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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/24/2007 10:56:38 PM   
winterlight


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Status: offline 		Where is Your Master? I am in southern california.

I spent one night at work sleeping in my clothes on a mattress. I have asthma and allergies and the smell/smoke bothered me at home.
I am back home. It is still smoky here but better than it was. I am very lucky!

For all of you affected by the fires my prayers are with you all. Much thanks for all the firefighters, police, volunteers. What would people have done without them? They are the angels!

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/24/2007 11:02:42 PM   
TakenPet


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Status: offline 		Prayers and thoughts to all of those who are working and surviving.  Its hard to do.  I actually just heard from his mom again, they are fine, really smoky covered in ashes, they are not far from Escondido( I think that is how you spell it). 
Lets hope they all come home safely.
Good job to all of them working hard to protect all of those there.

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/24/2007 11:11:20 PM   
winterlight


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Status: offline 		I am in E. Where did they have to evacuate in Encinitas?

i feel so bad for everybody that have lost their home. Encinitas borders right next to Rancho Sante Fe where some really, really nice houses are. Some of them are million dollar homes. I shudder to think how it all looks.

I saw what the fires did up in Oakland many years ago. We had to pass through an area that was hit. It was surreal it looked like another planet.
The sunset today looked like something from Mars. Shudders at all of this...

Be safe and god speed.

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/24/2007 11:16:11 PM   
winterlight


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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/24/2007 11:46:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		One Fire Cheif that Geraldo interviewed said they don't expect "full containment" until Oct 31 st.
It looks like there are huge areas to cover and a lot of them are not easily accessed.
It's amazing that they can coordinate all the hundreds of fire trucks and thousands of firefighters the way they are.
They said there's firetrucks and Firefighters from Oregon, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and air tankers from North Carolina and Wyoming there now.

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 6:11:47 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ack, best wishes to you, Ms. Jo... having bailed out of a home in the face of a hurricane not knowing if there would be anything left to return to, i know what you're going through... Hope you get to return to normalcy soon!

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 6:21:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm just wondering why that makes any difference.

In fact, I feel worse for the poor bastard who lives in a hovel and probably can't afford insurance.

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ORIGINAL: winterlight

Some of them are million dollar homes.

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 7:22:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		The fires are EXTREME. My heart goes out to all effected.

I never seen them this bad. After this one can expect mudslides.

It blows my mind some of it is arson. SO is it  someone who is a fire fighter who wants to play? Is it someone who feel society shorted them?

Either way- it is no reason to wreck so many lives!  A good many of those affected would help others.

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 7:23:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		In terms of disasters Pennsylvania is mundane. Alot of young people leave PA as jobs here suck.

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 9:53:28 AM   
popeye1250


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Status: offline 		Yahoo News said there's been 718 square miles that have burned so far.
PaHunk, you guys in Pennsylvania don't really get forest fires do you?
We get them here in S.C. but not on the scale of the Calif fires.
And they don't burn as fast either so the various Fire Depts can contain them pretty quickly.

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 10:17:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		To everyone who posted: If you are in ca and going through this my heart goes out to you.

It is so smoky here today and something like the smell of rubber is in the air. My lungs are really bad for the first time today. I am light-headed and breathing weird.
It has been so hot 96* and I do not air conditioning in my house, so the windows have been open all day to keep the heat down. They said on the news that many will not feel the affects for days. Well, I guess this is the day. I have a good sub friend coming to pick me up today and we are going to spend the day in air conditined restaurants, a movie, and a book store.

These firefighters and all the people helping are my heroes.
I heard on the news that we are looking at Nov 15 for these fires to die down.

All my best to everyone,
Irish

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 10:31:27 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster

I'm just wondering why that makes any difference.

In fact, I feel worse for the poor bastard who lives in a hovel and probably can't afford insurance.

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ORIGINAL: winterlight

Some of them are million dollar homes.


