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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Mark Steitle -- how close to the fire
From: Mark Steitle <msteitle@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Bill,

Thanks for asking.  Bobby Hughes also lives just a few miles from me.  And
Bob Darrah lives up by the lake.  He was packing things just in case they
had to evacuate.  They could see the smoke from their balcony.

So, yes, things are a bit tense, but we're all doing fine.

A brief summary of this weekend's fires in/around Austin:  There is the
Bastrop State Park fire that has burned 476 homes and 25,000 acres.  It is
0% contained at this time.  This is by far the worst fire burning at this
time.  It is very sad, all the devastation and all.  It is quite a ways from
where I live and also from where I keep my airplane.  Bastrop State Park has
lots of very large tall pine trees.  It is next to impossible for the
firefighting equipment to get in to where they need to be to fight the fire.
 They're using helicopters and tankers to drop water on it.  The smoke is
very thick and can be seen for many miles.

There's another fire burning in the other direction that has burned 24 very
expensive homes.  Again, it is nowhere near where I live.  It is 25%
contained.  The news said that it was caused by overloaded power lines.

However, there is a fire that was reported to be 2 miles wide by 5 miles
long that is not far from where I live, and high winds are blowing in the
direction of our home.  A number of sub-divisions have been evacuated.
 Fortunately, the firefighters now have it 100% contained.  So, I think we
dodged another one.

There were two other fires in Pflugerville (N. Austin) yesterday that are
now out.  Again, not close to where I live.  But all the fires have the
state's resources stretched paper thin.

The anxious part is that fires keep popping up all over central Texas.
 Humidity is 4%, and there has been no rain in months.  So, everything is
very very dry.  The whole area is a tenderbox.

The news anchors are asking, "If you had ten minutes to grab whatever you
could and leave your home, what would you take?"  That is a sobering
thought.  Fortunately, we are OK.

Again, thanks for asking.

Thanks,
Mark

On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Bill Schertz <wschertz@comcast.net> wrote:

>   mark,.
> Is your home/plane safe from the wild fires going on down there?
>
> Bill Schertz
> KIS Cruiser #4045
> N343BS
> Phase one testing Completed
>

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Bill,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for asking. =A0Bobby Hughes also lives just=
 a few miles from me. =A0And Bob Darrah lives up by the lake. =A0He was pac=
king things just in case they had to evacuate. =A0They could see the smoke =
from their balcony. =A0</div>
<div><br></div><div>So, yes, things are a bit tense, but we&#39;re all doin=
g fine. =A0</div><div><br></div><div>A brief summary of this weekend&#39;s =
fires in/around Austin: =A0There is the Bastrop State Park fire that has bu=
rned 476 homes and 25,000 acres. =A0It is 0% contained at this time. =A0Thi=
s is by far the worst fire burning at this time. =A0It is very sad, all the=
 devastation and all. =A0It is quite a ways from where I live and also from=
 where I keep my airplane. =A0Bastrop State Park has lots of very large tal=
l pine trees. =A0It is next to impossible for the firefighting equipment to=
 get in to where they need to be to fight the fire. =A0They&#39;re using he=
licopters and tankers to drop water on it. =A0The smoke is very thick and c=
an be seen for many miles.</div>
<div><br></div><div>There&#39;s another fire burning in the other direction=
 that has burned 24 very expensive homes. =A0Again, it is nowhere near wher=
e I live. =A0It is 25% contained. =A0The news said that it was caused by ov=
erloaded power lines. =A0</div>
<div><br></div><div>However, there is a fire that was reported to be 2 mile=
s wide by 5 miles long that is not far from where I live, and high winds ar=
e blowing in the direction of our home. =A0A number of sub-divisions have b=
een evacuated. =A0Fortunately, the firefighters now have it 100% contained.=
 =A0So, I think we dodged another one.</div>
<div><br></div><div>There were two other fires in Pflugerville (N. Austin) =
yesterday that are now out. =A0Again, not close to where I live. =A0But all=
 the fires have the state&#39;s resources stretched paper thin. =A0</div><d=
iv>
<br></div><div>The anxious part is that fires keep popping up all over cent=
ral Texas. =A0Humidity is 4%, and there has been no rain in months. =A0So, =
everything is very very dry. =A0The whole area is a tenderbox. =A0</div><di=
v><br>
</div><div>The news anchors are asking, &quot;If you had ten minutes to gra=
b whatever you could and leave your home, what would you take?&quot; =A0Tha=
t is a sobering thought. =A0Fortunately, we are OK.=A0</div><div><br></div>=
<div>
Again, thanks for asking. =A0<br><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Mark</div=
><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Bill S=
chertz <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:wschertz@comcast.net">wscher=
tz@comcast.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div style=3D"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt">
<div>mark,.</div>
<div>Is your home/plane safe from the wild fires going on down there?</div>
<div>=A0</div><font color=3D"#888888">
<div style=3D"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt">Bil=
l=20
Schertz<br>KIS Cruiser #4045<br>N343BS<br>Phase one testing=20
Completed</div></font></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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