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    Posted: March/06/2012 at 15:17
Wildfires are being swept by 45 mph winds rushing to the north across Okmulgee county south of Tulsa. My Daughter is under Forced evacuation from her home in Liberty. They have loaded the horses, dogs, cats and grand kids and are heading out as I post. 10 fire trucks are lined up on the road in front of their house. They hope to keep the 30' wall of fire from pushing across the road. The fire has crossed many roads during the past 2 days. This is an area of drought baked scrub oak woods.
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Wow Lile, I hate to hear that.
Your daughter and her family will be in my prayers. I hope everything turns out ok, and ya'll get some rain.
Life's concerns should be about the 120lb pack your trying to get to the top of the mountain, and not the rock in your boot.
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Prayers sent
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Prayers sent along with a couple of rain dances!  Hope they stay safe and the homestead escapes harm!

Edited by budperm - March/07/2012 at 07:54
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Wow... we are praying for your daughter and her family. 
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Any updates?
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We were able to get back into the property later in the afternoon after a wind shift. I spent the most of the night at their house helping with hoses watering the perimeter. The fires were past at 3 am. Today the humidity is higher with a front coming in from the north. We should be in the clear as long as the winds do not reverse this afternoon. The winds are still pretty hard. I got home about 3:30 AM this morning. Showered, took a nap and about to head back to the office now. 6 houses were lost that I know of. Weatherman is predicting some rain later overnight into morning. Everything in the house smells like smoke. The fire covered close to 8 square miles so far.

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Originally posted by budperm budperm wrote:

Prayers sent along with a couple of rain dances!  Hope they stay safe and the homestead escapes harm!
They appear to be working. Thanks. Yippee
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That's good news Lile.
Hopefully you'll get the same front we are supposed to get later tonight. No storms, but 1-2 inches of rain.
I think we're getting your winds from yesterday. 15mph gusting to 35mph and out of the south, clear skies, and low humidity.
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Originally posted by 3_tens 3_tens wrote:

Originally posted by budperm budperm wrote:

Prayers sent along with a couple of rain dances!  Hope they stay safe and the homestead escapes harm!
They appear to be working. Thanks. Yippee
I'm glad!  They are something you want to experience without seeing! Shocked
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I would liked to have seen Bud do a rain dance. I could use a real good laughClown
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Be careful what you wish for!!!
This will teach you!!!!
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Laugh Above
Thanks Bud
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ShockedWOW  the power of PRAYER.  Excellent

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Originally posted by budperm budperm wrote:

 
 
Be careful what you wish for!!!
This will teach you!!!!
 
 
Now I know what has caused all the earthquakes we have been having.
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That would be the chili....I love chili.....
 
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