SoCal Wild fires

[Jims5543]

Hang in there guys, I hope everyone makes it through this safely.

Jim

[jriera]

Let me know if anyone needs shelter near Las Vegas for a while ... have two rooms available.

[Sonic dB]

In the south bay area of S.D. many people are using masks because smoke is everywhere. Seems like almost every location is either advised to evacuate or stand in case it's necessary. Also a huge smoke cloud in Mexico.

Just went running down by the ocean here in south bay LA, between Palos Verdes and Redondo Beach... you can see the ring of brown smoke blown out over the ocean all across the bay. This is especially evident when wearing sunglasses with the polarized glass. Reminds me of 3 years ago, actually had some ash flying all the way down here from the valley.

[dd74]

Originally Posted by Sonic dB

Just went running down by the ocean here in south bay LA, between Palos Verdes and Redondo Beach... you can see the ring of brown smoke blown out over the ocean all across the bay. This is especially evident when wearing sunglasses with the polarized glass. Reminds me of 3 years ago, actually had some ash flying all the way down here from the valley.

Yeah, I can see that "ring of brown," and I'm in Burbank.

Is it coming from the Malibu fire? Where is it currently burning? I have no access to immediate news reports.

[SoCal911T]

Originally Posted by Sonic dB

you can see the ring of brown smoke blown out over the ocean all across the bay. This is especially evident when wearing sunglasses with the polarized glass. Reminds me of 3 years ago, actually had some ash flying all the way down here from the valley.

[Vipergrün]

Thinking of all my SoCal buddies and family. You all could use a few inches of the snow we received this weekend.

If things had worked out as we had planned/desired, we'd me right in the middle of this disaster right now. We were looking at house in Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Santa Fe and Scripts Ranch, scary!

Hope you all pull through un-scathed.

-Brad

[Zeke]

I just watched the local news as I have been out working all day (unusual in itself because of the recession). The whole damn place is on fire. This is gonna be a tough one even though they're all tough. This one may set some records in terms of disaster and billions in damage. So far, no loss of human life that we know of.

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by SoCal911T

No kidding. I'm in Kearney Mesa and you can see the flag on the Jack in the Box headquarters building next door is calm. Meanwhile it's blowing like snot a few miles away.
BTW, the Jack in The Box HQ lot would normally be packed with employee vehicles but it's deserted today.

Used to drive past there everyday to work. The fire 4 years ago reached crossed I-15 less than 1 mile away.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by SoCal911T

Gawd, I hope I'm wrong here...but looking at this pic, how evenly and strategically spaced these fires seem to be? ...yeah, I'll say it...
perhaps planned terrorism?

[Mule]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Prolly a bad idea to bring that up but if you must, here's some real numbers for you:
California gets back 71 cents from every dollar we pay to the feds. We give $1.00, we get back .71 The other 29 cents goes to other states (like louisiana)
Louisiana on the other hand, takes in almost twice what they pay. Still wanna play this sick game? I didn't think so.
How about we hold off the rest of this conversation until well after everyone is safe and out of danger?

Sure I wanna play. There's very little done in CA that couldn't be done just as well elsewhere, the 4th largest port on earth however is a little harder to move. As for the tax differential, LA has been raped by the federal govt for almost every nickel of oil royalties ever produced by the state. Give us our money & we'll take care of our own.

[Mule]

Don't get me wrong, I wish everybody in CA the best. It did chap my ass pretty badly to see the comments about NO when the need was here.

[Jim Bremner]

if you have a pool and they tell you to leave, Please paint POOL on you front lawn or garage door

it might save your house

[Jess]

So, my mom's in the hills behind Claremont and my dad's in Forest Falls behind Redlands. How are things in those areas? Parents are less than forthcoming these days.

Thanks,

Jess

[dd74]

Originally Posted by Jim Bremner

if you have a pool and they tell you to leave, Please paint POOL on you front lawn or garage door

it might save your house

Excellent suggestion, also as fire hydrants can run dry and/or lose pressure.

[dd74]

Originally Posted by Jess

So, my mom's in the hills behind Claremont and my dad's in Forest Falls behind Redlands. How are things in those areas? Parents are less than forthcoming these days.

Thanks,

Jess

Isn't Claremont and Redlands in San Bernardino County? I'd call the SB Sheriff, if so. They can give you some information.

[Fishcop]

Stay safe SoCal people....

Been in a few bushfires over here - thoughts are with you.

[Jeff Alton]

****e, we get fires up here in the interior, but not this bad. I remember back in 94 I think when we lost some home and a great big pile of forest near where I lived. Sky was dark for weeks from smoke.

Tip your hats to the folks flying the aircraft as a few of them are lost every year trying to save our homes and livelyhoods. Same goes for the ground crews.

Hope you guys make out okay down there!


Cheers

[HardDrive]

Just flew out of LA (Burbank) this evening enroute to Seattle. Astonishing amount of smoke. Bone dry, hot, and plenty of wind. Not a good situation.

[pbflyz]

Just got back from Lake Arrowhead. Arrived yesterday and was going to spend a few days at a resort with the family and the inlaws, but when the fires kicked in this morning it changed our plans. We were staying in the town, near the lake, and things looked OK initially. By mid afternoon our options were dwindling. (With apologies to The Clash): Should we stay or should we go?
So I applied the time tested rule of aviation:
"What is the worst thing that can happen if I choose this option?"
We packed and left.
Lake Arrowhead was a ghost town and the roads mostly clear as we descended down to San Bernadino. It was blowing like hell when we left, and visibility was pretty poor with the smoke. We were fortunate as the only damage we received was a cracked fog light lens on my poor sand-blasted 540i.
I hope the winds abate for those poor homeowners up there. Glad to be home.

[the]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Gawd, I hope I'm wrong here...but looking at this pic, how evenly and strategically spaced these fires seem to be? ...yeah, I'll say it...
perhaps planned terrorism?

Yes, while we've all been focused on people getting The Bomb, what they have really been building is a weather machine!