i cannot for the life of me understand why anyone burns when there is a breeze. a breeze can become a wind in a split second.

when i lived in NM, the potter across the street decided to burn trash on a very windy day. he almost burned the village down. my friend and i grabbed shovels and ran to help and when the volunteer fire department came, from Riconada, two of the men got into an argument over who had held the hose at the last fire! then one of them jumped into the firetruck and backed up and broke all their tools! finally, you know me, i started yelling at them to shut--------up and help us save Jose's house. in that case, the volunteer fire department almost cost us the village..along with the potter.

i know that you have your hoses ready, etc. i don't envy your position. it is soooooo scary to have a fire nearby and on a windy day, it is torture.

it is very, very windy here today. the helicopter hasn't even taken off. i have only been outside two or three times because the wind has been so fierce. please keep a watch on it. even if you must stay up tonight. i'd be with you if i could........xoxoxoxo pat