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In Reply to: RE: I am one of the fortunate ones from the Eaton Fire posted by Edp on January 13, 2025 at 09:50:37
Glad that you and your home escaped, but serious question: Why do you stay where the risk of fire is so high?
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People don't live in this small town for decades, they live for generations
I look out back windows and I see uninhabited mountain scapes, I look out my front windows and the city and lights lay below me
Almost every night the coyotes gather across the street and pack gather howls and yips
Couple of nights a week wildlife of bobcat, fox coyote and bear stroll through my yard ( critter cams ). This year on June 7 th I had bear climb in my kitchen window and sit on my kitchen floor munching my bagels until I bang and growled him out
11 years straight pair of large Red Hawks teacher their young to fly from my next door neighbors house. The frequent hawk calls are wonderful break from city background noise.
Is it worth all I own to risk of fire, mudslides and earthquakes? 38 years and answer still seems Yes, but events of the last week highlight the gamble I have chosen that I may have forgotten it's possible cost.
having grown up in the North-East -
California is a different beast-
While our snow is usually only at elevation (> 5,000ft)-
the weather near the coast (and in 50 miles or so) is close to idyllic.
No Hurricanes-
No Nor'Easters
Not a lot of days below 4 Degrees C
In Nor Cal, not many above 30 Degrees C
Yes, we have earthquakes - but, no warning, and it is over in less than 1 minute - if you are still standing you're on the road to recovery (as opposed to Tornados or Hurricanes....)
Yes, we have droughts occasionally, but seems like everyone will get to learn about that soon!
Fire is part of our landscape
adapt
It sucks, and the fires that we have are monsters!
Hopefully we are learning -
But that is an uphill battle, every day
Happy Listening
Eloquently put
25 years ago, I lived at 9000 foot elevation in the middle of a pine forest about 35 miles sw of Denver, CO. When I moved in, people told me it was not if you were going to get burned out, but when you were going to get burned out. I took that advice to heart and always had a "go" bag ready, always parked my cars heading out to the main road, and always kept an oversupply of dog food on hand so that we could flee quickly in case of fire. I enjoyed living there. But I don't think I'd ever do it again.
Lack of skill dictates economy of style. - Joey Ramone
Unfortunately replies like yours are increasingly rare on this site.
yet again.
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