Prayers & thoughts for California

[RedBarchetta]

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

[Slick61]

I was fairly lucky, being pretty well inland from the front line of the fires.
this is as close as it got...



... about a mile or so away. Still a few hotspots around, but looks like my Cobra's been spared. I can see the Incident Command Center from my deck out back, so wasn't TOO worried.

[Blas]

I understand the Curt Scott from Cobra Country fame may be evacuating soon too...according to the note on his website....

[289ACE]

If anybody needs a spot to store their car until things settle out, drop me your phone # in a PM. I'm up in Santa Barbara.
Jay

[496fe]

427snakesc and 1985 ccx - your thoughts mean a lot. 99.9% of us in socal are just regular working stiffs trying to make our lives a little better. We need to endure the cracks from nocal and the rest of the country about all the water it takes to water the lawns around our mansions.

These socal canyons are beautiful before a fire and horrible after. They are a great loss to not only those of us who like to drive them but especially to those who live in them.

The real heroes are the firemen out there in easily the closest place to Hell during a firestorm. They somehow steer the flames around homes and property in all but the absolute worst life-threatening situations. Two firemen gave their lives today trying to save a man and his son, who were trying to save their home. They were all caught in the shifting flames and perished. The stories of trajedy and heroism continue and will be heard for time to come.

Again, thank you for your thoughtfulness.

Brian

[WarrenG]

Been here 52 years. Fires are about as common as earthquakes (if not more so) and Malibu mudslides here. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers. We'll get thru it and most will rebuild. It's actually not the houses that get to me, but the irreplaceable personal items and the lives.