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I Had To Evacuate My Home Last Night!!!

pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
:eek:

HOLY SHIT!!!! There are some severe wild fires in the area that started due to some down transformers due to a high wind storm we had here yesterday. At one time, we had gusts up to 70mph!! So the area we live in was looking like it was going to be spared until the wind, which was blowing east just in front of us, decided it was going to shift due south, right in our direction! So we are watching the news and they kept extending the area to evacuate, and then they just decided that our whole area should go as a precaution.

It was just like something out of a movie. A sherriff came through the neighborhood with his intercom/bullhorn and said

"This is the Spokane Valley Sherriffs office you need to evacuate the area now. Do not try and pack or load any personal possesions, grab your id, your animals, and yourselves and go now!"

What a helpless feeling, I'll tell you. So I grab the dogs, my ss card, a laptop and some clothes, and we got the hell out. Ended up staying at my moms last night and they let us back in this morning about 6. It didnt get closer than about 1/2 a mile, but it was close enough for me!! hahaha...Debris flying through the air and blowing around, and I was just hoping it wasnt a ember or something that was going to land on my roof and send the whole thing up!! The winds have died down, but the fire rages on at this point. Somewhere between 1500-2000 acres so far, but they THINK thery are going to have a handle on it sometime today if there are no unforseen issues. It was crazy!! WHEW!!! I am off to work for a few hours. I am beat as I only got about 2 hours of sleep. The dogs were freaking, plus my sister and her kids were there as well as they had to go to.

CRAZY CRAZY NIGHT!!!

PS...If you dont have an emergency plan for evacuation in place, DO IT!! You never know when something like this could happen. We didnt, but we got lucky!! Hug someone you love today! :D
Never, ever, flipping forget
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  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    you new here?
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    How scary. Glad you're ok. :) I hate fires. We had friends/family evacuated last year in San Diego.
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  • pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    augustwest wrote:
    you new here?

    Why, because I chose the wrong forum??
    Never, ever, flipping forget
    "Free Shipping" SPEEDY MCCREADY

    My friend was going to see Eddie last night. Since he was in Vegas, I gave him 5 Grand to gamble with. I told him I wanted it all to go on Black. Bastard! PhillyCrownOfThorns-11-2-12
  • pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    wolfbear wrote:
    How scary. Glad you're ok. :) I hate fires. We had friends/family evacuated last year in San Diego.

    It really was a bit unerving. Just not being in control and someone telling you that you have to leave your home. I hate fire! haha
    Never, ever, flipping forget
    "Free Shipping" SPEEDY MCCREADY

    My friend was going to see Eddie last night. Since he was in Vegas, I gave him 5 Grand to gamble with. I told him I wanted it all to go on Black. Bastard! PhillyCrownOfThorns-11-2-12
  • GmoneyGmoney Posts: 1,618
    Time for...




    EVACUATION
    Further back and forth a wave will break on me, today...
  • GmoneyGmoney Posts: 1,618
    Glad you're safe though
    Further back and forth a wave will break on me, today...
  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    pjtradeking wrote:
    Why, because I chose the wrong forum??

    you at the bottle again?
  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    augustwest wrote:
    you new here?


    :rolleyes:
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • HollisBrownHollisBrown Posts: 4,325
    augustwest wrote:
    you new here?
    Might this be in reference to how long PJ's been living in Spokane Valley?
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  • nowayimfaithfullnowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    pjtradeking wrote:
    :eek:

    HOLY SHIT!!!! There are some severe wild fires in the area that started due to some down transformers due to a high wind storm we had here yesterday. At one time, we had gusts up to 70mph!! So the area we live in was looking like it was going to be spared until the wind, which was blowing east just in front of us, decided it was going to shift due south, right in our direction! So we are watching the news and they kept extending the area to evacuate, and then they just decided that our whole area should go as a precaution.

    It was just like something out of a movie. A sherriff came through the neighborhood with his intercom/bullhorn and said

    "This is the Spokane Valley Sherriffs office you need to evacuate the area now. Do not try and pack or load any personal possesions, grab your id, your animals, and yourselves and go now!"

