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Posted by Butterflywings on July 5, 2008, 11:56 am
Fortunately, we were all off the compies. We watched the fireworks on
TV--until the lightening put all the lights out for a bit.
They came back on within 10 min so we didn't get the generator out.
Butterfly (DD got a coupla really neat lightening pixs and 2 GORGEOUS ones
of clouds)
> Saw that you all out in the far northeast Valley got hammered again last
> night. <G> We got some wind but that's about it.
>
> Fireworks in Goodyear were canceled at 8PM, because of wind and
> lightening. The big show at the Tempe town lake went on and I watched on
> TV. <G> (That one shoots the fireworks from the bridge so they are over
> water. )
> Channel 5 was doing weather updates frequently, and during the 10PM news
> said there had been over 3,000 lightening strikes during the
> afternoon/evening in the metro area. That is a lot of lightening, even
> when most of it doesn't hit anything.
>
> The Crown King fire is about 10% contained. And they found another house
> burned, structure total is at 11 gone. There is a meeting planned for
> Sunday to see if/when residents might be able to return home.
>
> Not a lot on the news about the fire down in the river bed (the "Ethan"
> fire) so it may be well under control, finally.
>
> Hope the fires in California can be contained and there is no more loss of
> life/homes there.
>
> Pati, in Phoenix
>
> Butterflywings wrote:
>> We're in for another bout. 2nd night in a row. Last nights didn't last
>> very long.
>>
>> May not go out to see the fireworks (we sty in town and park in a Church
>> Parking Lot.don't have to smell the smoke --have a great vantage point as
>> we've only been joined for a very short time by other cars.
>>
>> Butterfly (Off the compie for now)
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