California Fires

[hsapiens]

Just heard from my family. One of my uncles lives with his family in Ramona, CA and has already evacuated. They (he, my aunt, their 3 dogs, 2 cats, and 3 parrots) are staying with my other uncle and his wife, who lives in Carlsbad, CA. There's already a half inch of ash in the yard in Carlsbad. :| They're prepping the house and yard as best they can but there's not a lot you can do against a hurricane with fire instead of rain. :| :|

Hope everyone on my f-list and your families are doing okay. And I hope California gets some rain STAT.

Comments

[betacandy.livejournal.com]

My understanding was that rain could hit electrical stuff that hasn't blown up yet and spark explosions. Or something. In any case it's not coming but it looks cautiously like we're starting to get the worst of this behind us.

I knew you weren't belittling the rebuilding process, and there's nothing wrong with looking on the bright side. I'm just finding that difficult because I'm here in the middle of it, breathing sooty air and longing desperately for rain (I used to hate rain; that should tell you how bad the draught is, that I get hopeful every time I see clouds).

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

GAH! That sounds horrible! No disaster is complete, I suppose, without the hundred calamities that follow on its heels. *sigh*

I completely understand your position. We weren't hit by Katrina but the overwhelming sense of disaster and depression at watching folks lose everything was just incredibly awful and something I would prefer to never repeat.

[betacandy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, exactly. Today, I'm feeling better. The fires are out of my mind unless someone brings them up.