The Great Escape has Begun

We finally took possession this weekend and are spending a few days here before it gets rented. Working on a few electrical and plumbing issues to get ready for renters. Also met with a contractor today to get a quote to get the shop insulated and finished on the interior. It is really beautiful here and I can hardy wait to move here permanently.

Having coffee with the deer this morning.

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We finally took possession this weekend and are spending a few days here before it gets rented. Working on a few electrical and plumbing issues to get ready for renters. Also met with a contractor today to get a quote to get the shop insulated and finished on the interior. It is really beautiful here and I can hardy wait to move here permanently.

Having coffee with the deer this morning.





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" Having coffee with Dinner this morning". :courage: Great place.
 
Well we are getting the full experience of mountain living. Southern Oregon is having one of its worst years for wildfires. We have been furtunate that the winds have been in our favor keeping out the smoke.

Yesterday evening a fire broke out about 2 miles east of us. Air support only got a few drops before it was too dark to fly. Fire grew to 250 acres overnight. We lost power when the fire started and are still without. The house is all electric and we are on a well so we have no water.

While the prevoius owner took good care of the home the property has had minimal maintenance. We are currently clearing defencible around the house, clearing gutters and sweeping the roof. Wind is still in our favor so fingers crossed. Air support stared up again a few hours ago so hopefully they can get a handle on it. So far all we know is one structure has been lost.

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Well we are getting the full experience of mountain living. Southern Oregon is having one of its worst years for wildfires. We have been furtunate that the winds have been in our favor keeping out the smoke.

Yesterday evening a fire broke out about 2 miles east of us. Air support only got a few drops before it was too dark to fly. Fire grew to 250 acres overnight. We lost power when the fire started and are still without. The house is all electric and we are on a well so we have no water.

While the prevoius owner took good care of the home the property has had minimal maintenance. We are currently clearing defencible around the house, clearing gutters and sweeping the roof. Wind is still in our favor so fingers crossed. Air support stared up again a few hours ago so hopefully they can get a handle on it. So far all we know is one structure has been lost.

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Be safe. Wildfires can change direction without notice. Clearing defensible space around the house and outbuildings is wise. The Carr fire in Redding nearly got our daughter and so-in-law's house. Came within inches, literally, of burning it to the ground.
 
Be safe. Wildfires can change direction without notice. Clearing defensible space around the house and outbuildings is wise. The Carr fire in Redding nearly got our daughter and so-in-law's house. Came within inches, literally, of burning it to the ground.
They did a great job of containing the fire and kept it to 200 acres. With all the fires over the summer there are a lot of resources availible plus the state stepped in and helped. As far as we know only two homes were lost which is hard to imagine since it broke out in a populated area. We got our power back within 24 hours. We also had a pleasant suprise when a private fire company showed up yesterday to check on the property. Seems they are contracted by our homeowners insurance. They will provide first line of defense if we are ever threatened and if we are not there will take measures to remove fuels around strutures, seal eave vents and make sure there is good defensable space. We had no idea this was part of our insurance.

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that's pretty amazing, glad it turned out ok. Most cases of properties burning down during wild fires are due to wind borne embers landing in eaves/ vents/ chimneys and so on, unless an entire neighbourhood is wiped out. Might be worth investigating fire home defense improvements (on top of what you've already done) for the future. There's a whole industry out there providing products to protect homes. I looked into it a bunch after the Kinglake fire outside Melbourne Australia while we lived - really crazy time, 5 days over 45C, sun blotted out by smoke and ash raining down the whole day.
 
I know the Medford area smoke was terrible for weeks this summer. I use to live in Walnut Creek, I commuted to Milbrae. Yep, Bay Bridge every day.
I hated that commute. In 1986 my wife and I moved up to the Chico area. Never looked back.
It looks like you have a couple babies there. If it is Like Paradise, where we live, the deer have their babies in your yard and they come back to give birth next time around.
Congratulations, you got out of the big city and found some peace and quiet. That is a bit of culture shock.
I can't imagine how I would move my big machines during a move. The experience was daunting one at a time as it is.
Enjoy.
 
Glad to hear the fire is out and you and your house are safe. Now you can get back to enjoying the tranquility of your new home.

BTW - deer in the yard are nice to have but they eat everything in sight.
 
that's pretty amazing, glad it turned out ok. Most cases of properties burning down during wild fires are due to wind borne embers landing in eaves/ vents/ chimneys and so on, unless an entire neighbourhood is wiped out. Might be worth investigating fire home defense improvements (on top of what you've already done) for the future. There's a whole industry out there providing products to protect homes. I looked into it a bunch after the Kinglake fire outside Melbourne Australia while we lived - really crazy time, 5 days over 45C, sun blotted out by smoke and ash raining down the whole day.

The county we are in does not have regular fire service so we contract to one of the two private fire companies in the area. As part of the service they will come out and do an evaluation of the property and make suggestions for improvements. Once the fire season slows down and they are less busy I will have them out to do that.

I have close to 1000 trees on the property which about 30 are dead. I'll have an arborist out to make suggestions on what needs clearing out to keep the rest healthy. Fortunately there is not much in the way of dead fall or branches but there is a ton of needles and leaves that need to be cleared out. Something the wife and I will work on over the next few years.
 
I know the Medford area smoke was terrible for weeks this summer. I use to live in Walnut Creek, I commuted to Milbrae. Yep, Bay Bridge every day.
I hated that commute. In 1986 my wife and I moved up to the Chico area. Never looked back.
It looks like you have a couple babies there. If it is Like Paradise, where we live, the deer have their babies in your yard and they come back to give birth next time around.
Congratulations, you got out of the big city and found some peace and quiet. That is a bit of culture shock.
I can't imagine how I would move my big machines during a move. The experience was daunting one at a time as it is.
Enjoy.

Ugh commuting Walnut creek to Milbrae would suck. 20 times worse today than in 1986. I have been commuting from Mountain View to Lafayette for the past 14 years and in that time my commute one way has gone from 1 hour to almost 2.

We have a few more years here until my son and daughter are out of college. We will be renting the Oregon home during that time except for the shop and storage shed so we will be able to move over time. When we get closer to the final move I plan on purchasing a 16' cargo trailer and moving my equipment as we make trips back and forth.
 
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