Doc, that is so scary. I gather from talking to my sister that one of the big problems is
a shortage of firefighters given the number of fires. I trust people are flying in from
all over to work, and in the meantime I'm glad to hear your local firefighters stopped
the blaze. I'm also glad to hear you're getting your things packed just in case.
Things happen so fast and you need to be ready to go if it comes to that. Be safe and
keep us posted.
Much love to you and Joanne,
Maggie
maggie megaw | business affairs, inc | 2415 main street santa monica ca 90405 | ph 310 954
8440 | fx 310 362 8707
From: James Ayres [mailto:jayres@cvctx.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 7:13 PM
To: Maggie Megaw
Cc: weeklong-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: fires
Hey, thanks, Maggie. Our farm is about a mile from Rutersville. We rushed back here from
South Texas (at the Keilers Ranch) to find that the fire fighters had stopped the fire
before it had a chance to come our way. It did burn up a lot of land west of us, including
the old Citzler homestead where Marilyn Wagner was born. It is very scary here. They
cannot control the fire in Bastrop. It has been burning now since Sunday morning. And
getting worse. We can see the mountains of smoke from out house, 40 miles away. About
every hour another fire pops up somewhere. I spent the day watering the dying grass all
around the house. Folks here (including us) are packing crates and bags for evacuation in
the event the Bastrop fire turns this way or something comes from the east. Everyone is a
bit unsettled, nervous. We need rain, badly, and right now.
Rick Perry will likely blame Obama for the fires, the drought, and for distracting him
from his political evangelism.
We are fine. Sky-watching.
Doc
On Sep 6, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Maggie Megaw wrote:
Dear Doc and All,
The Texas fires are just heartbreaking/devastating, and I see online that there is one in
Ruttersville, about 10 miles from Round Top. I hope all of you in Texas--and all your
family and friends and homes--are safe and the weather conditions turn for the better
soon. You are on my mind and in my heart. Please send word when you have the chance to
let us know how you are.
With much love to you all,
Maggie
maggie megaw | business affairs, inc | 2415 main street santa monica ca 90405 | ph 310 954
8440 | fx 310 362 8707
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