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California Fires (November 2008) - Page 3
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anch
United States5457 Posts
today is like the hottest day in November ever, friggin had to do patio remodeling, weather was killing me. | ||
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jayTOH
United States23 Posts
Two days ago while I was in the bathroom taking care of business, my phone rings and the answering machine picks up. It was one of my neighbors calling - "Hello?! Hello? I'm calling to warn you that there's a fire near your place. It's near your backyard. Be careful!" Now, I live in SE San Diego, but last year even we had ash floating around our streets. At the time, I wasn't aware that there were already fires up north. Knowing what could happen, I was so scared that I got the hell out without cleaning myself up. As I was dashing to my backyard, I was thinking so many things --"Where are the firetrucks? Why can't I hear their sirens? What do I take? Where do I go?" There was, indeed, a fire about 100 yards away. Thankfully, it was a small one, and there was little wind to spread it around as the canyon is all dry brush. It took two firetrucks, two helicopter drops, ~10 firemen, and about 25 minutes to extinguish it. Despite how small it was, I couldn't move or stop watching out of fear. Seeing a fire ablaze so close to your sanctuary is one hell of a scary sight. I heard from my neighbors later in the day that it was a nearby highschool student who started it. Punks. I can't imagine what the people up north are feeling. I'm praying that it'll all be put out soon, and also for the safety of everyone up there. | ||
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LOcDowN
United States1015 Posts
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PanoRaMa
United States5070 Posts
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + on a serious note, I really want to see how red the sky is. Whenever my USC and UCLA friends tell me about forest fires I get so curious  | ||
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DwmC_Foefen
Belgium2186 Posts
I hate natural disasters, if I see one on the news I always feel depressed :p for like... 10mins but yea... Disasters =/= cool | ||
Bill307
Canada9103 Posts
On November 16 2008 07:54 Mikilatov wrote: Those are some pretty disturbing images, the second one looks like the end of the freaking world. Sucks that this type of thing seems to occur year after year after year. =( FYI, a number of wildfires start naturally, and in places where they occur regularly, the natural life living there has adapted to it. In fact, in some cases life has evolved to NEED the regular wildfires. E.g. there is a species of tree that reproduces only after a fire: its pinecones are designed to open only after the extreme heat of a fire. So although this is tragic for humans, it is probably a normal part of the life cycle for the animals and vegetation living there, and may even be necessary for some of them. Kind of like how floods can be very beneficial in nature. So the fact that they occur regularly might actually be a good thing, even if we don't fully understand how. | ||
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Bill307
Canada9103 Posts
Anyway, I hope you guys with family in the area will find out that they are safe and sound, and I am sorry for your losses (of houses, etc. assuming everyone evacuates safely). | ||
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timchi
United States57 Posts
hope you guys are okay and safee | ||
KwarK
United States43968 Posts
Onion take on the fires. | ||
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Phearlock
Norway400 Posts
Norway in winter is quite safe though. Hope everyone over in SoCal is alright (doubt it, but can hope for it). | ||
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turk
United States383 Posts
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.risingdragoon
United States3021 Posts
Silly reasons destroyed so much. | ||
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HeadBangaa
United States6512 Posts
On November 17 2008 02:43 Bill307 wrote: By the way, where are all the people who posted about Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, saying the people living there were stupid for building in such a vulnerable place, in a region prone to hurricanes and situated below sea level? And saying that you did not want to waste more tax dollars to help those families rebuild in New Orleans, only to have to rescue them again in the future? Where are you guys now to apply your logic here, to the regular wildfires in Cali? Anyway, I hope you guys with family in the area will find out that they are safe and sound, and I am sorry for your losses (of houses, etc. assuming everyone evacuates safely). That makes no sense. Hurricanes and shit are act of nature. This fire was started by a kid. | ||
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clazziquai
6685 Posts
The sky/scenery looks soooooooooooooooooooo amazing. Beautiful. I really want to see it. But it really is bad news. I hope it will turn out well... | ||
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Semagdnim
United States126 Posts
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