. But since this is happening with regular frequency now, (one report said there’s no “fix” for the electrical problems for a decade or more!) it doesn’t quite feel like a first world country!