tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post7482075937453858432..comments2023-12-22T03:51:16.223-05:00Comments on Big Monkey, Helpy Chalk: "Oh yes, the area right by my house has fires all summer long"Rob Helpy-Chalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814390262154687969noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-68447226999217876402007-07-08T08:37:00.000-04:002007-07-08T08:37:00.000-04:00For a couple of years recently I lived in Vista, C...For a couple of years recently I lived in Vista, CA, right next to several hundred acres of undeveloped land. The first time I spotted black smoke rising from just behind the adjacent ridge, I too packed meds and computer and passport and birth certificate -- then went to notify my elderly neighbor Susie. When I told her, "There's a fire just over the ridge and you might want to be ready to leave", she just smiled and said, "Oh, you're new here, aren't you?"<BR/><BR/>I never got used to it. Thinking about it now (from the safety of my new perch in Boston) still makes me anxious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com