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  1. The helicopter has been dumping water on several fires very high up for around an hour.  The wind seems to be hampering putting the fires out as when they drop the water, the wind is blowing it away from the fire.  Hopefully, the wind will die down shortly and the pilots will adjust to this obstacle.  There are still many fires to be put out.  Last night was a little more calm around our house, though, as the fires seem to be under control a little lower than they were the night before.  Now if someone would just turn off the wind machine!  

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  2. Excerpts :

    "While the moon’s shadow will first appear 370 miles off the west coast of Mexico, Mazatlán will be the first region of the mainland to experience totality, according to Space.com. The shadow will cross Mexico in 25 minutes, passing Durango, Torreón and Monclova as it heads northeast, crossing the U.S. border at about 1:32 p.m. Central Time."

    "The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will begin over the South Pacific Ocean and will cross North America, passing over Mexico, United States, and Canada. Weather permitting, the first location in continental North America that will experience totality is Mexico’s Pacific coast at around 11:07 a.m. PDT."

    NASA site to watch eclipse:

    https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/live/

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  3. I found these suggestions online that use items most have in their homes:

    1.Make a pinhole projector simply by poking a hole in a piece of paper or cardboard, holding it in the path of the sun, and looking down at the ground or any other surface, rather than up at the sun. The point of light that comes through the hole will instead be a crescent, precisely capturing the amount of the sun that is missing at the moment you view it. A colander can achieve the same effect, and in this case will produce a whole spangle of crescents. 

    2.You can even use the holes in a straw hat to project numerous small images of the eclipsed sun. In a similar vein, you could try using a colander to project multiple eclipse images. And even the holes found on a Saltine or Ritz cracker will suffice to provide a view of the eclipse. 

    3.Use your hands. Hold both hands with your fingers overlapping at right angles. The holes between your fingers make pinholes, forming images of the Sun on the ground.

    4.Use a colander. A colander, with its many holes, will give you fantastic, multiple images of the sun. Simply hold it about 20" above the ground. The images will look even better if you cast them onto a white piece of paper or sheet.

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  4. There are many small fires, more than last night.  There are many fires now on a different part of the mountain which are actually closer to Brisas.  Haven't heard the helicopter for several hours.  Smoke is bad so we have our house all closed up.  We are assuming that if the fires get really close that the fire trucks will be able to come here and help manage so they don't spread.  

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  5. I just left Chapala.  Double parking in front of Comex and Casther store. Without double parking, how can you pick up any items that are heavy/large as there simply isn't enough parking!  Personally, we haven't seen any change regarding double parking.  Now that there is 60% less parking I would image we will actually see more double parking.

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