We have had nine fires set within 1/2 a mile of the house recently, the latest a few day ago. All in the field that abuts our neighbor...hood.
That field is where the retired parole officer and his wife run, and where Willie and I run/jog. I tried running on the subdivision's streets, but that was not a good fit. There are no quail, turkey, raccoon, does or fawns there to track, there are no sounds of doves or meadow larks, or raucous scrub jays, or bell cows, and the air doesn't smell like Mother Nature's garden.
I had been concerned that there were no fire breaks put in around the field, as the fuel load was high. One neighbor didn't seem to realize that he had a perfect fire ladder to his house. Finally, a couple of weeks ago the owners of the field bladed in a bunch of fire breaks, and a large berm at the end of our street to keep people from driving into the field. The berm was effective in keeping the water tinders, and tractor/trailer with the dozer from getting into the fire. A neighbor showed them where access would be possible.
There are a lot of vagrants/druggies around town, and the consensus is that the fire bug is in that group. The neighbors tell me that since the large releases of prisoners from prison to small county seats, nothing is safe, especially if left on the street. This in a neighborhood full of retired military, and many resident retired/active LEOs of one branch or another.
Haven't been packing my little Sig because the darn field is within the city limits, and my CCW permit is still in processing. I do take my cell phone and assorted other devices.
When I lived on the home ranch, my brother's wife came out to visit and said she could never live out like that, she would be afraid all the time. Which seemed so strange to me, as we were armed to the teeth, had a couple of dogs that wouldn't let anyone near us, and you could hear someone drive over the third cattle guard. Thieves had to want your stuff pretty bad to come out to the middle of 12,000 acres to try and take it. The same was true for fire bugs. They seldom made it out of the area before being caught.
Much easier pick'ns and fire bugging in town.
There are a lot of vagrants/druggies around town, and the consensus is that the fire bug is in that group. The neighbors tell me that since the large releases of prisoners from prison to small county seats, nothing is safe, especially if left on the street. This in a neighborhood full of retired military, and many resident retired/active LEOs of one branch or another.
Haven't been packing my little Sig because the darn field is within the city limits, and my CCW permit is still in processing. I do take my cell phone and assorted other devices.
When I lived on the home ranch, my brother's wife came out to visit and said she could never live out like that, she would be afraid all the time. Which seemed so strange to me, as we were armed to the teeth, had a couple of dogs that wouldn't let anyone near us, and you could hear someone drive over the third cattle guard. Thieves had to want your stuff pretty bad to come out to the middle of 12,000 acres to try and take it. The same was true for fire bugs. They seldom made it out of the area before being caught.
Much easier pick'ns and fire bugging in town.
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