If you know any law enforcement officer in Butte county (a deputy sheriff maybe), contact him or her and tell them about the safe in your home.
Maybe when the fire is out he or she can stop by and do something to secure it for you while you head home before bad guys show up to snoop around and steal stuff.
Little bit late for best wishes but good to hear you and your family got out safely. I can smell smoke from where I live about 90 miles south of you. Some scary fire there for sure.
Oh man. Saw all the fires when taking off from LAX this AM. It looked liek a H bomb went off. Planes were making sharp turns to avoid the smoke, I can not believe any one made it out.
Pray for every one-and good luck to the fire fighters on all the fires!!
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I didn't realize the extent of this thing til today. I live down Roseville way and the whole sky was brown this morning.
Signs up on northbound 65 saying almost not to bother trying to go north.
Bad stuff.
We are all alright and physically unharmed. My son and daughter both lost their homes and as you might be able to imagine they are depressed. They just got the news about an hour ago. We can not find anyone that can tell us about our house and our school. Reports we get is that 99% of the town we love so much is gone. I’ll never forget while I was frantically loading up our vehicles for our escape hearing propane tanks exploding and get closer at every boom. That’s when I told everyone to get in their cars and go. We were extremely lucky to get out when we did. Driving out of town gusting winds blowing hot ashes all over our cars as we were going at a snails pace cause the visablility was about 10 feet.
Words can not express the feelings I have for this forum and the good folks here.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you to all. I dont know how to say thank you to such kindness and love I see directed to myself and my family.
When I find out more I’ll fill you all in.
Warm regards, Joe and family
The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
@crazyhounddog said:
I’ll never forget while I was frantically loading up our vehicles for our escape hearing propane tanks exploding and get closer at every boom.
So true. That's the sound I vividly recall hearing as we were fleeing the Santa Rosa fire a year ago at 3am. Flames in the rear view mirror, to one side and explosions everywhere. Surreal. Be assured though, normalcy will return. It will take a long time and there are tough days ahead but recovery is at the end of the tunnel. You and yours are alive and that's all that matters.
You had the composer to take a few images and post them along with a few of your thoughts about your terrible situation for us to see, I on the other hand would be in panic mode somewhere in "Crazy Town".
God bless you and your family Joe.
Glad to hear you and your family are safe. That is the main thing.
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If you know any law enforcement officer in Butte county (a deputy sheriff maybe), contact him or her and tell them about the safe in your home.
Maybe when the fire is out he or she can stop by and do something to secure it for you while you head home before bad guys show up to snoop around and steal stuff.
My suggestion is to contact national guards headquarter closest to the zoning since acting California Gov. Gavin Newsom had declared a state of emergency in the area. Speaking from my own experiences of duties in various natural disasters and terrorist attacks, e.g. Hurricane Andrew, Olympic bombing GA , tornado in upstate NY and 911 attack, the military units would mainly handled the security of the area, preventing looting and cleaning out the debris while local enforcement and fire fighters focused on other urgent matters.
My wife has her masters degree in early childhood education. It started out as a daycare center but quickly turned into much more. Over 90 kids enrolled with a waiting list. She takes infants all the way up to 12 years old. We have a horse, goats, chickens, a tortoise and ducks. Many others inside I can’t remember. It’s a large school on 3 acres and beautiful. My wife and I know a lot of good folk in our town. I coached little league for about 14 years up in Paradise. My son and and my beautiful daughter. My daughter took us all the way to sectionals along with a great team behind her coached and managed by myself. It was softball fast pitch and my little girl could whistle those balls in there too. Many no hitters under her belt and was a sensation. No girls fast pitch team in Paradise has ever gone that far. I love the game and always have. I played baseball though My wife cared for a boy for several years that went to the NFL and played for the Philadelphia Eagles.
We loved our beautiful little town but now I hear 99% of its is gone now. We still can not find out anything on our house or school. Like a fool I even tried calling the Paradise police but of course all lines are down. We have no idea when we’ll be able to return but I’m sure it’s not going to be for a while as it’s only 5% contained and growing.
Again I want to thank all of you for the well wishes and the support and prayers. It is very well received and appreciated. ❤️
Joe Best and family
The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
I'm reading this and don't know what to say. This will affect you for many years to come. I survived a barracks fire in the Army by jumping out a second story window. Still took the best part of a week to replace the few things I had as a private.
