24 October 2007

Our home survived!

Thom drove up to our neighborhood a little bit ago and our house is in good shape. There is some ash, but not as bad as he expected and inside the house is not too smoky. He was able to grab a few things from the house before heading back. The evacuation is still in order, but the streets are not all guarded so some people have been able to get in to check on their properties at their own risk. Thom did report that the fires seem to be out in our neighborhood, so hopefully the danger has passed and we can go home tomorrow.

He also drove by my sister's neighborhood and it seems to have survived as well, although he didn't drive by her house itself. He also commented that there were people out playing golf on a nearby golf course. I guess some people are less affected by the fires than others.

1 comment:

Lisa said...

THANK YOU!!! for posting this! I've been worried about you guys since I heard about the evacs while on vacation. Glad you were able to make it to your folks, hope all is well.