Yesterday, a neighbor's barn burned down, and the fire crews were lucky to keep it contained to just outbuildings.
http://news.kfdi.com/news/1526...
It was a rare day with wind under 10 mph. Today...different story. We have all kinds of wind warnings up. Fireworks have been banned for years in most areas here, but that doesn't seem to slow any idiots down. The worst offender in the past was the judge who lived across the street from me. Rules don't apply to him, I guess. That was in a suburban neighborhood full of 2 story homes with wood shake roofs.
I mow the whole 10 acres where I live now partially as a preventive measure against wildfire. My neighbors here invite their church over for a 4th of July picnic that involves shooting bottle rockets and Roman candles at one another. What fun.
And I'm the bad neighbor because I refuse to go to church like all the others.
Yep I'm bad. I even trained my labrador to bring me a cold beer while I'm mowing.
This non stop wind put me in a mood for sure! My new plantings are drying up and there's no way to water everything.
