Same here, Wayne, saying a prayer for you and yours. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 9:28 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] Colorado
> My very best to you Wayne... I've been watching the news with dismay at the > damage. Hope and wish for the safety of you and yours. > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Wayne Smith > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 9:01 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Colorado > > > I work in Glenwood Springs, Colorado (ground zero for the Coal Seam Fire) > and > live just 10 miles west in New Castle. They are finally starting to get > some > containment on this one, but the last few days have been pretty hairy. On > Saturday night, the fire exploded down the hills and made a run towards > Glenwood Springs. It managed to destroy about 25 homes, jumped the Colorado > River and Interstate 70, and surrounded us on 3 sides, but through the grace > of > God and many, many brave firefighters, the main part of town was saved. A > wall > of flames 100+ feet high made it within a couple of hundred yards of my > office, > and our once beautiful green hills are now charred black. Our fire is > currently at about 11,500 acres, but pales in comparison to the fire burning > south of Denver. Seeing the devastation here, I can hardly imagine what the > 100,000 acre Hayman fire is like. Please, pray for rain and favorable > winds - > there are thousands of people in grave danger out here. > Thanks Guys & Gals, > Wayne Smith - Toasty List Lurker > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Does anyone live in the area of the fire? Hope all are well. I fish the > > Deckers area, in fact we rent a cabin right on the stream. How is that > area > > holding up? > > Jeff > > >
