FIRE

My son-in-law took this video last night and it was used by BCTV for their lead news story.

Nothing ever happens in  Ladner but last night the fire crews were earning every penny they ever made. We saw the smoke and went down to see what was going on. By then the white apartment building you see was gone. It had jumped across the street and took out some townhouses. They were watering down the houses nearest the burning building. That red one you see is a brand new house and carriage house behind it. There are empty lots where more houses were going to be built but hadn't been started yet, which is actually good. Let the fire department get closer. The video was taken from the high school lawn.

My daughter and her husband heard the fire engines and live only a couple of blocks away so were there pretty well when it started to get bad like you see it. It took about 20 mins to level that building. The smoke was unreal. I've never experienced anything like it.  I told DH I didn't want to stay in that smoke so we didn't stay long but still I had to have a shower to wash my hair and I threw our clothes in the laundry right away.

It was a seniors apartment building, which is even sadder than young people - it's hard for them to readjust and start over. Everything is gone. But everyone got out safely so that's the most important thing. They think it was a bbq on a balcony that started it.

I haven't done much sewing. I made another set of place mats but they're all same same.  Just oval. I'm still hand quilting my daughter's quilt. I told her maybe I'd have it done to give her for a Christmas present and then I wouldn't have to buy her anything. She told me just for thinking that I have to buy her two presents *LOL*

This is a long weekend in Canada. Basically it was started cause the government needed an extra statutory holiday to even out the paycheques - Geesh. Each Province calls it under it's own name I think. We call it BC day anyway. Next town over has a big Sun Festival celebration including a two day Antique Fair with really, really good dealers. I look forward to it every year. I've gotten some really nice things there.

Gratitude: I'm grateful that I live in a community that will come to the aid of those in need. Those seniors will have more than enough to start over with all donated by caring people.