"David Barto" > wrote in message
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> Koko > wrote:
>
>
> > I spoke with Katherine this afternoon. They are doing just fine after
> > a few anxious days. She said last night was the first good night sleep
> > they have had since Sunday.
> > They planned their house very well for their area, they have a cement
> > roof and the landscape is "firescaped" and the house is sprinklered
> > and they have a 10,000 gallon water tank, among other well thought out
> > building additions.
> > This does not lessen the anxiety about having to evacuate your home
> > but it sure hedges your bet on having something to come home to.
> > Katherine said their view has changed drastically and is truly
> > saddened by what they see.
> >
> > Koko
>
> >
> > A Yuman being on the net
> > (posting from San Diego)
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> It was great to hear from so many people. We had a flames
> from two sides, and saw the smoke from Ramona and Julian as well.
> It took me a week to just have some energy back. My body doesn't
> respond well to stress. We watched the fire come down the hills
> into the Poway valley.(that is what poway means, from the native
> american word for meeting of the valleys)David stayed awake all
> that Sunday just watching and posting to you all. We watched one
> house that was about 20,000 square feet glowing as the fire went
> through and then past it. It was a huge glowing rectangle for
> hours. Randy Jones, baseball player, built a beautiful house
> on a hill just opposite us and we watched it go too.
>
> The only thing that saved Poway from more destruction
> was the Santa Ana winds only being one day. Then as Charlie
> said the ocean breeze sent the winds east.
>
> David took photos that he sent to our landscaper while
> we watched the fire. He is going to do a talk on firescaping
> with native plants. One of the houses left a very green belt
> of iceplant behind, house all gone. It may have had wood shake
> shingle roof, I don't know. Ours is concrete.
>
> We were ready, but we didn't leave. Because we are
> right in the middle of Poway, the winds would have had to
> keep up another day. Our neighbor was in Scripps Ranch area
> fighting the fire. He is also a paramedic. I was so worried
> for him. He is safe and with his family now.
>
> Are the McCormacks and the McLeods ok too?
>
> Katherine Barto
>
Glad you're doing ok and thanks for posting.
Jack Postscript