I woke this morning after only three hours of sleep (I'm kind of a night stalker) to smoke surrounding my house on two sides. Apparently a fire had started overnight during the Santa Ana winds in the road just north of a lemon field that borders my development. The fire spread around Ventura and threatened structures.
But, amazingly -- it really WAS amazing -- the firefighters from air and land were able to beat back the flames.
It was pretty horrifying to see the flames move down the hill to the east of my house at around 2 p.m. I had packed the car to make a quick exit and had the pet containers ready to go.
But, man, those guys swooped in and managed to extinguish all the flames.
After a day of just pacing around anxiously, I headed out to the store for some Benedryl (all the nasty stuff in the air is making me quite sick) and bought cranberries and potatoes for Thanksgiving.
After all, you never know what disaster lurks around the corner, and you should always be well stocked.
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