I'm staring at the smoke column from the Santiago Canyon fire as I type this. The winds today were A LOT calmer than the previous two days, but these Santa Anas have a tendency to whip up at nightfall. Sunday night was really bad...just howling!
My property is thankfully a safe distance between all of these So Cal fires and the only damage we incurred was a trash dumpster load size of broken Eucalyptus tree branches, messed up (bent/broken) palm fronds on all my backyard trees, and a swimming pool that looks like a big bowl of oatmeal (dirt, leaves and debris). Plus the above average level of dust and dirt that finds its way into the garage and attic (which will make its way into the house eventually). The Cobra has been sleeping under its cover since Saturday evening, but I'll need to break out the air hose and blow everything off it and around it. My shop vac will be working overtime this weekend.
If the above is all I have to whine about, then I'm one lucky son-of-a-gun compared to those that have lost EVERYTHING. My prayers are out to anyone that suffers a natural tragedy (unfortunately in this case, most of these fires were set by arsonists).
-Dean