My daughter's home was destroyed four years ago. She lives just 5 miles away and it was an electrical issue in a "new" home. Still find out we are missing things when we need to do something, like in the garage or in the kitchen. Nobody hurt and State Farm was great with a check same day and housing for six months while being rebuilt. But, daughter has two children and all was lost. Hard to work and shop for everything you need in life.
Start thinking and making lists, room by room of everything you can remember, it will help. Start with the furniture and work you way down to what's in the dresser drawers, etc.
For those that have never been through such an event, think about a bug out suitcase and bags. Have a plan. Then buy a cheap video camera and video every room and all its contents. Narrate as you go as it will help.
Certain things need to be grabbed on the way out, like the computer (photos and videos for insurance purposes will help), the safe contents, the family papers, etc etc. If you have a spouse and older children have a meeting and get a plan for just in case. Figure out who grabs what if there is time.
I'm sick about these fires. I guess they are part of life but still does not make me feel any better.
To all the formites involved, you have my prayers.
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Thank God you all made it out Joe. I hear there was a car with 5 people inside that were not so lucky. This will be one of the most challenging times of your life, but I have no doubt whatsoever that you and your family will pull through this horrible event even stronger than ever. You are already demonstrating that strength with your updates to us here. I wish you the best of luck my friend.
I was at the Dublin, Cal. Bart station this afternoon. Took this photo of the sun in the sky. Very smokey and hazy from winds blowing the smoke from the Butte county fires into the Bay Area.
My sympathies to you, having lived in both Northern and Southern California. Beware of the Contractors.
I just got back from a 2 week volunteer stint on a chainsaw team working in the Florida Panhandle near Marianna. The eye of Hurricane Michael went over the town, extensive damage. Even 3 weeks after the storm, people are living in tent, trees down everywhere, 10% of Jackson country back on electrical grid by meter, etc.
Our job was to get trees off of houses, and open a path to the house (driveway) so the power company could run wires, and to tarp the roof when the tree came off so more water would not get inside. One team cleared the home of 2 widows, who asked if they could help the man living next door. The team could not even see a home, and finally found a crushed mobile home. The owner, an 87 year old man, was living in a tent, with a blanket, on the ground. He would not leave, as everything he had was in the trailer. They got him a sleeping bag and cot.
Beware of the contractors. Everywhere were signs for tree removal and roofing, etc. Insurance does not cover trees down on the property, unless it is on the main residence. One home had 41 trees in excess of 20" each, down just in the front of the home, and had been quoted up to $78,000 to remove them. Some roofers were charging a $5000 fee just to start a job, plus the "normal" cost of the job. There were also insurance "expeditors" who for a fee of 10% to 30% of the settlement, help expedite claims and get more money, but from what we saw, some insurances were just cutting full policy checks, basically no questions asked, as the homes were gone. No plug for it, but USAA was known to be great at what it was doing out there.
Kudos to Home Depot, Lowe's, Tractor Supply, Walmart: They had MASSIVE amounts of stuff trucked in at normal price piled in the parking lots, etc. so homeowners could start recovering.
Lesson learned, back to coins, is carry cash. Many of the stores were open, running off generators, etc. but their point to point processing was down, so they could only accept cash. No credit cards, apple pay, etc. When I go on disaster relief teams, I always cash a good chunk of cash and coins, as making change is difficult in an area that instantly transforms back to a cash only society.
Glad you got out and wish you the best. I can't even imagine what it's like to go through something like this. So much loss. We just got our first snowfall here in the northeast, I guess I won't complain.
CHD, be strong, your loved ones are safe, and you will have new opportunities. Think of the positive that you got to live in a special place for a while and helped alot of kids over the years at your school. I feel for your animals that probably did not make it out.
We are heart broken to see such destruction and glad for your safety. Today one of our coworkers/coin EE lost 2 pets and the entire house they rented down here in FL. They are young couple who rented and we found out homeowner had no insurance & neither did EE. She is also expecting her 2nd child. Devastating catastrophic. Fundraiser are up and we are all glad that they safe. Fire is so destructive. Prayer for all!
Apropos what mustangmanbob said, we have USAA homeowners insurance and they are great! Our area got hit by a bad hail storm last May and we needed a new roof. Got a very fast adjustment and settlement and got a new roof within about six weeks because we were able to hire a roofer before they got busy while everybody else was waiting for their settlement. Here it is November and four houses within 100 yards of me were being re-roofed this Thursday and Friday!
