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Topic: San Diego's burning.
Dr. Gee
Say it Loud, Say it Plowed!
posted 10-26-2003 02:44:52 PM
It seems like half the fucking county is on fire when you see some of the pictures on the news.

Right now the fire is kinda doing an inverted L thing along the 15 and the 52 freeways. I know the fire's about 3 miles away from my house right now, but it's blowing away from Mira Mesa. Death toll last i saw was 7 confirmed deaths with 2 more being investigated.

Alidane
Urinary Tract Infection
posted 10-26-2003 02:45:48 PM
Consolidating my thread into your thread for posterity (and since you won!)

quote:
Old thread said
It appears my family moved at the right time.

Just got word that at ton of people from my High School lost their houses this morning, to the fire in Scripps Ranch, in San Diego. Apparently, that's like, one of four fires burning in Southern California...

Good christ, my roommate went home this weekend too, back to San Diego...

This is just nuts....


[ 10-26-2003: Message edited by: Alidane ]

Sean
posted 10-26-2003 02:46:04 PM
Weenie roast!
A Kansas City Shuffle is when everybody looks right, you go left.

It's not something people hear about.

Razor
posted 10-26-2003 03:26:24 PM
Yea, I can't get home now. I'm stuck at a friends house because the CHP/CDF have closed the I-15, and the I-5 is backed up to hell and back. I am also not feeling the best, almost asmatic.... FUCK YOU FIRES!
Astronomy is a passion...
Engineering is a love...
My job isn't a job, it's my career, and I love every minute of it: Observatory Superintendent
Synjari
Warrior Princess
Cookie Seraphim!
posted 10-26-2003 03:27:14 PM
*grin* gotta love them fires. Used to it in this area of the country tho.
"Villiany wears many masks, none of which are more dangerous than virtue." - "Sleepy Hollow"
Kermitov
Pancake
posted 10-26-2003 03:28:45 PM
never realized how many Californians there were here.
Synjari
Warrior Princess
Cookie Seraphim!
posted 10-26-2003 03:32:02 PM
California.. like Texas.. isnt exactly a small state ;D *tickles Kerm*
"Villiany wears many masks, none of which are more dangerous than virtue." - "Sleepy Hollow"
Dr. Gee
Say it Loud, Say it Plowed!
posted 10-26-2003 04:36:32 PM
every single freeway in San Diego has been closed down over 90% of the length of the freeways.

So wherever you are now, you're gonna stay there until this is over.

Legonaire
Pancake
posted 10-26-2003 04:36:46 PM
Helped a buddy get as much stuff out of his house as possible, before the police threatened to arrest us if we didn't leave, 10 minutes later his house was engulfed. Now I am back at my house doing the same thing because it is rapidly approaching there as well.......
This is how they say FUCKING STUPID !!!
If animals weren't supposed to be eaten, then why are they made out of meat ??
Dr. Gee
Say it Loud, Say it Plowed!
posted 10-26-2003 04:38:09 PM
jesus dude, hope you get out alright.

less posty more packy

Gikk
SCA babe!!!
posted 10-26-2003 04:38:59 PM
Good luck, Lego. Stay safe - my thoughts are with you all in CA.
Razor
posted 10-26-2003 04:48:05 PM
Good Luck Lego. Now we're looking at a total of over 100,000 acres burned just in the past 14 hours in the northern fire. The one in south bay is now at 16,000 acres, and Pendleton is sitting at 10,000. Finally got our fire plane back from San Berdoooo.

I was able to look to the sun directly and see the sun spots on it. The main ones that caused yesterdays solar storm we got...

Luckly we all got friends around here. *sighs*

My home finally got it's share of ash an hour ago, it was the last clear place in the county west of the fires. It's orange and brown right now. I just hope my friends over by grossmont college are able to get away.

You can see it on satelite images even...

