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FirstLight

(13,355 posts)
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 04:24 AM Sep 2021

Caldor fire evac family update.......and more, now I'm freaking out

Last edited Sun Sep 5, 2021, 04:48 PM - Edit history (1)

So me and my teen and pets have been at a really homey place for about 5 days...

Had a friend and her tribe stuck in an icky Reno place and recommended here. They do pets and are offering a discount....

My daughter has been with my senior parents as well with pets...she has no car .

Got both of them hooked up

Had to drive over mt rose hwy to Gardnerville to get the daughter and menagerie and roommate to bring them back here... literally 6 hrs round trip.
But we're all in a safe place.

Good news is my friend and I got to have dinner... before we passed out from stress
And my kid is also feeling better because staying with my folks can be hard ...
Still no word on when we can all go home 🏡🥰🙏😭

I'm with the other teen, and my pets. We're moving to another place till the 11th ..but squaw valley is only 5 miles from here...if we need to we can come back here

It's been a wild week
I miss my deck and yard and bed

Drained my acct to get the place at squaw valley... even at a discount

People in Tahoe city and Truckee have been so supportive... we're all mtn folks


Msg me if you want to do PayPal info...we will get something from the county foundation on the 9th but I'm tapped out for groceries
My hotel where I work is closed so my mgr told me to apply for unemployment...a whole 'nother level of adulting...🥺😜

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Caldor fire evac family update.......and more, now I'm freaking out (Original Post) FirstLight Sep 2021 OP
But the bonus is being back in the woods at the lake FirstLight Sep 2021 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Sep 2021 #2
Yes, we definitely got signed up with the foundation FirstLight Sep 2021 #3
i live in the woods in wash state and i have grab n go bags packed by the.. samnsara Sep 2021 #4
Good to hear that you are regrouping... 2naSalit Sep 2021 #5
I'm freaking out a little bit today FirstLight Sep 2021 #6
Ok...of course the wonderful hotel owner understands... FirstLight Sep 2021 #7

FirstLight

(13,355 posts)
1. But the bonus is being back in the woods at the lake
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 04:52 AM
Sep 2021

I'm hearing owls outside the window right now

Bear was in the parking lot last night
When my daughter checked in the jays were chirruping in the pine tree outside their room....

Thank goodness for nature

I love my forest ❤️

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samnsara

(17,604 posts)
4. i live in the woods in wash state and i have grab n go bags packed by the..
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 08:57 AM
Sep 2021

..front door since the heat bubble in June. Wish the gvnt could help private owners of forest land with some of the floor cleaning and tree trimming. We have dead limbs 40 feet up and no way to get to them. We snagged the guys who were trimming limbs for the power company and they trimmed a few of the lower pines for 100$ an hr.

Stay safe and sane in this insane world! check in when you can...

FirstLight

(13,355 posts)
6. I'm freaking out a little bit today
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 03:20 PM
Sep 2021

We were supposed to have money dropping from Venmo but it is a holiday and nobody is around to call at the bank...

I'm sitting in a random parking lot trying to figure it out

I owe the place we checked out of $375... And my card just got declined at McDonald's 😣😭

PayPal account email is journalgrrl@gmail.com

I hate having to beg for help
I am afraid to call my parents again... besides the bank is closed so he can't go deposit anything for us...

Fuuuuuuuuuk

FirstLight

(13,355 posts)
7. Ok...of course the wonderful hotel owner understands...
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 04:51 PM
Sep 2021

So they're going to wait to charge me when the money hits the bank...

Now we're waiting for the new place to finish being cleaned... animals in the car with us. Cat almost escaped!

Next is to figure out groceries 😜
At least the new place has a kitchen!!! But, um, food? Lol

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