Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-35822929-20181210085407/@comment-37142035-20181211062241

So Cal and storms these days means fire storm, not rain storm. Sad but true.

Wishing those in storm areas the best, regardless of which type. CA got hit so very hard this year. Climate change is making the CA environment like tissue paper against a blaze. Saddens me so much as the wilderness is so important to me. I live in a high fire area myself and have for 45 years. Things have change demonstrably in my time here. I used to read a couple novels (big ones like Shogun or Centennial) during a good rain storm. Now I prepare to evacuate because of fires less than two miles away. Rainstorms, when we get them, aren't big but generally (because of previous fire) are accompanied by flash flood warnings due to previous fire. Sigh.

I operate a cat/dog rescue and I cannot take chances so prepare as soon as a fire is w/I two miles. I've paced and unpacked three times in the last five months.