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Sympthsical

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4. I just bought this house 18 months ago
Fri Aug 6, 2021, 05:25 PM
Aug 2021

My first home, so no. Where I live specifically is actually pretty safe given topography and vegetation. A few weeks ago, a transformer blew up about a half mile down the street. Fire services stamped it out quickly and with prejudice.

I recently discovered there's a fault line capable of a 7.1 directly under our neighborhood, but other than that.

We just get the side effects of it all. Smoke with attendant bad air and dark days. All morning, I thought it was overcast. No, just smoke.

Niece and nephews in the same city live in a development right next to rural hills. They've already evacuated once this year after one broke out.

We keep evacuation kits and things. Last year's Vacaville fire had us jumpy as we're not too far from it. But so far, so ok.

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