Good grief, Stephanie. "Scary" is an understatement.
They're doing it backwards; walking up the down slide.
River ,'Ariel'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Jun 23, 2012 5:44:13 pm PDT #10977 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Jesse - Jun 23, 2012 5:45:24 pm PDT #10978 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good luck, Stephanie.
Stephanie - Jun 23, 2012 5:47:37 pm PDT #10979 of 30001
Trust my rage
As of 9m ago, twitter says 2000 acres, 0% contained. I signed up for reverse 911 calling just in case.
-t - Jun 23, 2012 6:02:53 pm PDT #10980 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yikes, Stephanie, stay safe! Twitter and reverse 911 services are such a boon for stuff like that.
Liese S. - Jun 23, 2012 6:15:24 pm PDT #10981 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Inciweb is my favorite resource for general overview info of the specific fires. Last year we had some really good local coverage for ours, but Inciweb has everything.
Connie Neil - Jun 23, 2012 6:15:41 pm PDT #10982 of 30001
brillig
And a new fire this evening, on the other side of the valley from the previous one. it's gonna be a fun summer.
Stephanie - Jun 23, 2012 6:24:31 pm PDT #10983 of 30001
Trust my rage
Liese, we used that last year for the Conchas fire in NM near my parents. It was a huge help. I actually had a FB friend send me a really detailed map. He works for FEMA or Northcom or something.
§ ita § - Jun 23, 2012 6:25:24 pm PDT #10984 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I work in the other direction now, but the fires recently seemed to not affect the city as much. When Simi Valley was on fire (yeah, when I went out and looked in two direction at burning horizon I just went home. That's not even a discussion I felt I needed to have with my boss.) the fires ran high hot and close enough that there was ash in West LA. And there were similar fires one of the last times my father came out here, but thankfully not so bad since.
Kat - Jun 23, 2012 6:26:58 pm PDT #10985 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Oof, Stephanie, hope things are okay.
I'm sitting on the front patio of our new place. I just watched the sky turn from mauve to pink to indigo. The weather is amazing. I could be drinking sparkling wine (which is what I did last night).
Any and all LAistas who want to come over and have some food and watch the sky with me tomorrow are welcome. The wifi, of course, reaches out here.
I won't even make you unpack boxes or build a bed.
Kat - Jun 23, 2012 6:28:07 pm PDT #10986 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
The fires where we live now have been bad really bad the last couple of years. Was it last year that it almost burnt Tujunga down? One of the houses we offered on would have been a fire risk if the Verdugos burned. Which they do on occasion.