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12-31-2021, 05:01 PM
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Location: TN
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Boulder/Colorado fires
Hey guys, just wanted to pass on that one of our own lost his home in the fires in Colorado. I follow Clarkboulder on Instagram and he posted a picture of the scorched lot where his home used to be.
So hard to see yet another weather driven tragedy this year. Anyone else here know of anyone? I know many SMB members and fans are based in the area. Anyone heard from REF?
Just passing it along, Happy New Year folks. Don't take what you have for granted!
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12-31-2021, 05:31 PM
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Sorry to hear, hope all or ok. Wish them the best with all going forward.
Totally agree, don’t take what you have for granted.
Happy New Year.
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12-31-2021, 07:03 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Southern New Mexico
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Heartbreaking news.
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12-31-2021, 07:14 PM
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Location: Golden, CO
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I've lost count of the friends that I know who have lost their homes. We have offered up our nearby house to several people including Aaron (ClarkBoulder) and hope we can do something meaningful to help our community.
It reminds me how important having a strong safety net is. Good trustworthy friends, family, insurance, and even a van to live in when times are rough are things I hope everyone has... but I know I'm dreaming because a lot of people don't have a fraction of that capability.
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12-31-2021, 07:44 PM
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Somewhat trivial in the big scheme of things, but it does bring to mind the value of a camper van as a bug-out vehicle.
Herb
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12-31-2021, 09:40 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Oregon Ciry Oregon
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Sorry to hear that he lost his home.
Re bugging out: Our daughter had to evacuate from one of the fires here in Oregon last year. There were so many people evacuating that it took her about three hours to go about five miles. Traffic control was non existent and turned into a disaster in and of itself. Thankfully they did not have any losses.
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01-01-2022, 08:07 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by simplesez
I've lost count of the friends that I know who have lost their homes. We have offered up our nearby house to several people including Aaron (ClarkBoulder) and hope we can do something meaningful to help our community.
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Good on ya for doing that---very generous and quite comforting too I'm guessing!
From my far-removed place here in Ohio seems those fires came upon them quite quickly, little to no warning. I'm pleased to know more people weren't lost along with the property that's been wiped out.
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01-03-2022, 10:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 86Scotty
I know many SMB members and fans are based in the area. Anyone heard from REF?
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I'm sure he will check in here soon, he was out of town during the fires, but had reports that his home was untouched, although it was without power. He is building a new home too, but it sounds like its ok.
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Agile Ride improvement package
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01-03-2022, 11:49 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Boulder, CO.
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Hey all, all good here, but what a devastating event. Was trying to sift through and process everything happening and managing from afar. Yes, we were out of town when the shit storm went down, just got back sat morning, very surreal, but was aware of what was happening back home and in touch with friends effected.
Our neighborhood was not hit by the fire, but we did loose power for a few days from the 100mph+ winds that persisted for 8 hrs straight.
We have friends that live on the street where the fire started, they are 2 houses up from total destruction, half of their street is completely leveled, they were very lucky.
The areas effected are not in typical fire zones by any means but the extreme high winds paired with extremely dry conditions contributed to this unprecedented event. We just received our first real winter storm, following right after the fire, almost adding insult to injury, if only the snow had come before.
I’m sure many have seen photos or videos posted, there’s one of people being swiftly evacuated from the Costco, you can see the scene outside when they exited, blowing debris and thick smoke, this shows how quickly and how far this fire spread from its original point several miles away, there were obviously no signs of trouble when entering the store only minutes before.
We know several that lost their homes and everything they own, unfortunately including their pets, we are doing what we can to help out and by donating needed items. It is amazing more lives were not lost considering the amount of destruction and complete neighborhoods being leveled.
Thinking of all those effected
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01-03-2022, 12:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: TN
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Yep, really weird to see the pics now of leveled houses and neighborhoods covered with snow.
Glad you guys are ok REF.
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