    What a helpless feeling, I'll tell you. So I grab the dogs, my ss card, a laptop and some clothes, and we got the hell out. Ended up staying at my moms last night and they let us back in this morning about 6. It didnt get closer than about 1/2 a mile, but it was close enough for me!! hahaha...Debris flying through the air and blowing around, and I was just hoping it wasnt a ember or something that was going to land on my roof and send the whole thing up!! The winds have died down, but the fire rages on at this point. Somewhere between 1500-2000 acres so far, but they THINK thery are going to have a handle on it sometime today if there are no unforseen issues. It was crazy!! WHEW!!! I am off to work for a few hours. I am beat as I only got about 2 hours of sleep. The dogs were freaking, plus my sister and her kids were there as well as they had to go to.

    CRAZY CRAZY NIGHT!!!

    PS...If you dont have an emergency plan for evacuation in place, DO IT!! You never know when something like this could happen. We didnt, but we got lucky!! Hug someone you love today! :D


    evacuation
    now that song will have more meaning,
    i hope all ends up well, good luck
    Some people have religion I have Pearl Jam.


    no more shows
  • nowayimfaithfullnowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    augustwest wrote:
    you new here?
    hes been around forever
    Some people have religion I have Pearl Jam.


    no more shows
  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    Mrs_Vedder78 wrote:
    :rolleyes:

    are you the only one here that can have some FUN??

    thats just weird
  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    nowayimfaithfull wrote:
    hes been around forever

    are you really sure?
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Wow man, glad everything was okay. All those fires over there sound so scary.
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    I think the bigger question is,
    with all those posters, boots, and collectible merchandise,
    this chump grabs his SOCIAL SECURITY CARD!

    Im'a just come right out and say it:

    YOU'RE NOT A REAL FAN.
    ;)

    Clearly,
    a REAL fan would have grabbed his JUNX ...
    a hand full of posters, the Ten basketball, maybe a Reenk Roink,
    SOMETHING ...

    but NO.
    He goes for his freaking laptop, a social security card,
    AND A DOG?

    A DOG?

    C'mon dude.
    The dog has legs.
    If it don't have the sense to get the hell out,
    then what do you care?

    Sheesh.


    Uh.
    Okay.
    I took that WAY too far.

    Hope the house is okay.
    Ok, fine ... AND the dog!

    Seriously though,
    SOCIAL SECURITY CARD?

    :D:D:D
    If I was to smile and I held out my hand
    If I opened it now would you not understand?
  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    augustwest wrote:
    are you the only one here that can have some FUN??

    thats just weird


    next time consider adding a smiley ... the internet can be hard to read past the words... your post sounded like you were just trying to be obnoxious when he was telling us about having to evacuate his home.... just my 2 cents.
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    maybe a Reenk Roink,
    SOMETHING ...

    Maybe? :eek:


    :D:D
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Glad you and your family are safe. And your house.

    And yeah, my first thought was your collection!!
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • elwayvedderelwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,137
    I hope all is ok my friend. I think its time you pack up all those posters and rare items and send them to good old South Jersey for backup purposes. I am sure my kids wont whip out their crayons and add their artwork to them....

    in all seriousness, my thoughts are with you and your family/neighbors. Be Sound
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  • benJAMinbenJAMin Posts: 257
    Glad to hear that you and your family are safe.

    Now go buy a walk-in fire safe for all that merch ;)
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    and the waves in the sea still absolute blue
  • ArcticangelArcticangel Posts: 1,443
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    I think the bigger question is,
    with all those posters, boots, and collectible merchandise,
    this chump grabs his SOCIAL SECURITY CARD!

    We all thought it...you just had the balls to say it. :)
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  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    Lizard wrote:
    Glad you and your family are safe. And your house.

    And yeah, my first thought was your collection!!
    me too :o
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Sucks, doesn't it? I've had to evacuate due to fires more times than I can count. Just another reason why I want to leave California...immediately.
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • Urban HikerUrban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    Glad you're safe! I can't believe how early the wildfires are blazing this summer, and in Spokane Valley no less. I would never have guessed.