I agree! When we lost our home many years ago we had nothing. We were a middle class family and at that time there wasn't any help. We started from scratch. We had an appt for a fire ins. adjuster to come out 1 week after the fire happened and appraise our belongings, etc. Our insurance wasn't upgraded because the appt. never happened. It was the weirdest feeling, standing in line at a drug store, our baskets filled with so many basics. Our whole family was there standing in line. We tried to be cheerful and look 'normal' but our hearts were broken.

It took me many years to realize that things were just 'stuff'. I am grateful for the spiritual place I am in now, but the lessons weren't much fun!

Irish

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 10:37:32 AM   
Tigrita


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Status: offline 		Thanks for this thread, all the support, warm wishes and updates.  All my best thoughts are with you Jo!  I heard a tip: to see if your house is standing, try calling your home phone, if you have an answering machine and it picks up you know it is standing!  Though if not, it could mean power or phone lines are down, which they often are. 

I headed out of La Jolla, about 5mi south of Del Mar/Carmel Valley mandatory evac zones on Tuesday, just in case before things got too bad and to try to find fresh air.  The air was caustic, and as I drove up the 5 to Santa Barbara to be with Stephan and Charlotte to wait it out, it was 200+ straight miles of haze at best, and billowing smoke at worst, and cars full to the roofs with vital posessions and provisions and scared families, as well as emergency vehicles and military support.  It really is incredible though how well the communities have pulled together, like someone was saying about Qualcom Stadium.  About half the evac centers are turning away donations of food and supplies because they have recieved more than they need and more than they can possibly store and distrubute.  There are therapy dogs there to play with kids and anyone else who needs good cheer, evacuees themselves are volunteering and helping other victims, spirits are high and hopeful and supportive.  This has been far larger scale evacs than even Katrina, and I'm so proud to be a Californian and that we are showing our strength in this challenge.  I wish I could have stayed to volunteer, but with my asthma, my lungs can't take it. 

My best to all my fellow SoCalis, and thanks to all elsewhere for the thoughs and support!  We're hanging in there!

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 10:40:19 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster

I'm just wondering why that makes any difference.

In fact, I feel worse for the poor bastard who lives in a hovel and probably can't afford insurance.

quote:

ORIGINAL: winterlight

Some of them are million dollar homes.



Ya know, people who make their homes in places like Southern California (fires), Tornado Alley, Florida, etc., and then complain when fires or tornadoes or hurricanes or whatever destroy their homes just fascinate me.  In California you have the nitwits who stand with their garden hose and have to be forcefully evacuated by professional firefighters and police officers who could be spending their time actually fighting the fire.

I dont have a problem with them living wherever they want, but to sit there and act surprised when nature does what it has been doing for millenia just boggles my imagination.

Sinergy

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 10:50:00 AM   
popeye1250


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Status: offline 		Oh! Sinergy, is your area affected by the fires?

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 11:12:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		That's awesome Popeye! So Cal thanks you.

Actually that is the number they are giving out on all the news orgs and is one of the safe ones. What everyone needs to watch out for will be the scammers that will call and claim to be collecting for the So Cal disaster victims. Do not donate to them. The Red Cross has even said that they will not be calling to ask for donations. It's sad to think that people would take advantage of such a devastating situation but it's definitely something that happens and people need to be aware of it.

Thanks again Popeye!

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 11:52:01 AM   
SDFemDom4cuck


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Hello Jo,

I am certainly on the look out for some local reputable organizations to give donations to.
I was just thinking what a difference a day makes, and I am sure you are too.
I can't imagine what the atmosphere is like in your area at this time.
Have you been able to go out and about during the day?
Are you wearing a mask when you go out?
What are people doing during the day?
My prayers are with you, and I hope and pray your home is unscathed.
 


