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    bisous is offline Red Diamond level (10,000+ posts)
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    Thank you all! I'm ok. We were finally allowed back home last night and power went back on about an hour after that. We were so fortunate not to lose anything but a fridge full of food (and unfortunately, several vials of insulin).

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    We have several CLOSE friends who lost their homes and a few others that have some damage. TWO of my mom's best support people lost their homes. One of my DD's best friends lost her home and they can't find her dog. I haven't told DD yet because she won't handle it well and we're still technically under evacuation warning so a tiny bit of threat remains. The other loss was the home of the oldest woman in our congregation--she's 96. My kid's school says that at least five families have lost their homes too.

    It was SO FAST. And I was even home and still not prepared as much as I wish I had been. I will definitely make sure our Go bags are packed and ready. As it was, it was a little chaotic and crazy getting out of town. The road we live on is a tributary to getting up into the hills where the flames were worst so there was a lot of congestion of people leaving, lights being out (no power) and emergency vehicles of all kinds.

    We're grateful to be home and safe for now. But we're still packed up and ready to leave if the winds pick up again. Feeling so sad for all the loss!

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    Bisous, thanks for checking in. I couldn?t believe when they said how many homes were lost. Prayers for your mom?s caregivers, and your friends.


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    Quote Originally Posted by bisous View Post
    Thank you all! I'm ok. We were finally allowed back home last night and power went back on about an hour after that. We were so fortunate not to lose anything but a fridge full of food (and unfortunately, several vials of insulin).

    Loss mentioned

    We have several CLOSE friends who lost their homes and a few others that have some damage. TWO of my mom's best support people lost their homes. One of my DD's best friends lost her home and they can't find her dog. I haven't told DD yet because she won't handle it well and we're still technically under evacuation warning so a tiny bit of threat remains. The other loss was the home of the oldest woman in our congregation--she's 96. My kid's school says that at least five families have lost their homes too.

    It was SO FAST. And I was even home and still not prepared as much as I wish I had been. I will definitely make sure our Go bags are packed and ready. As it was, it was a little chaotic and crazy getting out of town. The road we live on is a tributary to getting up into the hills where the flames were worst so there was a lot of congestion of people leaving, lights being out (no power) and emergency vehicles of all kinds.

    We're grateful to be home and safe for now. But we're still packed up and ready to leave if the winds pick up again. Feeling so sad for all the loss!
    Oh that sounds so scary!! Glad your home is safe for now.
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    Thanks for letting us know how you're doing, I've been thinking about you guys. Sending you support -- so sorry to hear so many near and dear to you were affected so significantly.
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    I am so sorry that you are going through this and that others have lost so much. So hard. Thank you for letting us know you are ok.
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    I?m sorry that your community is experiencing so much loss right now. I?m glad you didn?t lose your home. I?m sorry for your friends.


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    I'm sorry about the losses of homes. And this has to be so scary!
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    So sorry to hear about this. It must have been so scary for all of you. Sending PT that things settle down.

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    Bisous, I'm glad to hear that you are back home and safe. That sounded really scary!
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