Still in your house ??? Hoping the Fallbrook fire keeps blowing over my head and does not come down the river.
I did not mapquest your house but it must be close
My prayers are with you and your family and neighbors Giz.
Coyote
Yeah...are you both ok? We have friends in Irvine out near Santiago Canyon who I'm worried about too. They're blowing it off...much to my dismay...If it get's close...get out...(I'm from Florida...same as a hurricane).
What we need is a good slow moving, low wind T. S. from California to Ga. and all points South. Good Luck; it is better to "get - going" while you can!
My prayers are with you all my Calif friends.
My nephew is a LA County FF, I am sure they are doing their best to help out you guys in the path.
nepas
AKA Desert Rat Rick ;D
I was wondering last night if any of my friends here were in danger from the fires. Hope all of you and your families and friends stay safe.
Be careful out there folks. The streets may get crowded and shelters limited. If it is too close get out while you can. We will be praying for all involved.
One of my brothers is a CHP stationed in Moorpark / Thousand Oaks area. It is a frigging mess according to him. He lives in Camarillo and they plowed all the crops down around the houses to keep it safe. Nasty business going on down there to say the least. Prayers are out for all of you folks down there and I sure as heck am not complaining about the snow we have up here!
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Many thanks to all of you. I just called Gizmos cell and he and his house is fine as far as is known.
San Diego continues to "smoke" - about a quarter million people are evacuated from thier homes. We are still ok with just a vol. evacuation in my area. Huge amounts of smoke but can be coped with as long as house is shut up and you keep the blower on the furnace running for a little filtration.
Gizmo has been mandatory evacuated since Monday at 1:00. His house is still ok but the house on his street toward the top of the hill is gone. Well actually it and a couple hundred others are falling from the sky and being blown out to the ocean now. He is currently checking out of a high dollar hotel room in downtown SD and will likely go to some friends home in Point Loma.
Our current situation is watching incredible amounts of ash fall like snow (and dirt flakes) and waiting for an evac order.
It is interesting situation with so many fires and such a large area effected. We all have many options on where to go but many of the options are temporary because the situation with the fire changes so rapidly.
Continues to be an exciting time.
WCK
Well i really hope and pray that you'll all be safe, and that this situation ends as soon as possible! (http://www.weekendhobby.com/offroad/ISUZU/icon/icon50.gif)
LilSmoker (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/Tip-Hat.gif)
Interesting link fr those really bored.
http://www.10news.com/news/14396200/detail.html#
I hope that all turns out well for all of those effected by these fires.
thanks for the update...
me and that wench micki have been concerned about the gizzerdmoe and the wckansasan...
we have been riding santiago and silverado canyons on a weekly basis... its nice out there... only 8 miles from here... lots of horses and donkeys out there... we hope they are ok...
we started in anaheim this morning... then to oxnard... then back to anaheim... ash and smoke is everywhere across that whole distance...
you indigenes folks have a lot more experience than me... im only on my 5th santa ana wind season here in the socal... this however is the most relentless and the strongest i have experienced in the last 5 years...
wishing everyone the best...
owrstrich
Stay safe everyone. Hopefully these will end soon and let us know if there is anything we can do to help.
It is not a pretty site on the TV and only 1st hand experience can understand what these people are going through.
My prayers are with you.
Brad
All I can do for you here in SW Virginia is pray and wish everyone out there the best. We're right at 15 inches below normal for rainfall this year and are suffering a severe drought. We got almost an inch of rain today,(more than we've had in over 3 months combined) but if I could get it out there to you guys somehow, I'd give you every drop. Peace.
Truely appreciate the prayers and best wishes folks. THEY WORKED.
The great fire fighters saved our house and all of the neighbors right around me. The fire came right up to the fence in the back yard. Never thought I'd be so happy to have a smokey house and ash (that is not from the bradley). The key being the word house was still in the sentence. Took a picture of the house at the top of our street. Military vehicle in the corner was occupied by a couple of our other great contributers to this country, and protecting the rubble from looters. I brought them Black Forest salami, cheese and Ritz crackers, along with a couple bags of beef jerky, grapes and bottles of water. They have been pretty well cared for by the neighbors and it was well deserved. Took about 10 hours of cleaning just to be able to see the bottom of the pool. The picture will show why. Hopefully in a week the water will be clear again.
We were suppose to have hosted a party yesterday for friends and family of our daughters fiance. After learning of our situation, they called and asked if we would still be interested in getting together even if we just ordered pizza. We had quite a few folks over yesterday and my brother this morning to help us get washed down so we agreed. Was able to pull off quite a feast with a prime rib, 3 chickens (Ice, the sauce came today and was a hit.. :) ), crab dip, shrimp c0cktail with atomic horseradish, artichoke dip, and a few other things here and there. The visitors were very appreciative and amazed that my Wife and I were able to pull so much together in such a short time. Did I mention that we also had to run down to my sister's 20 miles away to pick up the rest of our clothes and belongings from the evacuation and my TUX and the shop?
There are still folks out there in peril and of course all those not as fortunate that have lost their house so keep the prayers and wishes up.
