I made ready to evacuate last year and I'm still ready with fifteen minutes notice.

The RV is ready to go, full of water, food and extra clothing. All I need to do is disconnect it from shore services and hook it to the truck and I'm gone.

My important paperwork is secure and nothing is irreplaceable. I just need to dress, grab the dog and my keys and I can be gone. I have four sites spotted for easy planning. All I need to know is which direction I need to go to be safe.

And should there not be enough time to hook up, I still have a plan and two safe sites.

I meant it Clod... I know I'm a ways away but I'm pretty safe here, what with a large lake close by and all. Your family will be welcome.

Update: Leander fire has spread a little, but it's 70% contained. Still at least a mile from everyone I know. Unlike Bastrop, which so far has destroyed over 500 homes (rural homes, so that's much larger ground coverage than it sounds like) and is still 0% contained. But Bastrop's far enough away that it's not a threat to me.

Now we just have to hope we get some rain before another asshole throws a cigarette butt out his car window.

500 homes? Oh that's awful. Those poor families. My God, what a nightmare.

Fingers and toes all crossed that you and yours aren't caught up in this. And Pilau's crossing his legs.

Hoping for Texas rain, Clod. Be careful.

It's even made it onto BBC Radio 5 Live.
Didn't even think about the fact it might be near a Dwellar - one thing I know about Texas, it is BIG.

Hoping all goes well for you Clod, sorry to hear friends are being threatened.

You leaving the wife behind??!!??!!??!!

I have friends in Bastrop I am freaking out :( My friend took in a couple in their 70s who had 14 dogs mostly geriatric. When they came to evacuate them they were only allowed to take 3 dogs WTF? My friend is sure their house burned to the ground. :(

OMG, that's horrible Nirvana.

Only if she can't keep up! :D


Seriously, she's safe in El Paso right now. There's not enough brush or grass to feed a fire in that armpit. That's my western bug out location.

Oh gotcha. Was thinking I missed something.

Awesome and somewhat insensitive "My City Was Gone" song parody redacted.

Damit, I hate fires. So much destruction.

Please touch base when you can, Clod. Take care.

The news this morning was saying over 1000 homes now destroyed. *Shakes head*

Very scary stuff.

I saw that. Very sad....