Fire Fire Fire !!!
I figured I would share a little unsettling news tonight. I received a call from a friend inquiring how close the “fire was to the cabin”. I knew nothing about a fire close to the cabin … so I looked it up. The blue dot in the lower left is the location of our cabin. The green dot is where we turn off the paved road to get to the cabin. The yellow lines that outline the fire area are the uncontrolled fire lines.
With the fire 81% contained as of 7am today (7/31/2010) … it was nice to find out later then sooner.
Name: Bull Fire
Status/Notes: 81% Contained – 16,460 acres
Personnel: 1,435 (KCFD, USFS, and BLM)
Structures Threatened: 0
Structures Destroyed: 14
Date Started: July 26, 2010 at 1:45 PM
Last Update: July 31, 2010 at 7:00 AM
More recent updates can be found here … http://www.kerncountyfire.org/incidents.php?id=417
Tic Toc
Really … what is next. A syringe the you just stick in you arteries and you heart stops within 30 minutes … giving you the critical time get to the hospital.
(also note the link is a .org … really)
Mom …
Mom, I thought of you today, but that is nothing new. I thought about you yesterday, and days before that too. I think of you in silence, I often speak your name. All I have is memories and a picture in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake, in which I’ll never part. God has you in his keeping, I have you in my heart. Repost if you have someone in Heaven “borrowed from a friends status” 
Made in …
Below is a funny e-mail I received;
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(MADE IN JAPAN ) for 6 am. While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA )
was perking, he shaved with his
electric razor
(MADE IN HONG KONG )
He put on a dress shirt
(MADE IN SRI LANKA ),
designer jeans
(MADE IN SINGAPORE )
and tennis shoes
(MADE IN KOREA).
After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet
(MADE IN INDIA )
he sat down with his calculator
(MADE IN MEXICO )
to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch
(MADE IN TAIWAN )
to the radio
(MADE IN INDIA )
he got in his car
(MADE IN GERMANY )
filled it with GAS
(from Saudi Arabia )
and continued his search
for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.
At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day
checking his Computer
(made in MALAYSIA ),
John decided to relax for a while.
He put on his sandals
(MADE IN BRAZIL ),
poured himself a glass of
wine (MADE IN FRANCE )
and turned on his TV
(MADE IN INDONESIA ),
and then wondered why he can’t
find a good paying job in AMERICA
AND NOW HE’S HOPING HE CAN GET HELP FROM A PRESIDENT
MADE IN KENYA !
Y’all gotta keep this one circulating, please!
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Dirk and Cindy
Winter Formal – December 12, 1975
Now!
Thirty five thousand seventy nine hours
2010 Census Warning
WARNING: 2010 Census Cautions from the Better Business Bureau
Be Cautious About Giving Info to Census Workers by Susan Johnson
With the U.S. Census process beginning, the Better Business Bureau
(BBB) advises people to be cooperative, but cautious, so as not to become a victim of fraud or identity theft. The first phase of the 2010 U.S. Census is under way as workers have begun verifying the addresses of households across the country. Eventually, more than 140,000 U.S. Census workers will count every person in the United States and will gather information about every person living at each address including name, age, gender, race, and other relevant data.
The big question is – how do you tell the difference between a U.S. Census worker and a con artist? BBB offers the following advice:
** If a U.S. Census worker knocks on your door, they will have a badge, a handheld device, a Census Bureau canvas bag, and a confidentiality notice. Ask to see their identification and their badge before answering their questions. However, you should never invite anyone you don’t know into your home.
** Census workers are currently only knocking on doors to verify address information.
Do not give your Social Security number, credit card or banking information to anyone, even if they claim they need it for the U.S. . Census.
REMEMBER, NO MATTER WHAT THEY ASK, YOU REALLY ONLY NEED TO TELL THEM HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE AT YOUR ADDRESS..
While the Census Bureau might ask for basic financial information, such as a salary range,
YOU DON’T HAVE TO ANSWER ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION.
The Census Bureau will not ask for Social Security, bank account, or credit card numbers, nor will employees solicit donations. Any one asking for that information is NOT with the Census Bureau.
AND REMEMBER, THE CENSUS BUREAU HAS DECIDED NOT TO WORK WITH ACORN ON GATHERING THIS INFORMATION.. No Acorn worker should approach you saying he/she is with the Census Bureau.
Eventually, Census workers may contact you by telephone, mail, or in person at home. However, the
Census Bureau will not contact you by Email, so be on the lookout for Email scams impersonating the Census.
Never click on a link or open any attachments in an Email that are supposedly from the U.S. Census Bureau.
PLEASE SHARE THIS INFO WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.