Hundreds of people in SoCal had to evacuate due to the fires today, some watched their houses burn before their eyes but many others are going to sleep tonight not knowing whether they'll still have a house in the morning.
One of my best friends is in that boat tonight and I actually have a little skin in the game myself. I'm moving out of the shop I've had downtown and parked my 1963 Airstream trailer, my car trailer w an antique Saab 96 on it and two other vehicles at his place. They might all be gone.
His entire house, (that he just bought this year), and everything in it might be ashes. We just don't know. Houses on his street have incinerated but some were also spared, according to the last helicopter shots on news. This is a viscous fire and not contained at all. It moved so fast that they had to leave suddenly when flames were basically lapping at their door this afternoon.
It was a dramatic day of moving horses, dogs and people...the other stuff is just stuff. He moved his brother, SIL and their newborn over when brother's place was in fire path and then they all had to bail suddenly from the house where my stuff is.
The Airstream I am very attached to, I've put a lot of work into it and it has lots of personal stuff inside including stuff from my Dad's house who passed away 3 years ago. The rest are cars I like but totally replaceable. If it all is burned and he doesn't have the right wildfire insurance, (or it only covers his stuff and not mine), I'd be out about $60-70k in dollars.
The weirdest thing is not knowing. I'm going to sleep now and I'll update this tomorrow.
