California Fires

[seductive_tee]

Those of you in CA are those fires anywhere near you all?

From the news they are reporting over this way, it seems like the fires are in the VERY wealthy areas.

[Pamalicious]

Just was watching this on CNN at lunch. They have moved like 200K into a stadium and the first thing I thought was I know they ain't sitting in their own shit, getting raped in the dark. I saw them wheeling in all kinds of shit for them. :beating

They know the everybody watching how they handle this disaster.

[seductive_tee]

Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson and quarterback Philip Rivers were among 40 members of the San Diego Chargers' organization who were forced to evacuate their homes as wildfires burned in San Diego County.

How far is San Jose from all this?

[aintnojoke]

We are no where near any of that. That's in Southern Cal, about 6 to 9 hours away in car. But I appreciate the concern.

Has anyone spoken to JL? I know she was in the SoCal area.

[Juicey1]

I've been following this incident.

It seems the fire fighters can't get a handle on the fire and set up fire lines to pretty much stop it from spreading because the wind is high and the embers from the fires are flying and starting new fires. This is scary.

I have relatives in San Francisco. I don't think thats close to where the fires are, at least I hope not. I will have to call my Dad this evening to see if he has contacted any of the SF folks.

[Tastey]

We are no where near any of that. That's in Southern Cal, about 6 to 9 hours away in car. But I appreciate the concern.

Has anyone spoken to JL? I know she was in the SoCal area.


The last time I spoke with JL she and her husband were moving to Hawaii. That was several months ago.

[seductive_tee]

yeah they said the winds were like 90+

[aintnojoke]

This happens every year around this time. Those Santa Ana winds are no joke.

[HulaSista]

Your family is ok. They are up here in the North with us.

I've been following this incident.

It seems the fire fighters can't get a handle on the fire and set up fire lines to pretty much stop it from spreading because the wind is high and the embers from the fires are flying and starting new fires. This is scary.

I have relatives in San Francisco. I don't think thats close to where the fires are, at least I hope not. I will have to call my Dad this evening to see if he has contacted any of the SF folks.

[sistuhchey]

my sister will be evaccuting.....the power has been on and off since Friday...she says their neighborhood watch...is itching to do something.....knocking on doors...leaving suplies...bull horns installed on every street....

I just spoke with her an hour ago......she's been working in the field...so she has a bag packed..and grabbed her lock box.....since I was up watching the news ..she said call me if it spreads...and wake my ass up...:hammer

[HulaSista]

my girlfriend is at home with her kids. i dont' think they are 'near' but they are 'surrounded' and stuck in their homes for the rest of the week. She can come back up here to the bay to family if worse come to worse.

[Juicey1]

Your family is ok. They are up here in the North with us.

I didn't get to call my parents last night. But I will call them sometime this morning.

[Babygirl]

I just talked to my girlfriend in San Diego, she said the kids are out of school until next week and some places have canceled work (her sister is off), but she says it is crazy there and they are evacuating. I saw Maria Swarteneger (sp) on tv talking about it..she have not aged well, but I digress...they are moving mountains for these folks during THIS disaster......but NO is still floating in muck this week...hhmmmm

[seductive_tee]

even assisting those on the mexican border.

[FoxEMomma]

Just was watching this on CNN at lunch. They have moved like 200K into a stadium and the first thing I thought was I know they ain't sitting in their own shit, getting raped in the dark. I saw them wheeling in all kinds of shit for them. :beating

They know the everybody watching how they handle this disaster.

I read how they have real mattresses for folks to sleep on there, free massages, food being turned away because its so much food already there.
WOW
Where was all of this when Katrina was going on?
Folks that were there in Katrina and are there in california talking about folks for Katrina were all panicky and feared. This folks in Cali are calm.

All I can say is WOW
And bush:
Bush steps up federal help in wildfire emergency, signs declaration that funnels money to property owners whose losses aren't covered by insurance.

WOW...

[seductive_tee]

I told ya'll these are folks who live in 3+ million dollar homes. Folks with MONEY

[Juicey1]

I talked to my mom this morning. My relatives are ok. They aren't near the fires.

[seductive_tee]

J, check the fires thread

[sistuhchey]

I told ya'll these are folks who live in 3+ million dollar homes. Folks with MONEY



but my sister's house is 675k...there are some a million+ in her vicinity.... fricckin California property is outrageous....

As far as moving folks into the stadium...we're talking about white folks...and SAN DIEGO.....whole different ball game....

The bay area has it shares of fires...and it's that time of the year too....but those fires occur in the Oakland Hills...let that shit spread down to to the flat land/bottom...and wipe out Oaktown....they'll have us in the Coleisum...reliving Katarina for sure....:blast

[Juicey1]

Just think...................the California fires was started by a lil badass playing with matches...........

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Officials blamed a wildfire that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes last week on a boy playing with matches, and said they would ask a prosecutor to consider the case.

The boy admitted to sparking the fire on Oct. 21, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Diane Hecht said Tuesday. Ferocious winds helped it quickly spread.

"He admitted to playing with matches and accidentally starting the fire," Hecht said in a statement.

Police did not release the boy's name. Los Angeles County fire Capt. Michael Brown only would say Wednesday that he was younger than 13.

The boy was released to his parents, and the case will be presented to the district attorney's office, Hecht said. It was not clear if he had been arrested or cited by detectives.

Arson investigators first talked to the boy's parents on Oct. 22 after determining the blaze began the day before in the back yard of their Agua Dulce home, Brown said.

The home was not damaged in the fire, Brown said.

Investigators initially considered a downed power line as the source of the fire, but never officially listed it as the cause.

The blaze, which spread quickly through the neighborhood, was among 15 or so major wildfires that destroyed some 2,100 homes and blackened 809 square miles from Los Angeles to the Mexican border last week. Seven deaths were blamed directly on the fires, six evacuees died of natural causes and one person died of a fall.

Authorities arrested five people for arson during that period, but none have been linked to any of the major blazes.

All but four of the blazes are now fully contained. Firefighters on Wednesday continued to cut lines around the remaining fires and kept a close eye on the weather.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Deputy Maribel Rizo said prosecutors were yet to determine if the boy's parents would be held accountable for any financial losses caused by the fire. Rizo did not know when prosecutors would be given the case.

Forecasters have said moderate Santa Ana winds could pick up later in the week.

Investigators have blamed an arsonist for setting a destructive wildfire in Orange County that blackened 28,500 acres and destroyed 16 homes.

Authorities were seeking the driver of a white Ford F-150 pickup truck spotted in a canyon area around the time the fire broke out. They said they wanted to talk to the driver, but stopped short of calling the person a suspect.

Officials offered a $285,000 reward to anyone with information that will lead to an arrest and conviction.

[ERinger]

His little ass would be on fire from a severe whooping. Followed by a Smokey the Bear fire safety video.