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@mustangmanbob said:
Lesson learned, back to coins, is carry cash. Many of the stores were open, running off generators, etc. but their point to point processing was down, so they could only accept cash. No credit cards, apple pay, etc. When I go on disaster relief teams, I always cash a good chunk of cash and coins, as making change is difficult in an area that instantly transforms back to a cash only society.
First, good luck to @crazyhounddog and all others caught up in this. I guess this was a fast moving fire. (40 to 60mph winds?)
Second, this is why I semi-maintain a bug-out bag. A SHTF moment isn't (necessarily) the Zombie Apocalypse. Some extra cash, resources and even that extra change of clothes might be a welcome thing if you have to leave in a hurry. If you can't get back to your house, small tools like a Leatherman or a Swiss Army knife can do wonders, and things like a deck of cards can help pass the time...
I doubt I'll ever really need mine, but hey, you never know when you'll find that pod in your basement.
My wife has her masters degree in early childhood education. It started out as a daycare center but quickly turned into much more. Over 90 kids enrolled with a waiting list. She takes infants all the way up to 12 years old. We have a horse, goats, chickens, a tortoise and ducks. Many others inside I can’t remember. It’s a large school on 3 acres and beautiful. My wife and I know a lot of good folk in our town. I coached little league for about 14 years up in Paradise. My son and and my beautiful daughter. My daughter took us all the way to sectionals along with a great team behind her coached and managed by myself. It was softball fast pitch and my little girl could whistle those balls in there too. Many no hitters under her belt and was a sensation. No girls fast pitch team in Paradise has ever gone that far. I love the game and always have. I played baseball though My wife cared for a boy for several years that went to the NFL and played for the Philadelphia Eagles.
We loved our beautiful little town but now I hear 99% of its is gone now. We still can not find out anything on our house or school. Like a fool I even tried calling the Paradise police but of course all lines are down. We have no idea when we’ll be able to return but I’m sure it’s not going to be for a while as it’s only 5% contained and growing.
Again I want to thank all of you for the well wishes and the support and prayers. It is very well received and appreciated. ❤️
Joe Best and family
Contact me if you need anything, even a place to rest! I'm so glad you guys are ok. I was so worried about you❣❣
That's awful, makes my stomach churn just reading your updates. As many others have said you and your family are safe and that's the top priority. I hope everything goes as well as it can.
With my heart in my hand I want to thank all of you guys and lady’s for the positive words. Yes we are together and will stay that way until each and everyone of us are back on our feet. Your thoughts and prays are well received and love you all for Caring.
Joe Best and family
The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
@crazyhounddog said:
just got word we lost our home. Both of my kids lost their home too along with our school.
Not good news.
I'm sorry to hear that. I'm so glad you all got out with your lives. That is the most important thing.
I can't imagine what being in that situation would be like but I think about it often, more than I would like to. I've added a photo I took last night a few hundred miles away.
I just donated to the GoFundMe campaign to help. Stay safe and God bless.
Joe, I'm very sorry to hear of your loss. You've been a great friend to me and so many on the forum. My hope for you and your family is a quick and full recovery to a sense of normalcy. Everyday will be a bit less painful. I'm thinking about you and yours my friend ~ Bill
I'm trying to think of something to say and I'm speechless which doesnt happen often! Im so sorry to hear this. The best part of all of this is your family is safe and together and it sounds like you are all very close and will all be able to work through this together. If you need anything I'm here!
Yesterday morning from my back porch I saw a smoke cloud. I thought it was 15-30 miles away. Living here all my life I'm a pretty good judge, or so I thought, of figuring out where the fire is looking from my hillside vantage point. Wrong. The cloud was over 80 miles away. It was the Ventura fire. Over 80 miles away!!!!!! Never seen anything like it. Today, Saturday, the ash is falling around here and the smell of smoke is everywhere. Unbelievable.
...this is so Eff’ed up I can’t even begin to imagine how you are feeling right now...it’s like book of Job bad. I am thinking of you and yours and I pray you guys and your entire town find your way back into the Good Life. God Bless
Yes, and Mrs. Hydrant has relatives up around Paradise and Chico. They are gold miners. They have lived there since the gold rush of 1849. NOBODY has seen anything like this before. At least not in family lore. This is different. It's horrible.
@Hydrant said:
Yesterday morning from my back porch I saw a smoke cloud. I thought it was 15-30 miles away. Living here all my life I'm a pretty good judge, or so I thought, of figuring out where the fire is looking from my hillside vantage point. Wrong. The cloud was over 80 miles away. It was the Ventura fire. Over 80 miles away!!!!!! Never seen anything like it. Today, Saturday, the ash is falling around here and the smell of smoke is everywhere. Unbelievable.