Thanks Mia. In this situation it can be the difference of an hour right now with the wind shifts and changes. We've pretty much been glued to the TV watching from afar what's going on. We relocated to Temecula because the news in Dana Point was more Orange County and LA based than SD. We also wanted to be closer to home should the evac be lifted and friends had room in their home to put us up for a couple nights rather than remain in the motel we were lucky to find with a vacancy. The fact that SD is a big tourist destination doesn't help either. The hotels seem to be trying to house evacuees as much as they can and give rate discounts but they also have reservations to uphold as well. It's mindboggling that someone would still be coming to visit here right now but it is evidently occuring.

Friends that stayed in the area are either doing the same if they were evacuated (glued to the news) or going about their day it seems as well. Masks seem to be in use for the most part in the worse areas.

I talked to my neighbor on the right last night and he was going to be able to get into the area to try to get some medications. he's diabetic and needed more insulin and syringes so I rushed down from Temecula to meet him at the entrance to our neighborhood. My area is still under evacuation still and I'm on a borderline between 2 different areas. Neighbors 2 streets away are considered Harmony Grove and my street is considered the Del Dios neighborhood even though we all live in the same area. It's a bit wacky and difficult to understand and I live here. After a 4 hour wait we got escorted to our houses next door to one another and given 20 minutes to get in and out before being escorted back out.

The house is still standing! Theres quite a bit of water damage and broken windows from the water pressure of the fire hoses. Everything is covered in soot and ash. I didn't get to check the roof for damages but it's standing with four walls and a roof so I don't really care!We couldn't stay and had to leave after the 20 minutes of recon but we should be able to get back in on Friday. Woohoo!

I drove back up to Temecula and spent the night and then we drove back down this morning to SD so we could be here when they let us back in. I'm so happy! It's such a relief. There's going to be a hell of a clean up involved and not much may be salvagable from all the water and soot but the house is standing and things like clothes and funiture can be replaced. I did a little happy dance in the middle of the living room last night! Then I walked out and actually looked around as we were being escorted back to the exit and realized exactly how lucky I am.

My thoughts are still with those that still don't know and are waiting to find out about their own hiomes and loved ones. Hang in there everyone.

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 12:12:19 PM   
SDFemDom4cuck


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Status: offline 		Tigrita!

Good to know you're safe. I actually thought to forward my home phone to my cell on Tues and got nothing but a busy signal. The transformer for the phone lines went up in a fire.

It is amazing how the area has just banded together isn't it? I have friends at the Q and they said that aside from the lack of showers there is everything there that they need and then some. It's been an unbelieveable coming together of the community at large and I'm blown away by it! The difference between what I've seen occur here and what I watched occur during Katrina is unbelievable.

Stay safe and hang in there! 

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 12:24:54 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster

I'm just wondering why that makes any difference.

In fact, I feel worse for the poor bastard who lives in a hovel and probably can't afford insurance.

quote:

ORIGINAL: winterlight

Some of them are million dollar homes.



LAM. One of my best friends is in insurance here and she said that it's the wealthy that tend to be waay underinsured. She said that those that aren't insured may actually come out of all this better off than those that are insured. Insurance policies have caps. The help from federal and local aid will be the difference to those that aren't insured at all.

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Or wantoned with a Bone -

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RE: Good luck to all dealing with the fires in So Cali! - 10/25/2007 12:52:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		SDFemDom, no worries, glad to help out!
It sure does sound like things are going so much better in Calif than they did during Katrina.
The News credited that to the high level of preparedness by both local and state government and agencies like the Red Cross.
That's in stark contrast to New Orleans and Louisiana governments.
That could be a good subject for a future thread when you guys get through this which you will!
Also it appears that Fema has been re-vamped from the "college boys/ horsey set" to people who actually work now.
They simply put the wrong type of people in those jobs!
That agency should be staffed by former military people who can get things done in a hurry!
I'm still wondering how the temporary housing situation is going to be handled while the rebuilding process takes place.
Glad you had only minimal damage to your home SDFem!
Sounds like a good heavy cleaning and some new windows will go a long way to getting it back in order again.

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