Wow! What a week we've had! Either a careless hiker or an arsonist just had our guts for garters! Cheers to ALL the Firefighters, Volunteers and people who flooded our evacuation centers with Donations!
I am very proud to be a citizen of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, the Fourth Judicial District, the State of Colorado and the USA (aka the Colonies)! I don't think there's been so much pouring out of goodwill and charity in a community!
I had friends and family affected by the fire and evacuations, so I did what I could to help them. Our patients used me as a network to pair them up with people I needed to find housing for. I'm very proud of my family, friends, and patients for their courage, patience, sweat, and generousity. New friends have been made and our El Paso/Teller/Fremont counties area is a kinder, gentler, more appreciative place because we faced a major catastrophe together.
Over 340 homes were destroyed but we had only TWO (2) casualties. That is PHENOMENAL! The two people who died were hiding out and disobeying the mandatory evacuation for their home. They hid from the authorities who did the house-to-house checks to ensure noone was in the affected area. Just another example that no matter how hard we try, there will always be people who refuse assistance and don't have the sense God gave a badger.
So CHEERS to EVERYBODY except those two hold-outs. My thoughts go out to their families however. I understand their family tried to get them to leave and they wouldn't budge. So I feel very deep sympathy for that famliy. My prayers go with them. So ONE CHEER for our public servants and volunteers and another more somber toast to the family of the two deceased.
Update: Cheers to Thurlow Weed and No Excuses Entertainment
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