Astronomy is a passion...
Engineering is a love...
My job isn't a job, it's my career, and I love every minute of it: Observatory Superintendent
Death of Rats
Pancake
posted 10-26-2003 05:10:34 PM
Good luck, i'm up at my girlfriends house in yucca valley, with no way home.
A particularly crafty sea lion is befuddling the Army Corps of Engineers, who have come to believe the 1,000-pound mammal is either from hell -- or from Harvard.
Dr. Gee
Say it Loud, Say it Plowed!
posted 10-26-2003 05:31:53 PM
a plane just crashed on the freeway

news said 163 and Balboa

Razor
posted 10-26-2003 05:34:44 PM
left leg off take off, now air traffic country wide is being affected, The FAA have evacuated from the SW radar control. not good at all.
Astronomy is a passion...
Engineering is a love...
My job isn't a job, it's my career, and I love every minute of it: Observatory Superintendent
Drysart
Pancake
posted 10-26-2003 05:54:26 PM
Is there any map anywhere showing the areas affected by the fires?
Falaanla Marr
I AM HOT CHIX
posted 10-26-2003 05:56:50 PM
Glad I didnt come out to cali this weekend.
Razor
posted 10-26-2003 05:58:27 PM
Unfortunately no map I can find yet, but the smoke can be seen via satelite image.


News Stories: http://www.kfmb.com/topstory19312.html http://www.kfmb.com/topstory19313.html http://www.kfmb.com/topstory19318.html

and to add, thier working on a map right now on the weather pages. pretty much we have 2 major lines of fire... going to look for a weather.com map

[ 10-26-2003: Message edited by: Razor ]

Astronomy is a passion...
Engineering is a love...
My job isn't a job, it's my career, and I love every minute of it: Observatory Superintendent
Ferret
Poing! Poing!
posted 10-26-2003 05:59:14 PM
sux2bSoCal har har

Seriously hope you guys all get out all right that are affected.

Legonaire
Pancake
posted 10-26-2003 05:59:42 PM
Still here and still no mandatory evac, found a small image of where the fires are, hope this works.

[ 10-26-2003: Message edited by: Legonaire ]

If animals weren't supposed to be eaten, then why are they made out of meat ??
Razor
posted 10-26-2003 06:04:03 PM
Ok, Here's how bad the smoke is... It's comming from just on the coast, and trails to the SW:

Animated http://www.weather.com/weather/map/92107?name=southwestusvisiblesatellite_large_ animated&day=1

And we just lost our Dopplar Radar....

[ 10-26-2003: Message edited by: Razor ]

Astronomy is a passion...
Engineering is a love...
My job isn't a job, it's my career, and I love every minute of it: Observatory Superintendent
Drysart
Pancake
posted 10-26-2003 06:47:15 PM
Dr. Gee
Say it Loud, Say it Plowed!
posted 10-26-2003 07:07:24 PM
Damn. The smoke goes way the hell out.
Demos
Pancake
posted 10-26-2003 07:08:38 PM
They're replaced the SETI satellites in that part of the country with a new technology: Smoke signals.

Seriously though...that sucks. Hope everything goes ok for you EC'ers out there.

"Jesus saves, Buddha enlightens, Cthulhu thinks you'll make a nice sandwich."
Gork
Pancake
posted 10-26-2003 07:28:07 PM
All this fire + Supermarket workers on strike =

My Dad wakes me up this morning and goes come look at this... Out the front door the sun is shining bright red. The sky is black with smoke, and off to the south I could see the header from the South Bay(Southernmost) fire burning away.

Now hes off at the firestation, covering almos the entire Point Loma District, he wont likely be home for 3 or 4 days...

On a brighter note CDF supposedly has *some* of its Air Tankers Flying now, but there just arent enough of em to make any real difference.

You see, we have these fucking Pyro's that wait all year for the Santa Ana winds to come up, then they go and torch some fields... Hope they will throw in some Murder charges if they find out someone lit these intentionally.