    My husband just reassured me that we'll do okay in an emergency.

    While I was off gallivanting in NYC our building had to evacuate. :eek: My man grabbed our two dogs and threw our cat into his backpack. That's all he took out with him. Fuck everything else. I honestly feel a little better knowing that if our building does go up in flames, we will be able to get us and ALL of our pets out.

    Good advice on having that plan together.

    Good luck with the wildfire season.
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  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    I think the bigger question is,
    with all those posters, boots, and collectible merchandise,
    this chump grabs his SOCIAL SECURITY CARD!

    Im'a just come right out and say it:

    YOU'RE NOT A REAL FAN.
    ;)

    Clearly,
    a REAL fan would have grabbed his JUNX ...
    a hand full of posters, the Ten basketball, maybe a Reenk Roink,
    SOMETHING ...

    but NO.
    He goes for his freaking laptop, a social security card,
    AND A DOG?

    A DOG?

    C'mon dude.
    The dog has legs.
    If it don't have the sense to get the hell out,
    then what do you care?
    you are a badd seed.
    :D
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Urban Hiker wrote:
    threw our cat into his backpack.

    Is it bad that this cracked me up? :o
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    pjtradeking wrote:
    :eek:

    HOLY SHIT!!!! There are some severe wild fires in the area that started due to some down transformers due to a high wind storm we had here yesterday. At one time, we had gusts up to 70mph!! So the area we live in was looking like it was going to be spared until the wind, which was blowing east just in front of us, decided it was going to shift due south, right in our direction! So we are watching the news and they kept extending the area to evacuate, and then they just decided that our whole area should go as a precaution.
    Gladd you are ok pal.
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Is it bad that this cracked me up? :o
    it cracked ME up just now! I didnt exxxpect that! :D
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • EvilMerlinEvilMerlin Posts: 1,865
    pjtradeking wrote:
    :eek:

    HOLY SHIT!!!! There are some severe wild fires in the area that started due to some down transformers due to a high wind storm we had here yesterday. At one time, we had gusts up to 70mph!! So the area we live in was looking like it was going to be spared until the wind, which was blowing east just in front of us, decided it was going to shift due south, right in our direction! So we are watching the news and they kept extending the area to evacuate, and then they just decided that our whole area should go as a precaution.

    It was just like something out of a movie. A sherriff came through the neighborhood with his intercom/bullhorn and said

    "This is the Spokane Valley Sherriffs office you need to evacuate the area now. Do not try and pack or load any personal possesions, grab your id, your animals, and yourselves and go now!"

    What a helpless feeling, I'll tell you. So I grab the dogs, my ss card, a laptop and some clothes, and we got the hell out. Ended up staying at my moms last night and they let us back in this morning about 6. It didnt get closer than about 1/2 a mile, but it was close enough for me!! hahaha...Debris flying through the air and blowing around, and I was just hoping it wasnt a ember or something that was going to land on my roof and send the whole thing up!! The winds have died down, but the fire rages on at this point. Somewhere between 1500-2000 acres so far, but they THINK thery are going to have a handle on it sometime today if there are no unforseen issues. It was crazy!! WHEW!!! I am off to work for a few hours. I am beat as I only got about 2 hours of sleep. The dogs were freaking, plus my sister and her kids were there as well as they had to go to.

    CRAZY CRAZY NIGHT!!!

    PS...If you dont have an emergency plan for evacuation in place, DO IT!! You never know when something like this could happen. We didnt, but we got lucky!! Hug someone you love today! :D

    I'm glad you're well! I can relate...living in good ole So Cal, I've been evacuated twice the last few years, so I've got my own fire plan as well. It's a scary time, but what a relief when everything is okay. Both times I relaxed so much when I got home. It just sucks it takes a fire passing by to get my body to relax like that...now if I could only have that feeling all the time. :p
  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    WOW ! very happy to hear you and the family ( and kids/dogs :) ) are okay.



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