Nicole? wildfires, are you okay?

kacram

10 years ago

I don't know where you live in the state, so i hope you and your family and friends are okay!

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nicole__
10 years ago
Yes, my DH & I are fine! Thank YOU!

Last year we were evacuated for the Waldo Canyon fire....then the wind changed direction and we were out of danger.

I work up north where the fire is. Yesterday.....I work on the 3rd floor.....there was so much smoke billowing past the wall of windows I couldn't see the parked cars below me.

The 6am crew arrived to find the air intake vents had been left open overnight and the smoke had filled the building!!!!! By the time I got there it was cleared out.

I'm taking a 4 day weekend......without pay just to get away from the smoke......which gives me cold and flu like symptoms. :0)

Oh well......

Thanks for asking.....it's a terrible situation!
kacram
Original Author
10 years ago
good news. It is just scary seeing it on the news. Like I said, I had no idea where you were. And I forgot that Jean wasn't in Washington anymore and is in Colorado. Praying that they can get these fires under control soon!
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Sorry to hear of your enforced wait, Nicole. Sending good thoughts and prayers your way. (((((Nicole and family))))) Many thousands of Canadians have no doctor. We haven't been training enough, and a number that are trained here decamp, moving mainly to a large neighbouring country, a number of them in mid-career, but some right out of med school. Also, though med students are rather distressed by the high fees, the fact remains that most of the costs of the training in med school, as in other areas of the university, are paid from the public purse, or private foundations, etc. but there is much less of the support from private foundations, or land-grant support, here than in the U.S. Some who left earlier, distressed by the substantial amount of litigation against medical people that seems popular there, and for other reasons, return: many don't. Also, many obs/gyn docs, having heard of the increasing popularity of lawsuits here, and judging that such seems more common in their part of the medical establishment, leave that specialty for what they judge to be less risky specialties. And we have encouraged highly trained people from other parts of the world to migrate here. Then, in many cases, and some of us feel to our shame, we put up substantial barriers to their skills being recognized here ... whether through difficult qualifying exams, requiring "Canadian experience", or whatever. And many of their specialties are hugely needed in their former less-developed countries. Hope you all have a great weekend. ole joyful
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dedtired
10 years ago
My friend lives in Black Forest and still in not back in her house, presuming it is there. She is just south of Shoup Rd. So far her address has not appeared on any lists, as either burned or not, but they are pretty sure that their house was spared, so far.
nicole__
10 years ago
My DH has 2 bosses, one lives in Black Forest, one miles north of there. Neither had power for a few days......so their freezers full of meat will be ruined....but neither is in the burn area either.
drewsmaga
10 years ago
Glad you're OK, Nicole. This is so sad for all the people in Colorado Springs who have lost their homes. DS, DDIL, and 4 grandkids had to evacuate (from Woodland Park) with the Waldo fire last year. They had to go 2 hrs. away to find a motel that would let them bring a dog and cat. They moved to Houston (where they'd lived for 13 yrs. and have a huge extended family) in March and all missed CO sooooo bad, the house just got sold and they're moving back to Woodland Park. CO Springs is one of the most beautiful places on this planet.
nicole__
10 years ago
Colorado, just in general is a beautiful place! We've lived here for about 50 years and "never" experienced anything like these past 2 years! We don't know what's going on with the drought and the fires. It's just been some very scary times.

We still agree with you drewsmaga, CO Springs is one of the most beautiful places on the planet!

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