My back yard fence. The trees were not brown on Sunday and you could not see the culvert due to the vegetation that could not be removed due to some ecological preserve ruling. We feared it might be a fire hazard. Looks like we got it removed despite the beauracracy.
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q78/GizmoPhoto/20071025_24.jpg)
I am now opening a New Revitalizing alkaline spa treatment.
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The park on the corner up the street, this morning.
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The last house on our street. The one next to it (not pictured) was not much better but was not listed as a total loss on the web site. I think a few people would disagree.
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q78/GizmoPhoto/20071025_51.jpg)
Glad you and your family are ok Giz.
As you know i am a Calif Native so i know how these fires are. My nephew is one of the brave FF battling some of these fires.
We here in nepas area are praying for all.
nepas
:o Wow! I am happy for ya Giz. Really feel for the folks out there. I once lost a home in a fire due to an electrical short. At a minimum it is a very depressing ordeal.
That's very shocking Giz :'( almost seems like something from a science fiction movie, except when you've had enough of the movie you can flick to another channel.
On the up side, it's nice to hear you and the family are all ok, and your house managed to survive, apart from a dirty pool etc (http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Others/good-news-175.gif)
Everybody that's involved are in our thoughts and prayers (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/Good-Luck.gif)
(http://www.weekendhobby.com/offroad/ISUZU/icon/icon50.gif) LilSmoker (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/Tip-Hat.gif)
Wow.... Very good news Gizmo!
It certainly appears the big guy was lookin' after you for sure. I really feel for the people who have lost everything.... certainly on the bright side is the loss of life has been minimal which is the biggest concern.
Mike
Gizmo,
Glad to hear you family and house are safe.
It is very eerie looking at those pictures and how the fire almost picks and chooses where it goes.
Glad everything has worked out OK for you and your family Giz. Pretty unbelievable pictures. As long as no one got badley hurt is the most important thing I guess, but I'd imagine the poor people who lost their homes are having a difficult time.
Best wishes.
Carter
Whew!!! Glad to see the house made it Giz. Now the cleaning starts :o ;) :) Take care, Pat
thanks for the update gizzerdmoe...
how much for 4 hours in the pool... im sure its fabulous for the skin...
owrstrich
1 bottle of Febreze. ;D
Just think Giz. Now you can go to the store and buy ribs or chicken and it will be smoked by the time you get home!!! ::) :D My bad. ;D
do firemen like smoked meat...
good news Giz, I wish everybody out there could have been as lucky as you
Great news Giz........This made my day........I'm relieved for you and your family.
Coyote
First: I'm glad to learn that you pulled through this calamity relatively unscathed.
But what I really wanted to say is that I'm proud you were able to put together that feast with everything else that's going on around you. A little piece of sanity in crazy surroundings and undoubtedly a welcome release after all the stress and fear.
We did something similar back during the Loma Prieta earthquake. Transformers had blown all over and fridges and freezers weren't getting any juice. We fired up quite a few barbeques and cooked quite a bit of meat and made sure a fair amount of beer did not get warm that night. A big island of a block party while we were receiving news about the fires in SF, the collapsed portion of the Bay Bridge, and the collapsed freeway connection in Oakland.
Take care and best wishes
Thanks All,
The neighbors here had a block party yesterday. We were not able to attend as our daughter was getting married.
The hardest part was probably today. Was over at Sears to pick up some household tools for the newlyweds and a lady was there picking up a set of pliers. She asked if we were fire fictims and I feared our fortune was not hers. My fears were confirmed as she lived just around the corner from us on Sierra Linda. Really hard to find the words that would be magical enough to help.
Gizmo, just do the best that you can do. Your emotions and feelings are probably so confusing. You have gone through alot. Hang in there and keep the faith.
Brad
Sometimes there are no words that can help. Actions always do. Even a simple hug can work wonders to those who have lost everything.
Quote from: Wildcat on October 28, 2007, 07:10:58 PM
Sometimes there are no words that can help. Actions always do. Even a simple hug can work wonders to those who have lost everything.
Yeppers. Well put. Hang in there Giz.
Was wondering how hot it was at the house during the fires. I remember today that I had a Min/Max history reading on the "Weather Station" with a temperature probe mounted outside on the lower patio.
154.5 Degrees was the max. Guess I should have hung a few sides of beef sliced up for jerky before evacuating. Would have been slow smoked, cooked and dehydrated. :-\
WOW Giz....even hotter then we get!!! That's scary hot!
Giz: wanted to make a few temp/cooking cracks following your last post, but didn't want to be out of line. Hope all is well in your locale.
Just curious: what was the Thanksgiving menu and what (many) items did you contribute to the feast?
La Quinta,
I thought you would appreciate the heat factor.
Consiglieri,
Thanksgiving was at my sister's and this year, I did not bring down additional meat products (first for a long time). Just brought down a pumpkin triffle.
This was one of the smallest gatherings we had so we didn't have quite the usual fare. Was still a great time and the break from smoking wasn't bad.
Sometimes it's nice to be the cook... Sometimes it's better to be the guest ;D.
Glad you had a vacation.