|
|
 A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
   
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Saw this on the news last night, I know we have a few BB's that live there, I know for sure that Bear and his wife are there, I think Klugman, {not sure of the spelling of this name} is there too. Homes have been lost and more are in the path of the fire.
This happened about 4 years ago and its happening again, Prayers going out to the people of Bastrop  |
|
| |
|
  Fact Checker
Posts: 16575
Location: Displaced Iowegian | Carol had posted some pictures last night on FB but didn't say where the fire was located....Prayers that all stay safe !!!! |
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I hope that Carol and Scott dont live near where its burning, this is so scary for the people there. The last time it happen we got alot of smoke from the fires there. Been thinking about them since I saw this last night.
Edited by Southtxponygirl 2015-10-15 10:23 AM
|
|
| |
|
 BHW Resident Surgeon
Posts: 25352
Location: Bastrop, Texas | Thanks for the thoughts. I'm worried because I'm up in Minnesota working, but I'm coming home tomorrow. Carol is managing OK, and that fire is probably 8-10 miles away. The smoke is getting worse, and supposedly the fire is moving away, more toward Elgin. It's more heavily wooded over there, and I'm worried about those folks. There have been some homes lost.
When I left home on Tuesday, the fire had just started and only involved about 120 acres. Now it's up over 10,000 acres, I think. No rain in sight and today will be hot again. If the wind shifts we could be in trouble. |
|
| |
|
Elite Veteran
Posts: 669
Location: Central Texas | News reports as of 8:00 a.m. Thursday. 4200 acres burned, 9 homes lost and 154 threatened. 15% contained. |
|
| |
|
 Hog Tie My Mojo
Posts: 4847
Location: Opelousas, LA | I know I am 5 hours away, but I have 6 stalls and a camper if anyone needs to evacuate. |
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Bear - 2015-10-15 10:35 AM Thanks for the thoughts. I'm worried because I'm up in Minnesota working, but I'm coming home tomorrow. Carol is managing OK, and that fire is probably 8-10 miles away. The smoke is getting worse, and supposedly the fire is moving away, more toward Elgin. It's more heavily wooded over there, and I'm worried about those folks. There have been some homes lost. When I left home on Tuesday, the fire had just started and only involved about 120 acres. Now it's up over 10,000 acres, I think. No rain in sight and today will be hot again. If the wind shifts we could be in trouble.
You and Carol were the first to come to mind when I saw the news last night, stay safe  |
|
| |
|
BHW Resident Surgeon
Posts: 25352
Location: Bastrop, Texas | I made a mistake. It's 4200 acres. In 48 hours it has grown from 120 acres. |
|
| |
|
 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
Posts: 64864
Location: In the Hills of Texas | Sending prayers. |
|
| |
|
Member
Posts: 32
| I got word that people who lost their homes in 2011 have lost theirs again.. Prayers to all those effected. |
|
| |
|
 Witty Enough
Posts: 2954
Location: CTX | Wow, that is crazy scary. I remember donating a bunch of stuff in 2011, and now they are going through it again. So sorry.  Hope they can get it under control fast!!! |
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Hear that they were getting the fire under controled, then it got away from the fighters again, oh those poor poor people........ |
|
| |
|
I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
Posts: 64864
Location: In the Hills of Texas | I was watching it on San Antonio news last night. The smoke is unreal.
Continued prayers. |
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I saw on the news that they have those huge planes coming out of Tennessee with that special chemical to help put out the fires, hope that it will work...I wonder how its going this afternoon? |
|
| |
|
 Extreme Veteran
Posts: 352
Location: Texas | It's just across the highway from where my dad lives. He lost his house last round. I'm praying they get these under control. The area shown used to be covered with trees. Not anymore.
Edited by batkitty 2015-10-16 3:12 PM
 (Dad's house fire 2015 daytime.jpg)
 (Dad's house fire 2015.jpg)
Attachments
----------------
 Dad's house fire 2015 daytime.jpg (35KB - 168 downloads)
Dad's house fire 2015.jpg (16KB - 158 downloads)
|
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | batkitty - 2015-10-16 3:08 PM It's just across the highway from where my dad lives. He lost his house last round. I'm praying they get these under control. The area shown used to be covered with trees. Not anymore.
Prayers for your dad Does it look like they might get the fire under control any time soon? |
|
| |
|
 Shelter Dog Lover
Posts: 10277
| So sad for this area, many prayers. It was still burnt up looking from the last fires and just starting to recover a little. Took my breath away to drive by there and see all the burned areas. |
|
| |
|
Go Get Em!
Posts: 13503
Location: OH. IO | Barnmom - 2015-10-15 12:03 PM
I know I am 5 hours away, but I have 6 stalls and a camper if anyone needs to evacuate.
That is very kind of you! |
|
| |
|
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 352
Location: Texas | Right now it is only 25% contained. It gets better and then worse. I think his house is safe now. |
|
| |
|
 My Heart Be Happy
Posts: 9159
Location: Arkansas | Sending prayers |
|
| |
|
Fact Checker
Posts: 16575
Location: Displaced Iowegian | How are things looking today? Sending prayers that all are still safe! |
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas |
No updates that I can find...  |
|
| |
|
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 352
Location: Texas | My dad said it is 40% containened at the moment. He thinks they may bring in the slurry bombers again. |
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | batkitty - 2015-10-17 2:33 PM My dad said it is 40% containened at the moment. He thinks they may bring in the slurry bombers again.