The smoke has finally hit Camarillo. It’s been nasty today. Not snowing ashes, yet. We get ash drifts here, snow drifts elsewhere. Our Conejo mountains have burned into Malibu now...
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Joe.
If you know any law enforcement officer in Butte county (a deputy sheriff maybe), contact him or her and tell them about the safe in your home.
Maybe when the fire is out he or she can stop by and do something to secure it for you while you head home before bad guys show up to snoop around and steal stuff.
Little bit late for best wishes but good to hear you and your family got out safely. I can smell smoke from where I live about 90 miles south of you. Some scary fire there for sure.
Joe
Be safe and don't worry about thanking us (you can do that later).
sorry this happening @crazyhounddog I hope the damage is minimal and the people of the town are all safe.
Glad you and the pups got out ok
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Oh man. Saw all the fires when taking off from LAX this AM. It looked liek a H bomb went off. Planes were making sharp turns to avoid the smoke, I can not believe any one made it out.
Pray for every one-and good luck to the fire fighters on all the fires!!
Five dead so far, all by cars trying to get out.
I didn't realize the extent of this thing til today. I live down Roseville way and the whole sky was brown this morning.
Signs up on northbound 65 saying almost not to bother trying to go north.
Bad stuff.
Has the source/cause been identified?
Campfire run amuck is what was reported here.
I'm so sorry to hear this...I hope, and pray for better days for your community, you, and your family.
God bless you Joe and all the others affected by this fire. In my prayers tonight, stay strong Hounddog.
We are all alright and physically unharmed. My son and daughter both lost their homes and as you might be able to imagine they are depressed. They just got the news about an hour ago. We can not find anyone that can tell us about our house and our school. Reports we get is that 99% of the town we love so much is gone. I’ll never forget while I was frantically loading up our vehicles for our escape hearing propane tanks exploding and get closer at every boom. That’s when I told everyone to get in their cars and go. We were extremely lucky to get out when we did. Driving out of town gusting winds blowing hot ashes all over our cars as we were going at a snails pace cause the visablility was about 10 feet.
Words can not express the feelings I have for this forum and the good folks here.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you to all. I dont know how to say thank you to such kindness and love I see directed to myself and my family.
When I find out more I’ll fill you all in.
Warm regards, Joe and family
Very shocked and saddened to hear this news.
Stay safe, Joe and family.
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So true. That's the sound I vividly recall hearing as we were fleeing the Santa Rosa fire a year ago at 3am. Flames in the rear view mirror, to one side and explosions everywhere. Surreal. Be assured though, normalcy will return. It will take a long time and there are tough days ahead but recovery is at the end of the tunnel. You and yours are alive and that's all that matters.
The houses where lost but you all have EACH OTHER. I am at a loss for words...
I have to give you a lot of props Joe.
You had the composer to take a few images and post them along with a few of your thoughts about your terrible situation for us to see, I on the other hand would be in panic mode somewhere in "Crazy Town".
God bless you and your family Joe.
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Glad to hear you and your family are safe. That is the main thing.
What kind of school do you have?
My suggestion is to contact national guards headquarter closest to the zoning since acting California Gov. Gavin Newsom had declared a state of emergency in the area. Speaking from my own experiences of duties in various natural disasters and terrorist attacks, e.g. Hurricane Andrew, Olympic bombing GA , tornado in upstate NY and 911 attack, the military units would mainly handled the security of the area, preventing looting and cleaning out the debris while local enforcement and fire fighters focused on other urgent matters.
My wife has her masters degree in early childhood education. It started out as a daycare center but quickly turned into much more. Over 90 kids enrolled with a waiting list. She takes infants all the way up to 12 years old. We have a horse, goats, chickens, a tortoise and ducks. Many others inside I can’t remember. It’s a large school on 3 acres and beautiful. My wife and I know a lot of good folk in our town. I coached little league for about 14 years up in Paradise. My son and and my beautiful daughter. My daughter took us all the way to sectionals along with a great team behind her coached and managed by myself. It was softball fast pitch and my little girl could whistle those balls in there too. Many no hitters under her belt and was a sensation. No girls fast pitch team in Paradise has ever gone that far. I love the game and always have. I played baseball though
My wife cared for a boy for several years that went to the NFL and played for the Philadelphia Eagles.
