Thank You, Fire Fighters

Thank you signs to the firefighters working on the Black Forest Fire are a current feature throughout our area.  There are still signs in place that appeared after the Waldo Canyon Fire.  In addition to the professionally made signs like this one from our grocery store:

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there are a variety of home made signs hung on fences bordering roads, like this one my friend made:

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She is pretty sure the fire-fighters saw her sign:  her place is on a main route into the Black Forest just a few blocks away from where the fire-fighters had their camp at Pine Creek High School. Every day, at shift change times, people would line the road near the school to cheer them home.

Two Weeks Ago

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Day two of the Black Forest Fire I went to my friend’s to help evacuate chickens and also pick up some hay for her horses we were keeping at our place.  This was the view from her back yard. Her place was about a mile due south of the start of the fire, and we were obviously concerned what might happen if the wind shifted to the north.

Seen Any Flying Pigs?

People who know me well know that I really don’t care much for television. Jack likes video, and has a big screen television in his office / media room.  For years, I didn’t even know how to turn it on but had to learn how when my mother stayed with us for a few weeks a month ago.

During her stay, he upgraded his Dish receiver and had it set up so it could drive two separate TVs.  We moved the TV in my mother’s apartment here to take advantage of the second feed, but that TV left when she did.

With the non-stop Black Canyon Fire coverage, I wanted Jack to leave KKTV on full-time.  He was a good sport about it, but non-stop becomes fatiguing even with the mute button on.  Yesterday, he picked up this Vizio Smart TV for me.  It is setting on the dresser, and I can leave it on mute and glance in occasionally.

I figure as long as KKTV is playing its normal schedule, we are safe.  For now.

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This is Rich Harvey’s farewell at the final Black Forest media briefing.  Rich Harvey was the Incident Commander for both the Waldo Canyon Fire in 2012 and  Black Forest Fire that started last week. Gosh, I hope he never comes back.