Lots of nothing msbelle
One of my brothers best friends (and his Woman of Honor at his first wedding) lost her home in the LA fires. She and her family are ok but everything is gone. I just ...I hope all of the Buffistas stay safe in LA
I hope you don't think that I just come over for the spells and everything. I mean, I really like just talking and hanging out with you and stuff.
Willow ,'First Date'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
askye - Jan 10, 2025 6:59:48 pm PST #4462 of 4466
Thrive to spite them
Laura - Jan 10, 2025 7:04:13 pm PST #4463 of 4466
Our wings are not tired.
Lots of nothing~ma sent your way, msbelle!
Stress on top of stress with the false alarms! That is awful.
Susan W. - Jan 10, 2025 7:12:08 pm PST #4464 of 4466
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Health~ma headed your way, msbelle!
Pix - Jan 10, 2025 7:38:44 pm PST #4465 of 4466
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Nothing-ma, msbelle.
I have no words for what is happening in my beloved Los Angeles. It's horrific. At least 25% of our student body is currently evacuated, and we have 38 students with confirmed lost homes from the Palisades Fire. By the end, we suspect it will be closer to 100. The winds just shifted south, and the fire is headed down towards my beloved school and —More importantly — thousands more homes. ND and I know at least seven friends or family of friends who lost everything in the Eaton or Palisades fires. And they are still raging. The winds have died down a bit but are going to pick back up Sunday into next week.
We are safe for now. We've been lucky that none of the major fires came towards us when the winds were the worst, whipping 80 mph. We didn't have power for three days, but we have solar and battery backup that got us through all our basic needs. We are currently on a boil water notice, but we broke out the earthquake supplies and have plenty of purified. We are okay. But we've been on high alert since Tuesday, with ND staying up late and me getting up early, go bags and pet carriers ready. Of course, we live in the highest danger fire zone, so that could change in a second. But no one ever thought places like Altadena would burn, so I don't even know what high danger means anymore. We, at least, are always on high fire alert and are required to do clearance every spring and carry high risk fire insurance. The people in most of these areas never dreamed they'd be facing fires like this.
I love my county (and it is a county, not just a city). I believe we will rise from these ashes. But I'm heartbroken and riddled with grief right now.
DavidS - Jan 10, 2025 9:01:56 pm PST #4466 of 4466
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
But I'm heartbroken and riddled with grief right now.
That's a lot of loss.
It's impossible to assess such things as they happen, but this is a huge, historical regional trauma.
This is an inflection point in LA's history and will mark it, and those who lived through it.
It's just harrowing.