The air currents and the angle of the sun have changed. So I can see the plume from my neighborhood again. Though I still can't see the mountain range any more.
We're taking a moment ... and we're done.
Oz ,'Chosen'
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Sean K - Aug 30, 2009 9:55:02 am PDT #21364 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Laga - Aug 30, 2009 10:19:13 am PDT #21365 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
quick containment ~ma for the fires. I can't see anything from my house except a lot of haze. Clean air ~ma for youse guys who are closer.
Sean K - Aug 30, 2009 11:36:59 am PDT #21366 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Photo dump from the last hour or so.
Sean K - Aug 30, 2009 12:10:55 pm PDT #21367 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
More apocalyptic. I didn't take this one. I found it on Flickr, but it's taken from considerably further away from the fire than I am.
dcp - Aug 30, 2009 12:25:59 pm PDT #21368 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
omnis_audis - Aug 30, 2009 1:20:27 pm PDT #21369 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
This link is freaky! [link] Watching the fire spread. Not sure if the right side towards the end is two fire lines joining, or just one cresting to be visible on this side of the hill. Either way, AMAZING!
And this video, the amount of SMOKE! [link] Boggles the mind I tell you.
But this one spooked me the most: [link] It looks real close to the power transmission lines. I recall one fire while I was in CA that took out a section of those, and caused some blackouts! That would suck.
Stay safe California-istas!!
Sean K - Aug 30, 2009 1:37:28 pm PDT #21370 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
This fire is causing blackouts as far away as long beach (all depends on where you're getting your power distributed from). The fire has, in fact, taken out power lines, and is still threatening the massive communications array atop Mount Wilson.
Sean K - Aug 30, 2009 1:39:35 pm PDT #21371 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
And this video, the amount of SMOKE! [link] Boggles the mind I tell you.
That one is time lapsed, of course, but I think it's condensing an hour or so into about a minute, so it's not that sped up. Just enough to give you a feel for the way the plume changes over a relatively short amount of time.
NoiseDesign - Aug 30, 2009 2:16:57 pm PDT #21372 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
Actually a number of the blackouts are being cause by the fact that we've got triple digit heat across LA and it's just the typical game of too much demand from things like AC units. My car said it was 106 out when we pulled up to the house a few minutes ago.
Barb - Aug 30, 2009 3:07:09 pm PDT #21373 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Lewis just texted me from the conference. Apparently several of the stores in our area have been robbed in the last few days at gunpoint. Same group of thieves-- organized hits.
Dear God, I'm worried. His store is in one of the most economically depressed areas of the city. I mean, he's not going t be there for the next five days, but I wish he didn't have to be there at all.