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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:23 PM Original message |
Wild Fires in Texas |
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Guilded Lilly (960 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. I have friends and relatives in Texas...Austin particularly...sending White Light. |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. HOOOOLY COW!!! The whole state is on fire! |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I know, that map kind of scares the crap out of me |
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rdking647 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. the bastrop fire from austin |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. I hope Austin is spared. |
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rdking647 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. unfortunatly it hasnt been |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. sorry to hear this....n/t |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Austin Pets Alive |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 10:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Gee, only Austin? |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #18 |
39. There are DUers all over Texas - from Dallas to Amarillo to Beaumont - |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. The whole state is like a tinderbox right now. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. I did what I could, I tweeted and will ask people to retweet |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Thanks - it is particularly bad in the Austin area. nt |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. These are the times I feel so damn helpless |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 10:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. It is now getting retweeted |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
9. Fire damage escalates as night falls |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
12. It's scary. |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. It IS scary! |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Very scary - |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
15. I've seen some really heartless posts on here |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 10:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. As someone who has been absolutely devasted by two hurricanes |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 10:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. "WE" remember on here? |
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oldlib (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 08:03 AM Response to Reply #15 |
37. Texas deserves our support. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. For anyone interested in making donations to help folks in Austin - |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. More animal rescue info: |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
20. Fires in Houston and Anderson County. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 07:06 AM Response to Reply #20 |
36. Montgomery and Grimes county as well - 1488 |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
22. A stupid question: Where is Killeen/Fort Hood located - my niece and |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. About 50 miles north of Austin. nt |
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onestepforward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 10:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Use the zoom function on the map |
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turntxblue (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
26. Thank you. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 07:02 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. I haven't been as up on this as I should've been - only noticed when I heard |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
29. From the foothills of Hill Country up... |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
30. K and R for the good people of Texas |
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southmost (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
31. meanwhile the governor is fixin his hair to be the next preznit |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 07:03 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. He's an embarrassment for sure, |
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rainbow4321 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
32. What a nightmare for those people |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
35. I had to turn in at 10 last night (I get up early to walk the dog) - |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
38. getting closer to us now in Montgomery County |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. There are two fires in that area if I'm not mistaken. Stay safe! |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. I will be thinking of you MaddezMom - |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 11:05 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. thanks. There was one due east of me that 80% contained and the one in Grimes |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
42. I've been looking for updates on deaths from this fire - |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
44. The area between Bastrop and Smithville is |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
45. Updated story from the Chron - over 1000 homes destroyed in the past week |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. this is heartbreaking |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
47. Pictures from NYTimes |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Thank you - the Chron has a gallery of 48 pics |
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rainbow4321 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. All but 100 acres of Bastrop State Park has burned up |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
50. HOLY HELL!!!! You can see this Bastrop fire FROM SPACE! |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
51. More about pet evacuations in the Bastrop area - |
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