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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 07:57 PM Original message |
Fire currently unstoppable: "will go all the way to the ocean" says San Diego Fire Captain |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. Horrible. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Thanks..this is |
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emlev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Thank you for that n/t |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. THanks, much obliged to the URL. Just emailed to a friend per her request |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. Let's hope we get a |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. I heard tonight on the news the winds could be blowing through Thursday. I |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. A map of its path might be useful... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I've heard some officials say.. |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. At least a couple arsonists at the same time? |
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tyedyeto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Here in southern Arizona.... |
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durablend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 09:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Were they wearing Blackwater gear? |
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tyedyeto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 09:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. No, just a retiree at the Am. Legion |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 07:44 AM Response to Reply #24 |
52. Kool-aid is the official beverage of the American Legion. n/t |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 09:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Makes one wonder. |
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musiclawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
57. That's probably bullshit |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 09:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
28. Arson is nothing new. There are always a few twisted freaks |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 10:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. Greece was arsonists. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Also it's been windy for a few days and power lines have blown down in some areas. |
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alstephenson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. The wind blew power lines down, igniting some of the fires.... |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. I don't understand this situation at all... |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Maybe it's just me... |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. 100MPH winds can down a LOT of power lines. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #17 |
38. How about burying the power lines? |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 12:26 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Lighting can still strike underground lines. Repairing *those* is a daunting task. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 01:43 AM Response to Reply #38 |
46. In the mountains and hills? The fires don't necessarily start in neat subdivisions. n/t |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 01:53 AM Response to Reply #13 |
47. Dry fire season, Santa Ana winds, only takes a spark to start a wildfire. |
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Misskittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Yes. The strong winds blow fire embers all over and wherever they land, a fire can start. |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 10:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. The best of luck to you and your family Miss Kitty. |
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Misskittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 07:15 AM Response to Reply #30 |
49. Thanks. n/t |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. Try This Map |
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fed-up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 11:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. heartbreaking to look at the swath of destruction/evacuation on the google map...nt |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 12:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
40. The big wind gusts (60-80 mph) will blow embers 1-2 miles... |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. OMFG! |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
15. This is horrible. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
16. . |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
18. We need to invent a gel that we can spray on a house that will keep it |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 09:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Some guy was hawking a spray on product on CNBC and CNN today |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 11:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. Do you have any idea what year was the cut-off for the usage of asbestos |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 12:28 AM Response to Reply #34 |
43. Around here it was about 1979 |
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ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
20. Holy crap |
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lala_rawraw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. oh god... |
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CitizenLeft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
25. oh no |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
32. Across downtown? |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 10:57 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Oh, surely not! Cities have too much concrete, don't they? |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. That doesn't mean it wouldn't be able to wreak havoc on the edges, though. NT |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-23-07 11:53 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Its not even close to Downtown SD |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 12:16 AM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Further north... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 12:29 AM Response to Reply #32 |
44. If it tries to burn across downtown San Diego the bums will piss it out |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
42. It may take out my Tecate cypress but it won't burn up my orchid plants |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 08:19 AM Response to Reply #42 |
53. I hope you're safe where you are... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 08:42 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. My biggest problem is a pocket canyon across the street |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. latest reports say the wind is possibly slacking off some... |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
45. Any word on the San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park near Escondido? I just looked at the map you have and |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 02:26 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. I heard its O.K.... |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 07:28 AM Response to Reply #45 |
51. I was wondering too. There this this from 2 days ago..... |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
50. Too sad |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
55. WHERE IN THE FUCK ARE THE FEDS? |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
58. I don't know what to say. |
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