It's a wrap......
At the end of film shoots.....even piddly little still photography deals, or car commercials.......there is this tremendous let-down. The intense nature of the cooperative effort it takes to push something like that through in a few days or weeks creates a bond that goes beyond just the friendships.....it lies almost down to a serotonin level. You have developed all these skills and abilities to function under high levels of stress with high levels of cooperation.
For a couple of days you wander around with this strange sense of loss......like you almost don't deserve the real sleep and the ability to sit down and eat.
We got a little of that when the El Sur part of the fire wrapped. When the blockade lifted there were all these non-fire guys on the roads. The checkpoint was gone.....no more dropping off meals to the CHP's......no more learning not to duck when the helicopters flew over with loads of water just overhead......no more feeling like we were helping. We weren't special anymore.
So....the blockade was lifted in Cachagua last night. There was none of that post-wrap depression. We are all sick of this shit.....the silly blockade and evac order.....all that. Being able to get up and down the mountain was a huge relief.....like finally getting out of that cold, sandy swimsuit.
This morning it was 48 degrees and foggy. I had the heat on in the car, for chrissakes. All the poison oak has turned bright red.....overnight. It is like Mother Nature has turned the corner as well. And, instead of the letdown because of the discontinuation of that sense of community......we have a much strong bond around here than we had three weeks ago. I get goosebumps when I hear Bear's voice every morning.......
Today we have backburns in the area west of Los Padres Dam.....and mopping up along Anastasia Canyon and the Valley road down to Piney Creek. The evac order for Martin Road and the Hardesty Ranch will probably be pulled tonight or tomorrow morning.
The new hotspots up by Pine Valley do not represent new progress on that front according to those who should know.
So....all is calm. Well, all was calm before! Grandpa Fred says that if everyone would just go home and get out of his front yard, the fire would go to sleep all on its own. Of course, no one would be taking in a grand a day on the government nickel anymore, either. Toddie still hates James, a bunch of people still hate Toddie, a bunch of other people give Toddie props for pitching in to the community.......and Toddie is finding use for his 52 weeks of anger management classses.
Oh..........and the Sheriff is still an incompetent asshole.
And the Volunteers and the Firefighters are still hard at it and still heroes.......still in the wet swimsuit. I apologize to them for mentioning sleeping and eating sitting down.
If no one has gotten the point......the Cachagua Volunteers deserve all of our praise and respect and thanks......and some damn cash. Rod had a $1000 challenge grant.....which I think is insulting. A lousy grand? Come on folks.......I spent $1300 on Thermo-Gel I won't need because of their skill and hard work. We all ought to be good for a grand each, don't you think?
For a couple of days you wander around with this strange sense of loss......like you almost don't deserve the real sleep and the ability to sit down and eat.
We got a little of that when the El Sur part of the fire wrapped. When the blockade lifted there were all these non-fire guys on the roads. The checkpoint was gone.....no more dropping off meals to the CHP's......no more learning not to duck when the helicopters flew over with loads of water just overhead......no more feeling like we were helping. We weren't special anymore.
So....the blockade was lifted in Cachagua last night. There was none of that post-wrap depression. We are all sick of this shit.....the silly blockade and evac order.....all that. Being able to get up and down the mountain was a huge relief.....like finally getting out of that cold, sandy swimsuit.
This morning it was 48 degrees and foggy. I had the heat on in the car, for chrissakes. All the poison oak has turned bright red.....overnight. It is like Mother Nature has turned the corner as well. And, instead of the letdown because of the discontinuation of that sense of community......we have a much strong bond around here than we had three weeks ago. I get goosebumps when I hear Bear's voice every morning.......
Today we have backburns in the area west of Los Padres Dam.....and mopping up along Anastasia Canyon and the Valley road down to Piney Creek. The evac order for Martin Road and the Hardesty Ranch will probably be pulled tonight or tomorrow morning.
The new hotspots up by Pine Valley do not represent new progress on that front according to those who should know.
So....all is calm. Well, all was calm before! Grandpa Fred says that if everyone would just go home and get out of his front yard, the fire would go to sleep all on its own. Of course, no one would be taking in a grand a day on the government nickel anymore, either. Toddie still hates James, a bunch of people still hate Toddie, a bunch of other people give Toddie props for pitching in to the community.......and Toddie is finding use for his 52 weeks of anger management classses.
Oh..........and the Sheriff is still an incompetent asshole.
And the Volunteers and the Firefighters are still hard at it and still heroes.......still in the wet swimsuit. I apologize to them for mentioning sleeping and eating sitting down.
If no one has gotten the point......the Cachagua Volunteers deserve all of our praise and respect and thanks......and some damn cash. Rod had a $1000 challenge grant.....which I think is insulting. A lousy grand? Come on folks.......I spent $1300 on Thermo-Gel I won't need because of their skill and hard work. We all ought to be good for a grand each, don't you think?
posted by Txacoli at 10:09 AM
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I hate to think your postings will stop! Talk about a let down!! We'll have to find something else for you to write about....hum...what could that be?
Yeah, I'm gonna hate it when the blog goes back to a "normal" schedule, lol. I'm waiting for the next short story -- maybe "Occurrence at Higuera Creek Bridge?"
The publishing world needs you, Mike!
When I first read your headline in my dyslexic haze this morning, I thought it said:
"It's a warp..."
That too.
This should be a permanent shit talking blog. Let it all out!!!!! How about that Joleen with that kid Daniel she was blowin last year!!!!! Now that is a subject!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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So Evacuated, why don't you reveal yourself? You are home now so the Todd Spring threat to your house is no more. If you're going to accuse people of things you ought to have the balls to say who you are. If you don't have that equipment the vet can supply you with replacements called neuticles and you can take hormones Its very easy to say things about people when you hide behind a facade but its another thing totally to stand by what you say.
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