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Old 10-24-2007, 04:56 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Re: Calif. fires burn 1,200 structures

Well, I'm right in the middle of it all. I live in the PB neighborhood, and is one of the few that's safe because i'm so close to the ocean. It's pretty crazy here, but still not as bad as the 2003 fire where there was so much ash in the air that you couldn't go out without burning your eyes.

A few friends had to evacuate their houses, and they all came and crashed at my house. It was like an unexpected dinner party.

San Diego and lot's of Southern California burns easily because it's very very dry here, and there's lots of dry, dead, brushes. These cities are pretty much built on desert lands - deserts that grow vegetation once a year (for two weeks it gets very lush here) but end up with dry, flammable material for the rest of the year.

No school for the kids, and no work for the grownups for a week is not too bad. But yeah, you've really got to feel for those who lost their homes.
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