Thats good to hear  , I guess the grass fires are going to start up now around here, theres one going on up the road from us now. |
|
| |
|
My Heart Be Happy
Posts: 9159
Location: Arkansas | Southtxponygirl - 2015-10-17 3:59 PM
batkitty - 2015-10-17 2:33 PM My dad said it is 40% containened at the moment. He thinks they may bring in the slurry bombers again.
Thats good to hear , I guess the grass fires are going to start up now around here, theres one going on up the road from us now.
Seems like so many places are dry dry dry. We were coming home from work yesterday and there was a huge smoke cloud towards our house. A deputy passed us; turned out it was a farmer burning a rice field in an old fish pond. The levees were disked up, so I think he was legal for the burn ban. It was a scary sight until I knew what it was though. |
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Chandler's Mom - 2015-10-17 9:17 PM Southtxponygirl - 2015-10-17 3:59 PM batkitty - 2015-10-17 2:33 PM My dad said it is 40% containened at the moment. He thinks they may bring in the slurry bombers again. Thats good to hear , I guess the grass fires are going to start up now around here, theres one going on up the road from us now. Seems like so many places are dry dry dry. We were coming home from work yesterday and there was a huge smoke cloud towards our house. A deputy passed us; turned out it was a farmer burning a rice field in an old fish pond. The levees were disked up, so I think he was legal for the burn ban. It was a scary sight until I knew what it was though.
My pastures are soooo dry, I worry about fires out here, I have a pasture in the front and back of my house that meet my front yard and back yard, we keep it mowed really short around our house, the grass crunches when you walk on it.  |
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I heard today that the fires are 70% contained, thats really good news  |
|
| |
|
My Heart Be Happy
Posts: 9159
Location: Arkansas | Hopefully in the next day or so they'll be at 100%
Our grass crunches too and dead as a door knob. And Lord you could lose a dog in some of the cracks we have. We have our first real chance of real rain this weekend (since June). I can't remember when we were this dry for this long before |
|
| |
|
Witty Enough
Posts: 2954
Location: CTX | Chandler's Mom - 2015-10-19 10:49 PM Hopefully in the next day or so they'll be at 100% Our grass crunches too and dead as a door knob. And Lord you could lose a dog in some of the cracks we have. We have our first real chance of real rain this weekend (since June). I can't remember when we were this dry for this long before
Yea, I hear ya. We have cracks all over. No wonder though, after a couple of months without any rain of significance... But it looks like we will be getting some over the weekend.
I just scares me to see people still flicking burning sigaret butts out of vehicles.... I see it happen at least 2-3 times a week.... SMH.... |
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Chandler's Mom - 2015-10-19 10:49 PM Hopefully in the next day or so they'll be at 100% Our grass crunches too and dead as a door knob. And Lord you could lose a dog in some of the cracks we have. We have our first real chance of real rain this weekend (since June). I can't remember when we were this dry for this long before
I hope and pray for that rain that they say we will be getting at the end of the week, we need it so so very bad, the last few big rain chance's that we thought we were getting turned out to be a dud, I was so upset |
|
| |
|
Blessed 
Location: Here | Southtxponygirl - 2015-10-20 9:16 AM Chandler's Mom - 2015-10-19 10:49 PM Hopefully in the next day or so they'll be at 100% Our grass crunches too and dead as a door knob. And Lord you could lose a dog in some of the cracks we have. We have our first real chance of real rain this weekend (since June). I can't remember when we were this dry for this long before I hope and pray for that rain that they say we will be getting at the end of the week, we need it so so very bad, the last few big rain chance's that we thought we were getting turned out to be a dud, I was so upset
Same here. Fires are popping up all around us. Just scary dry |
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | SG. - 2015-10-20 1:10 PM Southtxponygirl - 2015-10-20 9:16 AM Chandler's Mom - 2015-10-19 10:49 PM Hopefully in the next day or so they'll be at 100% Our grass crunches too and dead as a door knob. And Lord you could lose a dog in some of the cracks we have. We have our first real chance of real rain this weekend (since June). I can't remember when we were this dry for this long before I hope and pray for that rain that they say we will be getting at the end of the week, we need it so so very bad, the last few big rain chance's that we thought we were getting turned out to be a dud, I was so upset
Been watering my yard for a few days now trying to green it up some, hope to stop it from catching fire if a fire does break out, my pastures are soooo darn dry and my house sits in the middle of my two pastures up front.. Hope that rain will reach us, and prayers that you get it too. I know we all need it bad |
|
| |
|
 Vodka for Lunch
Location: Lala Land | The press release this morning said the Bastrop fire is 80% contained with 64 "home-like" structures burnt and 4,582 acres. Praying we get the rain predicted this week. |
|
| |
|
 Veteran
Posts: 148
| Prayers hope it rains soon |
|
| |