As of last night in San Diego county 500 homes had been destroyed and 250 damaged; 100 commercial buildings destroyed and 75 damaged; at least 145,000 acres have burned; and over 250,000 people have been evacuated. They continue to say that it is just going to get worse before it gets better. The last I heard some areas are only 5% contained...some areas 0% contained. The more I listen to the news...the more evacuations they have.
We are in the city and the majority of the fire is happening North of us. Most of the news is urging people to stay off the roads, conserve energy, do not make calls on your cell phone, etc. It kind of makes you feel helpless. Everyone in San Diego is trying to help out in any way they can. Welcoming people into their homes...donating time...most of the evacuation centers have even announced on the news that they have way too many volunteers and to just stay home for now. It is very odd to just watch everything on the tv and not being able to do anything.
smoky views from our house
I have a few friends that have been evacuated and one that even saw her house burn down on the news. It is just so devastating and it really just seemed to come with no warning. I cannot imagine seeing photos of your home going down in flames. She mentioned that when they were told to evacuate she had no time to grab anything. There were literally flames on her street that she had to drive through to leave. I cannot even imagine.The air quality is pretty bad. As you can see from the pictures above, the city is covered in a cloud of smoke and everything smells like a campfire. Even here in the city our balcony has a small layer of ash covering the ground.
Well, we just got a call from stage management. The show for tonight is canceled. Apparently, the air quality is so bad in the theatre that they do not want people sitting there for 2 hours and 40 minutes. Obviously, I think this is the smart thing to do considering all the requests not to drive and not to overuse electricity. I just never thought they would cancel considering they really like to make dinero. