We had a wicked thunderstorm earlier today with crazy lightning. About an hour after the storm we get the call "prepare to evacuate immediately". A house got hit 1/2 a mile from mine and caught fire. It was spreading up the hill and in the trees. So the wife and I start loading up the Jeeps like crazy. I could here the trucks and smell the smoke. Pretty wierd feeling.

The sheriff just told me they got it contained and no need to leave, but we should remain on alert in case it flares up. We got super lucky that isn't real windy. It's beer thirty NOW.