Our City is Burning
October 22, 2007
In the 20+ years I’ve lived in Southern California, I’ve never had the misfortune of living in a neighborhood in the direct path of a wildfire. That changed this morning. On the way into the office, I got a phone call
letting me know a mandatory evacuation had been ordered for our neighborhood. So Barbara and I hauled ass home and packed up all the important stuff. Now we’re just hanging out in the office with our dog trying to get some work done while we wait and see if the fire jumps the riverbed and makes it into our area. I don’t think it will, but you never know.
There are also dozens of other communities throughout SoCal that are burning. One of the worst areas being in San Diego. Hopefully, everyone I know from that area is safe.
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Wow… I heard about the fire up your way this morning but didnt realize it was so close! Hope you guys are doing ok. The fires seem to be everywhere!! Here in the valley you can’t look in a direction without seeing some kind of smoke off in the horizon. My heart is out to you and the family.
I know what you mean, Greg. We were down in the Valley on Ventura facing west, and could see the clouds of smoke that were no doubt the Malibu area — but they stretched far to the right. Right now, the wind is blowing to the west, but unfortunately for the first time, I can smell smoke.
Hope you and yours, and your house, are okay.
Everything is ok for us now. We were able to go back home yesterday afternoon. But all the important stuff is still packed up just in case. We also had some friends who are right near the Canyon Country fire that started last night around 11:00. I think everything ended up ok, but it was intense for awhile.
Hey Greg,
I was actually just reading a headline about this in the metro (subway) on the way home. Apparently the federal government is sending troops to help fight the fires.
Hope you and yours make it through safe!
Cheers
Gab
Great to hear you guys are ok. The devastation is amazing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wildfire_California_Santa_Clarita.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:AERONET_La_Jolla.2007295.aqua.250m.jpg
More info here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_wildfires_of_October_2007
Mashup with the LA Times and Google Maps
http://maps.google.com/maps/user?uid=109103557032275200740&hl=en&gl=us
Hey, I hope that the fire stays on the other side of the riverbed and that it gets contained..