Cali wildifires

Almost · Peregrine Joined: Jul 05, 2007 Posts: 95

anyone else besides myself affected by these? Half of San Diego is burning right now fortunately I'm in the half that isn't burning, but it may be soon.

Anyone else live near the areas like me or am I alone out West? Razz

Coag · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:35 am EDT Post subject:

My Aunts and Uncles on both sides have been forced to evacuate. Lost contact with them last night. Still waiting to hear if their homes are okay. Sad

Tiky · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:13 am EDT Post subject: Re: Cali wildifires

A lot of people I work with are out in San Diego as that's where our headquarters is. Nearly everyone I know was in the forced evacuation part of town, but that's in Rancho Bernardo. Haven't received any updates yet. One guy had the fires about 100yds from his back yard, so for him it's not very promising. Sad

Hopefully you won't have to evacuate Almost.

Sandboxer · Proletarian Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 863

northern california entered its rainy season and we have had substantial rainful this month so we are safe up here. i've seen some crazy videos - scarry stuff.

Almost · Peregrine Joined: Jul 05, 2007 Posts: 95

Tiky wrote:

A lot of people I work with are out in San Diego as that's where our headquarters is. Nearly everyone I know was in the forced evacuation part of town, but that's in Rancho Bernardo. Haven't received any updates yet. One guy had the fires about 100yds from his back yard, so for him it's not very promising. Sad

Hopefully you won't have to evacuate Almost.

RB got hit hard, from whats been shown on the news here RB and Poway are devastated, one of the news reporters was broadcasting his own house burning down before him =/.

I'm not in the evacuated part..yet, live in Carlsbad the fire is still many miles away, but its entirely dependent on the wind. Reverse 911 called my house and said prepare to evac but it isnt mandatory, and I won't be leaving until I know exactly whats up

Almost · Peregrine Joined: Jul 05, 2007 Posts: 95

Coag wrote:

My Aunts and Uncles on both sides have been forced to evacuate. Lost contact with them last night. Still waiting to hear if their homes are okay. Sad

That sucks Coag =/, you know what part of SD they live in?

Tiky · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:28 pm EDT Post subject: Re: Cali wildifires

Yeah, sorry about your family out there Coag. They'll be OK. I know the phones out there are a mess right now. As with all my co-workers, my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your relatives.

And yeah, RB is wiped out. The hotel I usually stay at when I travel out there is the Rancho Bernardo Inn(RBI). According to the news maps, it along with the golf course is firmly in the fire area. It was mostly a wood structure, so I imagine it's just embers now. It's going to be weird when I finally have to head back out there.

Almost · Peregrine Joined: Jul 05, 2007 Posts: 95

that sucks Tiky, how often you come out here?

Tiky · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:53 pm EDT Post subject: Re: Cali wildifires

Usually only 2-3 times a year. Not a lot. I usually went to the Elephant Bar after work, and I heard from someone out there that the houses right behind it were already burning down. I'm guessing it's gone now. That's too bad too because they usually had some really good Happy Hour specials! Very Happy

Almost · Peregrine Joined: Jul 05, 2007 Posts: 95

I didn't even know there was an elephant bar in RB, theres one where I live about 15 minutes from there, I know your pain though that place has incredible food haha

Sandboxer · Proletarian Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 863

ye ealephant bar is a chain - there are several in the san fran bay area.

Almost · Peregrine Joined: Jul 05, 2007 Posts: 95

oh dang, never knew that

oh and Tiky they just said on the news the kitchen of the RB Inn caught fire but they were able to save the place before the rest of it burned down, good news for you Very Happy

Coag · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:39 pm EDT Post subject:

Almost wrote:

That sucks Coag =/, you know what part of SD they live in?

Rancho Penasquitos

Almost · Peregrine Joined: Jul 05, 2007 Posts: 95

That's pretty close too, was there place alright?

Good news is all the fires turned back east and they're burning into the mountains/desert so SD is fine now, all the mountain towns might be in for it though

Coag · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:24 am EDT Post subject:

Yeah, last I heard on Wednesday night is that the winds changed and the fires weren't moving towards them anymore. Which was good, since one set of aunt and uncle had the fire less than 3 miles from their house when they evacuated. My heart goes out to all those people who weren't as lucky. Sad

Tiky · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:14 am EDT Post subject: Re: Cali wildifires

Worst i've heard so far from my co-workers out there is that one guy lost a couple trees in his back yard. Grass is burned halfway through his backyard, but his house is fine. That's a close one! He seemed up beat about it all though saying it gave him a good reason to go buy a chainsaw now.

A good number of folks have been allowed to move back into there homes, so it sounds like they're pretty much OK now.

Hope your aunts and uncles places are all OK Coag.

Eagleeye · Inactive Joined: Jun 27, 2007 Posts: 35

Looks like my Aunt and uncle are safe. They live in a suburb of LA. Looks like any fires that made it near there went around them.

Qali · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:57 am EDT Post subject:

Yeah, my parents live in the San Fernando valley so they're safe from the fires but the smoke is starting to annoy them. I was down there this past weekend, the 2nd day of the fires and there was just tons of smoke everywhere. It's starting to get better though, i think the worst is over.