The order to evacuate Los Alamos was given just before 2 yesterday. I loaded up the car with about half of my lace - then talked two neighbors into taking the rest of it in their cars (IOLI, please given them an award!). I'm now in Santa Fe with the lace in my friend's garage - I have no idea where the other two cars went. I was not able to get the rest of the collection out - all the books, antique pillows and stands, dolls, postcards, stamps, etc., or 97% of anything else I own. The fire is now working its way down a nearby mountain toward the town. Wind will be bad today, and temperature about 5 degrees hotter than yesterday. The house will either burn or it won't. What the probability of those two outcomes is I have no idea. This is the second time I've been through this - in 2000, only 4 buildings on my block survived. But there were several days of warning so I was able to get almost everything out. With this fire there were only hours of warning. Frankly, this time I think it's a matter of when the fire hits town, not if. But the primary concern is locating all the evacuees and making sure everyone is safe. Nothing else really matters. The amazing firefighting teams up in the area are the best, and we've learned a lot since 2000. I hear planes overhead headed north - just like Beth described in her wonderful post. You can see the current extent of the fire at http://nmfireinfo.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/lasconchas_6_28.jpg  The 60,000 acres mentioned apparently is a mistake, it's more like 45,000 acres. And so we sit and wait. Just like last time. I'm working on a new post on LaceNews that I know everyone will love - I think it will be up by the end of the day. Laurie http://lacenews.net
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