Checkpoint "Charlie"

[alexpgp]

A satellite photo from a couple of days ago shows the major fires in Colorado:

The fire of interest to folks around here is the Missionary Ridge fire. Without putting too fine a point on it, Pagosa is located somewhere around the "M" of "Missionary" on the map. We are told the fire is 40 miles away.

Here's what it looks like from the verandah:

It's interesting to see how people act and react under the circumstances. Yesterday, Galina told of several people who'd created a "run" on packing-sized boxes. Today, one of our customers - a prolix man to begin with - just went on and on (with great gusto) relating all the danger we were (allegedly) in.

While on the one hand, the direction of the smoke on the satellite photo clearly shows prevailing southwesterly winds, another gent - a local ham who helps coordinate ham participation in search-and-rescue activities, and who is generally very sober in this regard - has begun to take names of volunteers to staff an amateur radio network to supplement the "official" networks should push come to shove.

Me, I'm going to be on the road in a while. headed for Texas. I had planned to get out early, but to do that, I'd have to short myself in the sleep department, and I'm neither willing to do that, nor have I done all that I plan to do before retiring for the night. So I don't know...

My assignments next week run the gamut from crew training, to simulations (lots of simulations), to real-time air-to-ground support.

I am packed. I will be taking Drew's car. I am about 95% complete with the invoices (to be done before I go to bed).

Cheers...

Comments

[cg07446.livejournal.com]

You're surely in Texas by now, but those pictures are darn scary. Take care.

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

I surely am <grin>, but the rest of the family is back in Colorado. Latest report says all is okay, the MR fire is contained on the east and south, which is in our direction.

Cheers...