O/T Fires in So Cal

[crazy^millman]

Glad to see your still safe Rekd.

 

It is just as bad tonight and now they are saying it will be Thursday before the fire to the south will even be under control.

 

Crazy Millman

[Marty A]

just got on mon am. hope everything comes out ok

been listening to this alot. just heard more on the way in. it sounds bad. good luck everyone

 

marty

[ScottyB]

It's been awhile since your last posts. Hope you all made it through the night safetly. Our prayers are with you. I wish there was more we could do.

BTW, Your words are giving a better visual than anything I've heard here. Keep up the play-by-play, but from a safe distance.

ScottyB.

[crazy^millman]

Well Folks I am in Carlsbad the smoke is thick here at work. It is raining ash like it is snowing. It is very eary to see the thick, dark, fog liek smoke across the land scape. It is very toxic alomst burning the throat. I am veyr worried also leaving for work I can see a file about 20 miles north of our apartment and asked my wife to keep me posted I got it on the News Channels on the Radio and kinda going fro mthere will be keep an eye on things. As of 12:00 it was still bad in alot of places and they onlt feel liek that can ge ta control on this in 10 days so we will see. Guy keep these people and palces in your prayer they need it about 650 homes gone right now 250,000 acres and loss of life.

 

Crazy Millman

[Charles Davis]

We made it through the night; won't be at work today at all as the police are asking everyone to stay home unless it's critical.

 

Winds slower overnight, but they are predicting high winds and 20-40%% humidity again today. So far 176 days without measurable rain, so things are really dry out there; not good.

 

Sky is clear over our house today so far.

 

200,000 acres burned, 11 dead, at least 360 homes burned in SD alone.

 

Just got a look at the map in the local newspaper. We dodged a bullet: the fire came within 3 miles of business, and 2 miles of our house, passing south and east.

 

[ 10-27-2003, 10:50 AM: Message edited by: Charles Davis ]

[gcode]

Here in Ontario, there is a lot of smoke

high in the sky. Its not nearly as bad as it

was Saturday. The good news is the wind.

There isn't any at the moment. It is dead calm

outside. Hopefully it will stay that way

all day and the water bombers can get some

good work in today.

[Scott Bond]

Hi

Friday at work there was smoke everywhere,

The Simi valley part of the news.

I was in Del mar near San Deigo all weekend.

There was Smoke everywhere.

 

This fire is huge,,13 have passed away,

825 homes lost(7:00 am Monday)

Rekd',James,Charles,,anyone I have missed --Be safe

[cadcam]

Scott James is good. I talked to him last night..

He was at work..

[crazy^millman]

Anyone heard from Rekd I thin khe was in the thick of it last night from what I could see on TV. Hope all is ok.

 

Crazy Millman

[Müřlıń®]

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Anyone heard from Rekd

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Ditto......I hope he and everyone else is ok....

 

I feel bad for all those who have lost in this tragedy......All those homes and lives

 

 

Murlin

[Eric S.]

I hope you, your families and friends will all be safe through this ordeal. I hope the weather cooperates very soon, and if you run as far north as BC you are welcome to say with me.

 

Good luck all

My fingers are crossed

 

Eric

[Rekd™]

We made it thru so far. It came very very close last nite. I sat up and watched 'til 3:00am then gave up and went to bed. It had died down somewhat at that time, and my neighbors were still up on their roof watching out.

 

Some of you might have seen the reports on the news about Escondido and the Valley Center fires. Most of the images they were showing from 7:00pm on were the same images I saw all nite from my living room. Very close, very nerve-wracking, very lucky.

 

I can't see anything now so I'm not sure how far off it is. Smoke everywhere, but I can't see plumes to detect where the fires actually are.

 

News isn't covering this area any more so I think it's somewhat safe. I'm debating taking a walk over to see if it's contained so I can start getting back to normal.

 

My sister-in-law and the operations manager at my work live about a mile from each other down in East Lake in Chula Vista. They're still intact there but it's not looking good. They may get into trouble later today. We'll see how the wind goes.

 

I'm not going to work today, roads are closed. I could prolly take the scenic route thru Arizona, but it's not worth the commute..

 

'Rekd teh survival of the lucky

[crazy^millman]

Here is a few images guys of what it looks liek from space:

 

Notice the white areas that is all the fire areas notice to the north smaller and only loss 8 homes they get more attention than San Diego right now.

 

Crazy Millman

[crazy^millman]

Glad you ok buddy been worried about you over there. I figured you where going to machine up so bad xxxx 25,000 psi nozzel to hit that fire from about 5 miles off see what I can whip up. Sorry guys not tryign to make light up of but keep everyone srpits up is all.

 

Crazy Millman

[Charles Davis]

8:47 am San Diego

 

It is now darker outside than it was two hours ago! Much haze and smoke.

 

The fear is now that the separate fires will link up into one super-fire.

 

At least 5 days to contain if good conditions remain.

 

On the good side:

> zero looting

> everyone is keeping calm and cool

> people are staying home to keep the roads clear

> people are doing whatever the authorities ask

> many people and businesses are pitching in to help any way they can

 

[ 10-27-2003, 11:56 AM: Message edited by: Charles Davis ]

[Müřlıń®]

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I'm not going to work today, roads are closed. I could prolly take the scenic route thru Arizona, but it's not worth the commute..

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Rekd teh finding humor.......

 

 

Murlin teh glad to hear from you....

[BernieT]

Thanks guys for letting us know you are OK.

 

We all feel like crap just watching this unfold.

 

Please keep up the reports, thanks again.

[heeler]

To all,

 

You could always high tail for Gods country.(least the Mormans say) Got plenty of room, food and drinks for ya.

 

Hope all is well.

 

Glenn

[Charles Davis]

San Diego: 10:15 PST

 

Getting worse. 60MPH winds in eastern part of county. County is pretty much bisected North to South along its center.

 

Alpine now burning. SD Country Estates back burning strong again. Fires nowhere being contained. Govt says help on the way, but we see no air tankers which will be needed if there is any hope of slowing the damage.

 

Deaths mounting as some people are waiting too long to evacuate, and then getting caught in their cars.

 

This thing moves so fast you can't believe it. If you're asked to get out, don't dally; run like hell.

[mayday]

got relitive's in Temecula,how is it there??

 

wish you all well

[Charles Davis]

Info is spotty, but I think Temecula is OK.

[mayday]

thanks for the updates Charles

 

 

Charles Davis teh World News Tonight Ancor

[CAM-mando]

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'Rekd teh survival of the lucky

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Good luck to you and veeryone else out there.

[MichaelJ]

So is Rekd the one that is the nearist to this mess

[MichaelJ]

So is Rekd the one that is the nearist to this mess?