A Day Too Late

 

A major prairie fire yesterday devastated parts of Boulder County.

https://coloradosun.com/2021/12/30/boulder-grass-fire-evacuations/

We have had an extremely dry fall with no snowfall along the Front Range until today

 

We didn’t get much but enough to lessen fire danger. I doubt we will get much more this week.

 My heart goes out to the people who have lost everything. While I recently wrote in my blob titled “Sprawl” about all the housing developments, the devastation isn’t something I wish on anyone.

As Sisty pointed out to me, that area is near Coal Creek Canyon, a natural funnel out of the Foothills and notorious for high winds. The highway from Golden to Boulder is frequently closed, year around, for high winds.

Housing is going to be a big issue. There are few homes for sale in this hot real estate market and as many as eight applicants are in line for area apartments.

When a whole neighborhood was lost in Colorado Springs a few years ago, people were commuting from as far away as Walsenburg, 100 miles away. One son was involved in managing a motel there at the time.

 Timing

 This morning I proved PPPPP. All this past week I planned on visiting my offsite storage unit. Today I went during the snow storm. Luck?  Walking to my unit, I noticed a Murphy Special wiring job. While rummaging in the unit, I heard a “pop” behind me. Turning, I saw the wiring on fire. A few tugs and the burning part of the wiring was on the ground. That still left an exposed live electrical box.

I was able to contact the owners and alert them. I suspect some renter will soon get an eviction notice.

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Banner isn’t pleased with the change in weather. As winter progresses (hopefully with a lot of snow) he will adjust. I need to make sure of my footgear. A 80 lb lab hitting the end of the leash can cause an old man to fall.

ADDENDUM: Maybe Every Blade of Grass will get to use his new snowblower.