We're burning up!

[Standback383]

Originally Posted by Beachwood Mac

I haven't heard anything about Carlsbad. Surprisingly though they are evacuating parts of Solana Beach and Del Mar. You can't go any further west then that. The problem is that there are 8 separate fires right now in San Diego and fixed wing planes aren't able to fly and drop water on the fire because of the winds. I'm getting nervous because the most southern fire has now jumped Otay Lakes which is directly east of me. It's still 10+ miles away but the Santa Ana winds are blowing towards me. I am probably going to be taking in relatives tonight that have been evacuated from their homes. When this is all said and done, the number of destroyed homes will be staggering.

The problem came in when Rancho Santa Fe started to burn.......that's why my parents got the call, they live inland right next to Olivenhain. Oh, yes, as you noticed, the news coverage of north county SUCKED BIG TIME! We started to freak out when they finally started to set aside a little more time for n.c. when they said "encinitas is now in danger" and "encinitas is next"..and other things along those lines.

[Standback383]

Hey David, I bet your parents remember the Harmony Grove fire of '96 -- now that was scary! We had hot embers falling all around us as Harmony Grove burned and before La Costa Valley was built, there was nothing but dry brush. When HG was burning, my brother and I went and stood in the canyon and watched the hills across the street burn...our saving grace was the fact that my future high school, La Costa Canyon,had just been built....in fact, if I remember correctly, it wasn't even open at the time and given the fact it was a $45+ million school, they sent a ton of fire trucks down to the school to keep it from burning, which kept the fire from jumping around. We still had a shake shingle roof at the time and my dad, with a mask on, stood outside and soaked the roof and fence.........I need to dig out the photos we have of the air tankers flying over....some of them were so low that it was as if you could reach up and touch the belly of the planes. My cousin was actually on the news.....she has several acres in HG and tons of animals (rottweilers, roosters, parrots, cats...you name it) and as she frantically gathered her animals a news guy was shoving a microphone in her face. Her response? She started cussing at him and told him and his camera dude to put their $h!t down and help her get her animals ready to go. They listened to my cousin ...LOL.

[jkmaletic]

I'm so glad these fires are now being contained. Yesterday I unpacked the stuff I had packed, in case I needed to leave. It felt SO good to do that.

What a whirlwind week. Emotions all over the place. I'll never forget the fear I had when I saw that fire across the street from my workplace. It really hit home for me when that happened. When those winds get going, that fire can go anywhere.

I'm so lucky to have been spared any damage. Thank God for all the brave firefighters and all the military personnel that were able to help out.

It'll be interesting to hear Stevie's take, if she has one, regarding the fires. She was absent taping Soundstage during the horrific event. But she may be coming home to lots of ash around her home.

Lastly, my prayers go out to those who lost family and their homes in this tragic event.

~jamie

Oh yeah - GO CHARGERS! PLAY YOUR HEARTS OUT AT THE Q TOMORROW!!