Welcome aboard from East TN. I'm in the Knoxville area so just a little bit away from one of your favorite places. The fires have been horrendous and a lot has been destroyed there but a lot, unlike early reports, has been saved. The good news is that we are getting some heavy rains in the area today so we are hopeful that will help a lot in extinguishing the remaining flames. We have been in an extreme drought in the area with little to no measurable rain since about the 5th of July. They had been fighting a large number of forest fires and high winds Monday night just sent everything spiraling out of control very quickly in about 15-20 minute timespan they have said. Unfortunately, that front did not bring in much if any rain and so things just went from very bad to devastating quickly. Still getting updates on what has and has not been destroyed. Conflicting reports are making things difficult to know as well.
Congratulations on your retirement from your job as a police officer. Thanks for your service, and so glad that you made it to retirement and now have time to learn a new hobby. Looks like you are well on your way. Your badge looks great! I look forward to seeing more of your work.