We loved our beautiful little town but now I hear 99% of its is gone now. We still can not find out anything on our house or school. Like a fool I even tried calling the Paradise police but of course all lines are down. We have no idea when we’ll be able to return but I’m sure it’s not going to be for a while as it’s only 5% contained and growing.
Again I want to thank all of you for the well wishes and the support and prayers. It is very well received and appreciated. ❤️
Joe Best and family
I'm reading this and don't know what to say. This will affect you for many years to come. I survived a barracks fire in the Army by jumping out a second story window. Still took the best part of a week to replace the few things I had as a private.
My daughter's home was destroyed four years ago. She lives just 5 miles away and it was an electrical issue in a "new" home. Still find out we are missing things when we need to do something, like in the garage or in the kitchen. Nobody hurt and State Farm was great with a check same day and housing for six months while being rebuilt. But, daughter has two children and all was lost. Hard to work and shop for everything you need in life.
Start thinking and making lists, room by room of everything you can remember, it will help. Start with the furniture and work you way down to what's in the dresser drawers, etc.
For those that have never been through such an event, think about a bug out suitcase and bags. Have a plan. Then buy a cheap video camera and video every room and all its contents. Narrate as you go as it will help.
Certain things need to be grabbed on the way out, like the computer (photos and videos for insurance purposes will help), the safe contents, the family papers, etc etc. If you have a spouse and older children have a meeting and get a plan for just in case. Figure out who grabs what if there is time.
I'm sick about these fires. I guess they are part of life but still does not make me feel any better.
To all the formites involved, you have my prayers.
bob
Thank God you all made it out Joe. I hear there was a car with 5 people inside that were not so lucky. This will be one of the most challenging times of your life, but I have no doubt whatsoever that you and your family will pull through this horrible event even stronger than ever. You are already demonstrating that strength with your updates to us here. I wish you the best of luck my friend.
I was at the Dublin, Cal. Bart station this afternoon. Took this photo of the sun in the sky. Very smokey and hazy from winds blowing the smoke from the Butte county fires into the Bay Area.
Wow. Haven't been online for a couple of days. Sorry to hear this but glad you are all ok. Prayers for all.
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Glad ya'll guys made it out okay! I guess another door will be opening very soon - Good luck
My sympathies to you, having lived in both Northern and Southern California. Beware of the Contractors.
I just got back from a 2 week volunteer stint on a chainsaw team working in the Florida Panhandle near Marianna. The eye of Hurricane Michael went over the town, extensive damage. Even 3 weeks after the storm, people are living in tent, trees down everywhere, 10% of Jackson country back on electrical grid by meter, etc.
Our job was to get trees off of houses, and open a path to the house (driveway) so the power company could run wires, and to tarp the roof when the tree came off so more water would not get inside. One team cleared the home of 2 widows, who asked if they could help the man living next door. The team could not even see a home, and finally found a crushed mobile home. The owner, an 87 year old man, was living in a tent, with a blanket, on the ground. He would not leave, as everything he had was in the trailer. They got him a sleeping bag and cot.
Beware of the contractors. Everywhere were signs for tree removal and roofing, etc. Insurance does not cover trees down on the property, unless it is on the main residence. One home had 41 trees in excess of 20" each, down just in the front of the home, and had been quoted up to $78,000 to remove them. Some roofers were charging a $5000 fee just to start a job, plus the "normal" cost of the job. There were also insurance "expeditors" who for a fee of 10% to 30% of the settlement, help expedite claims and get more money, but from what we saw, some insurances were just cutting full policy checks, basically no questions asked, as the homes were gone. No plug for it, but USAA was known to be great at what it was doing out there.
Kudos to Home Depot, Lowe's, Tractor Supply, Walmart: They had MASSIVE amounts of stuff trucked in at normal price piled in the parking lots, etc. so homeowners could start recovering.
Lesson learned, back to coins, is carry cash. Many of the stores were open, running off generators, etc. but their point to point processing was down, so they could only accept cash. No credit cards, apple pay, etc. When I go on disaster relief teams, I always cash a good chunk of cash and coins, as making change is difficult in an area that instantly transforms back to a cash only society.
Glad you got out and wish you the best. I can't even imagine what it's like to go through something like this. So much loss. We just got our first snowfall here in the northeast, I guess I won't complain.
