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San Diego Fires

aflunky	Date: October 23, 2007 @ 8:58 AM This is beginning to suck... http://www.signonsandiego.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoOXfXA6jyw
aflunky	Date: October 23, 2007 @ 9:17 AM This shows you how it is better (gotta love Google) Note: I live in El Cajon city and if you follow Interstate 8 East into Alpine, you'll see where they closed the freeway. The Casino I work for is right there. The high winds are blowing the witchcreek fire south east towards it. http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/10/san_diego_california_fires_see_smok.html
Israfel	Date: October 23, 2007 @ 2:14 PM I have a family member who works for the National Park system in Hawaii. Every year at this time, he gets recruited to come to the mainland and fight these fires. The devestation is unbelievable!
jess1561	Date: October 23, 2007 @ 2:38 PM I hope all the DM users that are in/around the San Diego/LA area are safe and have somewhere to go home to.
GeneHilbert	Date: October 23, 2007 @ 2:58 PM I concur Jess......... Be careful out there..... Musicians are good....... but they are not good B-B-B-Q'd
Distilled1	Date: October 23, 2007 @ 5:26 PM flunky might be good :BBQ: yeah man those winds fuck 75 mph gust thats bad elnino gona be a mils winter for me though so I like it ... no not the destruction in Cali damn keeping you in our thoughts Flunk!
zedsalt	Date: October 24, 2007 @ 11:20 AM I couldn't help but notice that while they keep talking about the largest displacement of Americans since the Civil War, what the news agencies keep showing is one of the most sparsely populated areas affected. They must figure we've become jaded enough by movie violence that it takes a really large, ridiculously expensive piece of property burning to really grab our attention.
aflunky	Date: October 24, 2007 @ 3:11 PM haha, that's actually true, I've been getting a lot of phone calls and what not wondering how we're doing over here. I'm actually fine, other than smoky skies and some extra duties at work, I haven't been affected by them. Most of SD resides on the west side of the county, it's the east side that has been burning. So many are not affected. Yet on the other hand, over million have been affected, whether they were evacuated, or lost their homes. Luckily, I believe very few lives have been lost throughout this time. Just property.
Distilled1	Date: October 24, 2007 @ 6:08 PM maybe thats nor good... hower: :flood: prinkler: :fireman: :firetruck: :helicopter: :army:
Cryxan	Date: October 24, 2007 @ 8:05 PM We're up to 300,000+ acres now. 500,000+ people evacuated. This is a good map: http://www.signonsandiego.com/firemap/ and I've got some pics in my journal. What sucks right now is that even though things seem to be dying down, the winds are turning back around as the Santa Ana dies and new areas are being threatened. I'm good for now but I live on the side of a hill in East County so I'm keeping my eyes open. What's been really awesome to watch is what's been going on at the stadium, the primary evacuation area. There's so many supplies, so much food, entertainment, and financial support for the people who took refuge there, it just brings a tear to my eye. It doesn't compare one bit to what happened in Katrina's aftermath. San Diego is a wonderful place.
Cryxan	Date: October 24, 2007 @ 8:31 PM btw Frances (greatscottpresents) lives up in Malibu. That was the first fire to start, on Sunday I believe. I hope she's ok. This is SD Cty: zed, I think at least part of the reason that they're showing the sparsely populated areas is because while the populated communities burn, they're completely blocked off on the ground. Overflights do little good because the smoke is so thick. Now that the fires are out in some of the populated communities, the media is getting in both on the ground and in helicopters and I'm seeing a lot of burned homes in the news.
aflunky	Date: October 25, 2007 @ 6:47 AM On 24th Oct 2008, Cryxan said: It doesn't compare one bit to what happened in Katrina's aftermath. San Diego is a wonderful place. Amen to that Cryxan, Great Journal BTW. Arnold came down today to check out the situation, offered, all sorts of food, medical aide, funding, etc. Yet cuz we were prepared and handled the situation right, we're gonna need very little other then what we have already. Because we learned from the past and aren't afraid to lend a helping hand, this will not be as disastrous as some of the other tragedies. Last week (before the fires) I had lost a $500 ring in the bathroom of a Subway restaurant and didn't even realize it. I was in walmart an hour later when I guy stops me and goes "Is this your ring? We saw you wearing it in subway and found it in the bathroom." How many places can you actually feel that secured? I'm so proud of my community and what it has become.
KitRumble	Date: October 25, 2007 @ 7:09 AM I love San Diego mate - you have a right to be proud of that crazy beautiful place.
zedsalt	Date: October 25, 2007 @ 10:58 AM Yeah, it isn't that I thought the sole reason for the focus was the opulence of the areas they've been showing. It was the sensationalist approach the newsmedia so often takes that struck me as a little sad. I mean, there's one family who keeps getting subjected to pictures of the charred remains of their worldly goods because of the way their car's rims melted and flowed down the driveway. I didn't really think about access until last night, when I repeatedly saw news crews only a few yards away from the firefighting. "We're really in the way here, Bob...endangering ourselves, the firemen, search and rescue...but just look at this footage we're getting!"
aflunky	Date: October 25, 2007 @ 5:19 PM http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071025/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush
Cryxan	Date: October 28, 2007 @ 5:03 AM The most newsworthy item about President Bush's visit was the fact that while he was here, all air traffic was grounded. INCLUDING firefighting aircraft, even though the word was that this would not be the case. While he was here, there was a flare-up, I think in Poway, and firefighters on the ground had to haul 1,000 feet of hose up a hill to get to it. A helicopter could have put it out so much easier. He should have delayed his visit until we were done taking care of business.
ebarbarella	Date: October 29, 2007 @ 9:49 PM so sad All our love and prayers from here to San Diego's community, hope everyone can get back safe to a home