Folks, We Need to Come Together for One of Our Own
In case you haven't heard, there has been a large and dangerous wildfire in Northern California that started yesterday morning. From what I've read and seen the town of Paradise has been devastated.
https://www.chicoer.com/2018/11/08/highway-70-being-shut-down-wildfire-i...
One of our dear friends and author, hecate, lives in that general area with his beloved pets. Folks, if you pray to any deity, please do. Let us bring our collective consciousness together for his sake. Cross your fingers and your toes if you think that may help. If nothing else please keep him in your thoughts.
I found out about this last night on the evening news and immediately thought about him. The only way I have to contact him is by email and I did that last night but haven't heard from him yet. Another member here who is close to him has done the same.
I wasn't really sure if I should bring this up to the membership but I thought you all should know.
Hecate, if you log in and I am wrong about this or you are upset I apologize and you have every right to ream me for it, but I am worried for you, my friend. Please check in with us if you can.
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He is in my prayers. Hopeful thought
Is if they left in a hurry, computer probably left behind because animals more important.
Thanks for letting us know, JtC ~~
I'll certainly send positive thoughts Hecate's way. I hope he is safe and we hear from him soon.
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
The fire is now 70K acres
Paridise is burned and towns near have evacuation orders. High winds yesterday. Smoke here some ~250+ miles away.
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Oakland was choking with smoke yesterday
Today seems better. These wildfires have been putting massive amounts of carcinogens in the air. The consequences to people's health will show up soon.
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Oh no! Thank you JtC for letting us know.
How I wish there was something I could do. Keeping hecate in my thoughts and sending love and best wishes, but that does not feel at all adequate. I’d offer my house as a place for them to stay, even though I’m in Tucson.
CA wildfires are terrifying and devastating. They are the #1 reason we left San Diego and returned to hot sunny Tucson. I knew hecate was in northern Cali but didn’t know exactly where. I read about the paradise fire yesterday. Hecate please be ok.
Thanks for the heads up,
I do hope he and his pets got out safely. After six years of drought, the fires here in Cali move so quickly, it's terrifying.
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I did not know
Hecate lived in Northern California. This is worrying news. My thoughts will be with him today.
There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier
Thanks, JtC, for letting us know.
Oh, please be safe, hecate, and everyone.
Thinking of hecate
I am sending positive energy and good karma his way for his safety and that of his beloved pets. This fire came up so quickly and moved so rapidly that I hope that all good people in its way were able to evacuate safely. Hecate, please be safe!
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Photos of the devastation
Photos of the fire
How horribly sad to see the devastation of the town of Paradise. Hecate I am praying to the dawg gawd that you and your animals are safe.
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Thanks for the photos, snoopy.
It's just devastating. So sad.
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Thanks for telling us!
Thoughts and prayers and a heavy heart. Hope you are all safe hecate!
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May the gods with be with you hecate
and your pets and everyone else in Paradise
and neighboring areas
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UPDATE- missing people and pets
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Update: The sheriff's office asks that you you are not able to find a loved one to contact the Butte County Sheriff's Office at 530-538-7322.
Update 2: Red Cross site for people to register as safe and well: https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/
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German TV had images this evening,
now I watch Paradise, California ‘destroyed’ by out-of-control Camp Fire
This could mean, hecate has lost everything he had. Hopefully he could flee the flames. I hope he can give a sign of life. If so, tell him we will try to jump in and help. Now I feel regret that I said something about not 'getting' sometimes what he wrote. I do get wildfires and devastation. Just let him know.
Why not pray for his well-being?
Amen.
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May all that’s divine in the universe be watching over hecate
and his beloveds right now.
Thanks JtC
Hecate, wherever you are, hope you are safe.
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Thanks for taking this public, JtC. I'm sure we're ll pulling
for him.
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hecate, I wish you well.
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hecate,
All our hopes and prayers for your safety and well being. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help.
I hate to think of hecate in such dire circumstances. I hope
he and his creatures made it out.
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Man, this is so tragic...
I'm pulling for you Hecate (slight political differences and all!)
I've been getting tons of pics from one of my mothers in law (yeah, I have two, That's what you get when you marry Mormons.
lol) from paradise.
I had mentioned to her that the wife and I were looking at relocating to the pacific nw after she completes her BSN and told her that Paradise area was on our short list a couple months ago.
Apperently she has friends and relations that live in that area so she was excited by the prospect as it would afford her another reason to go visit
Personally, I was against moving to California for our next, and forever, home largely due to the cost of living and building a home in California.
We had decided that since we're getting to the point in our lives where the next home will likely be the last, that we would do one of the things we long dreamed of, building a home that was designed for US specifically and not just an "off the rack" or someone else's dream home.
Imagine my shock and dismay to learn that in California just the permits, state and local fees, impact fees, etc can easily top over $100k alone! For one modest single family home.
That's only about $1500 less than the total cost of my current, 2000 sqft home that's only 10 years old.
No wonder the housing and rental rates are so insane in Cali!
They want to fix homelessness and sky high rental rates they need to get that under control first...
But I digress, Hecate I hope you're doing well, that your furry companions are with you and that your home was spared.
I read a heartbreaking story of 5 vehicles (and their occupants) getting caught in the fire. Sadly there were no Survivors.
No mention of an arks worth of animals so hopefully this tragedy is not one of our C99P family members.)
Strange how the world works, I consider those that populate this site as extended family.
Actually, something even more than that, as I think I would be more saddened by the loss of some of the wonderful minds here, people I have never met in the real world, then some of those I happen to share DNA with.
I sometimes wonder what kind of person that makes me?
Fingers crossed and positive vibe emitter turned to 11 for you fam.
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wishing for a safe return and little loss, hecate
The planet's hurdling through space as we hurdle toward extinction. Many are caught in the vortex. I hope you were slung away to some true Paradise far from fire and destruction. Good thoughts and safe harbor friend.
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Tossed on a foreign shore
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no sign of life from hecate yet ?
How do you handle that emotionally? It's awful. I hope he is somewhere ok and alive. I know only one prayer by heart, hardly enough these days.
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No...
no word. I promise that if I hear anything I'll let everyone know.