Another Unsolved Mystery is goin' down in history.
Dr. Gee
Say it Loud, Say it Plowed!
posted 10-26-2003 07:37:46 PM
California has been getting endlessly bitchedslapped over the last few months
Dr. Gee
Say it Loud, Say it Plowed!
posted 10-26-2003 07:44:35 PM
#11 confirmed death.
Synjari
Warrior Princess
Cookie Seraphim!
posted 10-26-2003 07:52:27 PM
=( This is getting worse by the minute.. =/ *hugs Gee and all the Californians* will be hoping and praying for you.. I got some folks I really care about that live that way too.. as it stands my ex is staying behind in his home til he is told to evac.. but still.. effin worried. =(
"Villiany wears many masks, none of which are more dangerous than virtue." - "Sleepy Hollow"
Palador ChibiDragon
Dismembered
posted 10-26-2003 08:07:07 PM
Ouch.

One on my PBEM GMs is working near some of those fires. He posted that two highways near his work place had been shut down, but they hadn't evac'ed the building yet. So, they had to keep working, at least till it gets worse.

That was at around noon. I hope I hear from him soon.

I believe in the existance of magic, not because I have seen proof of its existance, but because I refuse to live in a world where it does not exist.
Dr. Gee
Say it Loud, Say it Plowed!
posted 10-26-2003 08:44:47 PM
The mayor basically said, "Hey fuckers, this is serious. Don't fucking go to work tommorow, take care of your goddamn kids at home, and most of all STAY OFF THE FUCKING FREEWAYS. It's already hard enough getting emergency vehicles to the fires as is on a SUNDAY. We don't need to add monday traffic to that."

This is also the first time I can ever remember San Diego being a disaster area.

All school districts in SD county have cancelled school tommorow and the Chargers game has been canceled too.

Upwards of 200 houses destroyed just in the city of SD area. And that's a very conservative number.

[ 10-26-2003: Message edited by: The Dread Pirate Skittles ]

Broadzilla
Pancake
posted 10-26-2003 08:47:37 PM
Two words:

Holy.Shit.

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Elvish Crack Piper
Murder is justified so long as people believe in something different than you do
posted 10-26-2003 08:53:14 PM
Not to be unsensitive to people in sandiego, but why are you posting on EC when raging fires are ensueing?
(Insert Funny Phrase Here)
Led
*kaboom*
posted 10-26-2003 09:05:49 PM
If anyone sees my dad, please do me a favor and shove him into the nearest burning building.

K thx la~

Aaron (the good one)
posted 10-26-2003 09:11:19 PM
aahhhh family love
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Alidane
Urinary Tract Infection
posted 10-26-2003 09:28:35 PM
quote:
This one time, at Elvish Crack Piper camp:
Not to be unsensitive to people in sandiego, but why are you posting on EC when raging fires are ensueing?
Hey, how about people who don't live in San Diego but have family there?

Plus, not all of San Diego has been evacuated...just a growing percentage of it. It's just second nature for a lot of people to talk about something like this...

Pvednes
Lynched
posted 10-26-2003 09:48:39 PM
Elvish Crack Piper
Murder is justified so long as people believe in something different than you do
posted 10-26-2003 10:22:50 PM
quote:
Alidane was naked while typing this:
Hey, how about people who don't live in San Diego but have family there?

Plus, not all of San Diego has been evacuated...just a growing percentage of it. It's just second nature for a lot of people to talk about something like this...


Umm, I was referring to peple like lego who said they were in sandiego and were evacuating but still had time to post:/

(Insert Funny Phrase Here)
Ares
posted 10-26-2003 10:25:59 PM
Reminds me of British Columbia.. This summer they had fires like you wouldn't believe...in Kawona I think...

Now they are having flash floods in the same area... Poor people...

Stay safe you guys

Razor
posted 10-26-2003 10:34:44 PM
Yea, fires are still bad enough, although they've cleared up some of it around the 15 I still can't go home because there are still to many flames south of the 52, and now I have to worry about 50 friends that live real damn close to the fires now, one's already been evac'd because she lives near Mission gorgue....friggan fire, take out my friends will you DIEDIEDIE
Astronomy is a passion...
Engineering is a love...
My job isn't a job, it's my career, and I love every minute of it: Observatory Superintendent
Drysart
Pancake
posted 10-27-2003 12:51:38 AM

Just for reference, SOE is located right between the 805 and the 15 freeways, on the northern edge of the gray area between the freeways on that map. The Santa Ana winds are carrying the fires toward the west.

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