My house stinks!!

12 years ago

Fires all around us my whole house smells like smoke. First really nice day here,temps around 90, wish I could open the windows. Please pray for everyone in the path of these fires. Just northwest of Houston.

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soxxxx
12 years ago
Mine stinks too. Yesterday before sunset I could see billowing smoke in three directions. Today I am in a cloud of the settling smoke. I am afraid to leave home.

Bless the fire figters who are working so hard in such dangerous settings.
Granlan_TX
12 years ago
Blessings to all of you and those brave fire men & women!
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I hope everyone in the vicinity is doing ok, and there won't be any lives lost. Bad enough, if property is affected.

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Yes, I too wish we could send some rain and am sending prayers for all those in TX who are withing harms way.
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Mine does too! The smoke is making me wheeze, and my eyes feel sandblasted.

DH is a CERT member (Certified Emergency Response Team), and he's been called up to help man a refuge center. Fortunately, it's near a fire which is pretty much contained, (and the closest to us) and the refugees have been allowed back into the neighborhood. Sad though - more than 20 homes lost, and another 30-40 damaged.

So it's mostly exhausted firefighters at the center, coming in for hydration and some food. He did say some have fallen asleep at the tables, mostly not falling in the food. Let's hope they allow them a bit of a nap!
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12 years ago
Refugees!! God bless our country.I don't believe I have ever known a summer like this. My brother sits in Texas with wildfires and drought and record highs. I sit in Virginia with hurricanes, an earthquake and temperatures so hot that the children can't go out and play much less the adults.
jannie
12 years ago
Yes this summer has been terrible. Heat in Texas, earthquake in Virginia, hurricanes everywhere, I've had enough. A nice calm, peaceful fall is what I'm looking forward to. Yes, I just ended a sentence with a preposition.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
12 years ago
Oh it was terrible here yesterday too but today it is not bad. I am able to leave my atrium door open today but could not do it yesterday. The drop in temps is such a relief too.
Prayers for those in harms way and lots of prayers for rain here in Texas.
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