Bill Turlock wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>
>> Bill Turlock wrote:
>>
>> > Mikko Peltoniemi wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Charles Bishop wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > A happy ending. Kudos to the wife for taking the trouble. Why
>> >> > though did she call the policepersons rather than animal control?
>> >> > Is the police dept the call of first resort?
>> >>
>> >> Wouldn't the police be the place to call, especially during off
hours
>> >> and weekends? Then again, I think the idea was more so to find out
if
>> >> anyone had re****ted a dog lost.
>> >>
>> >> Also, even though this wasn't an emergency, when I was looking at
the
>> >> fire, my wife was wondering where should we call. I thought that
it's
>> >> not really a problem - if life or property is in immediate danger,
>> >> you should call 911, you don't have to worry who is the right
>> >> authority.
>> >>
>> >> > Didn't you used to live is So Cal? Should have been either a blase
>> >> > moment or a moment of panic depending on how far away the fire
>> >> > looked.
>> >>
>> >> Ah yes, we did. And although we were in the Valley, I think I
>> >> remember seeing brush fires on the hills often. Though it's too
urban
>> >> to be in danger of the really bad wildfires you see on TV.
>> >>
>> >> But this was pretty far, the whole town would've had to burn first,
>> >> before getting to us...
>> >>
>> >> Here's a few photos, one taken during daytime, when I noticed it,
and
>> >> another after sunset, when it looked worse:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/25892068@[EMAIL
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>> >
>> > Having watched the '91 Oakland fire get out of control, looking at
>> > that would give me the willies!
>>
>> I looked at them. I'll bet they wouldn't bother you at all.
>
> I did see the photo, but if I were to see it again in person, it would
be
> chilling.
Gotcha. I thought you meant the photos would be chilling. I didn't think
the extent, there, would create much in the way of flashbacking.
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