Dako Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Nerves on edge. San Diego County is a big wildfire zone today. My GF and I packed some things in case we have to evacuate the house. She's nervous, but I figure it's more life-crap to deal with. Home Depot is out of face masks, and the air is thick with brown sludge. We stopped for lunch at a Chinese place, and their power went out. High desert winds have toppled signs and trees, crushing cars and houses. Major road closings and convoys of firetrucks from all over Socal make for a grim parade. The closest fire is about 6 miles away, but it's not under control. Lots of neighborhoods are empty and some folks offered a place to sleep away from the threat. One damn thing after another... Link to comment
Mavh25 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 That sounds so awful I hope you're ok Dako, and your lady. I have never seen anything like that before but heard about it quite alot lately. It must be really scary, and the things people lose during these times =( Link to comment
Crazyaboutdogs Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I hope your place remains unscathed. I am sure it is very unnerving. Link to comment
Hope75 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Dako, Hoping you and your girl are safe. Keep us updated. Link to comment
OOHMY Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 This is why you keep a stack of masks in case when you live near high risk or fire risk areas. Then you could sell them making a profit! Link to comment
Dako Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share Posted October 22, 2007 It's so sad to see the whole county on fire like this. 250K people evacuated and over 100K acres burnt. We're fine, but breathing is rough. Link to comment
DN Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Take care of yourselves. Kleenex tissue can be a makeshift breathing filter. Link to comment
Daligal83 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Dako, I hope you guys remain safe. Is there somewhere farther away you could go for awhile? Link to comment
annie24 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 hi - i have been watching it on the news, I hope you two are ok! I hope they get this fire under control very soon. take care. Link to comment
Toki Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I've been in a similar situation, but nowhere near the extremes of yours. Be safe! And hopefully everything will be okay for you two. Link to comment
shes2smart Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 The two of you are in my thoughts and prayers. Be safe...and if they tell you to leave, get the heck outta there and we'll catch up with you later. Link to comment
jul-els Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Sorry to hear that. We're in OC. Fire all around us as well. Our house is out of the danger zone but there are huge blazes in the canyons about 10 miles out and about 5 miles away from work. It's hard to breath here too. Smoky and ashy and nasty. Hope your house stays out of harms way. My thoughts are with you. Keep us posted. Link to comment
annie24 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 wow, this is a great time for everyone to go on a road-trip to vegas, away from the flames! do you or your gf have to work tomorrow morning? Link to comment
RayKay Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Good Luck Dako (and your girlfriend too). You are both in my thoughts. Keep some water and cloths nearby - wetting them and breathing through them can really cut down on the smoke and dust that gets through to your lungs. And drink lots of water too to keep the toxins flushed out as much as you can from what you DO breathe in. Link to comment
Dako Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 The downside of leaving is the massive traffic jams and road closings. If we leave, we'll likely head to the coast and then south to stay with friends. If the cops tell us to go, we're outta here. Link to comment
CarnelianButterfly Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I've been terrorized by Indiana weather all my life, but this is scaring the crap out of me. I've never seen skies like this. image removed image removed image removed Link to comment
annie24 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 whoa. creepy. maybe you guys should leave now? Link to comment
jul-els Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I've been terrorized by Indiana weather all my life, but this is scaring the crap out of me. I've never seen skies like this. Looks the same way here. Just keep your eye on the news. If you're in real danger they will say something and the authorities will contact you. Link to comment
Mythical_Suicide Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Thats definitely a scary thing.. definitely keeping you and everyone else involved in my thoughts. Link to comment
illnvrluvher Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 where i am from we dont deal with fire, but water...how exactly do these fires start? Link to comment
Mythical_Suicide Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 where i am from we dont deal with fire, but water...how exactly do these fires start? severe drought, people throwing burning cigarrettes out, burning things (trash, etc..), ignorant people just starting fires to be stupid and the list could go on.. Link to comment
CarnelianButterfly Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I've seen fires start from the sparks thrown from trains on the rails. Link to comment
Infrared Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I work for the City of Carlsbad, and is happening so fast we've been barely able to get reliable info to the citizens. Link to comment
itsallgrand Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 That's so sad. I'm glad yall have somewhere to go in case you need to. Keep us posted. If there's anything we - I - can do just let us know. Link to comment
Dako Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 We're glued to the TV and hoping for an all-clear. Information is hard to come by. My friend's fancy house is also close to the fire but he's in Tokyo. I hope he checks his email and reads that it's okay. For odd reaasons, he has no fire insurance. Link to comment
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