CHD, be strong, your loved ones are safe, and you will have new opportunities. Think of the positive that you got to live in a special place for a while and helped alot of kids over the years at your school. I feel for your animals that probably did not make it out.
Best, SH
We are heart broken to see such destruction and glad for your safety. Today one of our coworkers/coin EE lost 2 pets and the entire house they rented down here in FL. They are young couple who rented and we found out homeowner had no insurance & neither did EE. She is also expecting her 2nd child. Devastating catastrophic. Fundraiser are up and we are all glad that they safe. Fire is so destructive. Prayer for all!
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Apropos what mustangmanbob said, we have USAA homeowners insurance and they are great! Our area got hit by a bad hail storm last May and we needed a new roof. Got a very fast adjustment and settlement and got a new roof within about six weeks because we were able to hire a roofer before they got busy while everybody else was waiting for their settlement. Here it is November and four houses within 100 yards of me were being re-roofed this Thursday and Friday!
First, good luck to @crazyhounddog and all others caught up in this. I guess this was a fast moving fire. (40 to 60mph winds?)
Second, this is why I semi-maintain a bug-out bag. A SHTF moment isn't (necessarily) the Zombie Apocalypse. Some extra cash, resources and even that extra change of clothes might be a welcome thing if you have to leave in a hurry. If you can't get back to your house, small tools like a Leatherman or a Swiss Army knife can do wonders, and things like a deck of cards can help pass the time...
I doubt I'll ever really need mine, but hey, you never know when you'll find that pod in your basement.
Wow that's tough. Did you get your ammo and other stuff out ?
you and everyone please be safe and all the best to everyone. best wishes john
Hope everyone is doing well including the pups.
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CHD, Please don't leave valuables in your cars. Last year in the Sonoma Co. fires, cars of many fire victims were broken into. Take care
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Tree branch fell on Powerlin> @crazyhounddog said:
Contact me if you need anything, even a place to rest! I'm so glad you guys are ok. I was so worried about you❣❣
That's awful, makes my stomach churn just reading your updates. As many others have said you and your family are safe and that's the top priority. I hope everything goes as well as it can.
Very sorry to hear this. As you know, family is most important. Stay strong and sending positive thoughts and wishes.
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With my heart in my hand I want to thank all of you guys and lady’s for the positive words. Yes we are together and will stay that way until each and everyone of us are back on our feet. Your thoughts and prays are well received and love you all for Caring.
Joe Best and family
Best of luck on everything. Glad you and your family are safe, and hope the safe holds up.
just got word we lost our home. Both of my kids lost their home too along with our school.
Not good news.
Edit:
Damn. I’m trying to think of something uplifting or helpful to say and it all seems pointless next to your family and community’s loss. I’m so sorry.
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I'm sorry to hear that. I'm so glad you all got out with your lives. That is the most important thing.
I can't imagine what being in that situation would be like but I think about it often, more than I would like to. I've added a photo I took last night a few hundred miles away.
I just donated to the GoFundMe campaign to help. Stay safe and God bless.
Joe, I'm very sorry to hear of your loss. You've been a great friend to me and so many on the forum. My hope for you and your family is a quick and full recovery to a sense of normalcy. Everyday will be a bit less painful. I'm thinking about you and yours my friend ~ Bill
I'm trying to think of something to say and I'm speechless which doesnt happen often! Im so sorry to hear this. The best part of all of this is your family is safe and together and it sounds like you are all very close and will all be able to work through this together. If you need anything I'm here!
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Yesterday morning from my back porch I saw a smoke cloud. I thought it was 15-30 miles away. Living here all my life I'm a pretty good judge, or so I thought, of figuring out where the fire is looking from my hillside vantage point. Wrong. The cloud was over 80 miles away. It was the Ventura fire. Over 80 miles away!!!!!! Never seen anything like it. Today, Saturday, the ash is falling around here and the smell of smoke is everywhere. Unbelievable.
...this is so Eff’ed up I can’t even begin to imagine how you are feeling right now...it’s like book of Job bad. I am thinking of you and yours and I pray you guys and your entire town find your way back into the Good Life. God Bless
Yes, and Mrs. Hydrant has relatives up around Paradise and Chico. They are gold miners. They have lived there since the gold rush of 1849. NOBODY has seen anything like this before. At least not in family lore. This is different. It's horrible.
The smoke has finally hit Camarillo. It’s been nasty today. Not snowing ashes, yet. We get ash drifts here, snow drifts elsewhere. Our Conejo mountains have burned into Malibu now...
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