Paradise, CA

Here's a picture take this morning, 6/24/08 of the sun rising. It was taken at 8am and looking east in Pleasant, CA...

Well, my stint providing internet access at a Local Assistance Center for Butte County is coming to an end. The fire situation isn't getting any better though. The state has named 10 fires their priority and the protection of life and property is the priority. Most of the 30 some odd fires are just going to burn for a while and as the BLM does in Nevada, manage the fire. Well, the fires around Paradise and Chico are the priority. The inversion layer is starting to lift and now aircraft are starting to fly water drops to these fires. But that means that the wind is starting to pick up and that means the fires will just spread faster.

Fire Support

As you all know, California is having, I think, the begginnings of the worst fire season. Right now (6-24-08), there are about 30 fire events going on in California. 90% of those are in Northern California! Last week, the Humbolt Fire was finally contained. The Humbolt Fire took place between the City of Chico and Pleasant Valley, CA. After the fire is out, recovery can begin and today I am in Oroville, CA at a recovery center where residents affected by the fire can come and fill out paper work to get their lives back in order. Tommorrow, I will be at Pleasant Valley to do the same thing. My job is to provide phones and internet connection to the various local, county and state agencies that help fire victims get back on their feet. So, I bring up the State OES OASIS satellite trailer that will provide the phones and internet for folks.

Here in Oroville, things are pretty slow. The OASIS trailer has been here since Sunday and I will be at the other site Wednesday and Thursday. The folks in charge of the recovery center think that there will be more folks since Paradise Valley was part of the fire. I don't know why they set up in Oroville, but thats for the politicos to hash out!

I'll post more later with some pictures too.

TTFN!

Fish!

It's been about a year now since we got our pets... fish! No, no huge puppy as big as Harlene or small and feisty has Karyn's cat... plain old ordinary fish. Actually, we have gone through about as many as we have now over the year. We have a 10 gallon tank and today we replaced 1 dead and 1 dieing with 4 new ones. Go figure! It gives the kids something to look at and they are quite calming when you just want to look at something that isn't demanding anything from you. They do have their own personalities though... they know that when the light is turned on in the morning, it's time to eat! Kinda like a bunch a kids... open a bag of chips or start cooking hamburgers and they come running! Kraig even has started to come over and see what I have when I open a soda can! We certainly know how to train our kids.

Beckstrands Gather in Panaca

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Changes to Blogg

Well, I took down the music player today! I figured that you all have heard enough of my music tastes. I guess I took it down too because it's something else that has to be maintained and updated once in a while and things like that take time to manage. With everything else that has to be done to manage a blog, the music player is one less thing to worry about.

Anyway, did ya get to see the pictures from my trip to Panaca yet? I posted some at Webshots (user name Shambuck23) and on my FaceBook account. If you do not have a FaceBook account, let me know and I'll send you an invitation. I posted pictures of my family there. In order for you to see them, you have to have a FaceBook account and be one of my friends!

TTFN!
(Thats "Ta-Ta-For-Now", Tigger says that in Winnie the Pooh!)