So Cal Fires!!!

[Running Mommy]

Ok so cal girls, check in!!! It looks like north san diego is in big trouble!
I'm worried about ya'll. My cousin lives in Canyon Country, and the fire up there is about a mile from her condo. She was racing home to pack some things when I spoke with her this morning. She has been through a lot of fires, but none this bad- or this close.

Please say a prayer for everyone out there. It's going to get really bad I;m afriad before it gets better. The winds are just not settling down.

Also saying prayers for all the large animals- horses, cattle,etc. that are stuck in these awful blazes.

Be safe!

Denise

[Brandi]

There are red skies this morning when I woke up! And now that the sun is coming up the skies are looking misty! And I live about 500 miles from San Diego. There is a terrible fire in Malibu as well where a friend of mines sister has a horse. I am checking in with them today to see how that is going. Everyone start doing rain dances. When the Santa Ana's blow this time of year the fires come and it gets bad! It is so brown and dry up here in San luis right now. I hope nobody does something stupid like throw a cig butt out a window!
PS and my poor nose is going nutt's with the smoke and crappy air blowing in.
Say prayers, mantra's etc.... for us here in cali that this warm weather goes away.

[smilingcat]

Hi,

thank you for your concern. It really is awful. Air stinks, my eyes are watering and I've got a horrendous head ache starting. Thinking of going home from work. Just not worth it.

There are several major fires going right now. SD is pretty bad. I used to ride all over in SD area and a beautiful little town called Ramona is being evacuated. They used to have Shakesparian plays there on summer nights...

Meanwhile my office is in Orange county near Irvine, and two of the major routes from the inland empire is shutdown for the morning commute. And it leaves only one available route to the heart of orange county where many of the people work. typical commute time is normally hour thirty minutes (each way).. it's going to be ?? (likely over two hours each way maybe three)

And then, the Malibu fire, the Presbyterian church that burnt down was the one my partner attended when she was in grade school. She watched on the internet as it burnt down. and everything else too. She is really torn by it. She said that the church was really old when she was attending the sunday services... Her mother wore a hat and white gloves to the services and my partner wore a hat too. People still wear white gloves and hats for Sunday service??

It's frightening up in Malibu, many of the homes up there have only one road for access.

I hope the wind dies down so that the firemen can contain the fires.

smilingcat

[Bluetree]

There are currently about ten fires raging in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and surrounding counties. It started about 5am yesterday when 40-80 mile hurricane winds knocked down powerlines in Malibu. The Santa Ana winds are wreaking havoc, with gusts over 100+mph reported in the canyons.

Many of my favorite canyon routes are on fire or evacuated (Santa Monica mountains, Santiago Canyon, etc). Weather forecasts are up to 100°F heat with no ceasing of winds for at least two days.

Sadly, fire investigators found that the Irvine (North Orange County) fire was arson.

[Running Mommy]

Blue- often the fires out there are arson.
My cousin that I was speaking of is an LAPD officer, and she tells me that it's common for those sick souls known as "fire bugs" to get an itch when one starts. Very very sad..

Please be safe ladies! I'm praying for you!!

[Fredwina]

I've also got a nice headache.
Tired to get in ride yesterday I want to go east(to check out some construction), wound up walking my bike to avoid getting blown over, had a flat, which was good, beacause otherwise I would have ran into this:
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_7245363
The DB is reporting a fire in Lake Arrowhead now, too.

[barrb46]

Sounds bad in the Ramona area where my friend lives. Just talked to her and she is safe along with her 2 horses, dog and cats.

60 MPH going on -- how do you stop a fire with that kind of wind?

Ok so cal girls, check in!!! It looks like north san diego is in big trouble!
I'm worried about ya'll. My cousin lives in Canyon Country, and the fire up there is about a mile from her condo. She was racing home to pack some things when I spoke with her this morning. She has been through a lot of fires, but none this bad- or this close.

Please say a prayer for everyone out there. It's going to get really bad I;m afriad before it gets better. The winds are just not settling down.

Also saying prayers for all the large animals- horses, cattle,etc. that are stuck in these awful blazes.

Be safe!

Denise

[ClockworkOrange]

OMG!..................Just saw the news on TV over here in England.

I am feeling so sad, the devastation and as RunningMommy said, the worry of all the animals.........and the small ones.

The first thought was the friends and TE members who live near the area, I am not religious but even I am saying a little prayer in my head for all of you out there.

I so hope it subsides pretty quick.

Take care and be careful.

Clock

[snapdragen]

A friend of mine in the San Diego area may be evacuating soon. Fellow over on Road Bike Review posted some pictures of the skies. Beautiful and frightening.

Be safe So. Cal folks!

[missymaya]

I hope of the teamestrogen gals out in SOCal are doing ok and in a safe place. My thoughts are with you and your loved ones.

[Bluetree]

250,000 are being evacuated out of San Diego areas. Last I heard there were thousands seeking shelter at Qualcomm Stadium.

So far, only one of the fires is considered arson. The rest are thought to be caused by downed powerlines and embers from other fires. Fire experts are calling this their "Perfect Storm"

[sundial]

I'm so sorry you guys are having to deal with this. I hope you make it to safety and that your friends and family make it too. I'm keeping you all in my prayers.

[MyLitespeed]

Over 100,000 acres have burned in San Diego County so far. The winds are expected to last through tomorrow (gusting up to 70 mph) in many areas of the county (Santa Ana winds) which blow out of the East. We have fires ranging from the Mexican border to the northern part of our county. Countless homes have been lost so far and it doesn't look like they will be able to contain the fires any time soon. In the 2003 fires they only had to evacuate 50,000 people so that tells you how big and powerful these fires are. Luckily we have had only one person die and approx 14 - 20 people hurt. When people are told by reverse 911 to evacuation they are taking it seriously this time. Over 250,000 people have been evacuated so far, many going to Del Mar Fair ground and Qualcom stadium and many other places around the county. Where I live in Lakeside, we have been extremely lucky, hardly any wind and no fires closer then 20 miles from us. San Diego will survive this horrible tragedy just as we have in past fires.

[kelownagirl]

Thinking about you all during this scary time. We lost 250 homes in our neighbourhood a few years ago and were evacuated for 10 days. I remember it well. Stay safe. People are more important than things...

[light_sabe_r]

Heart goes out to you SOCal girls. We were being shown vision of the "castle" mansion that was engulfed in a fireball. The Aussie media are focusing on the fact that Mel Gibson and Olivia Newton John may lose there homes. I can't help but say "Yeah well... What about the regular people living there? What about them? How many of them are homeless? How many of them are staying behind to protect their homes just like half of Victoria did when it burned last year???"

Hope all you girls are coping well. We're thinking of ya!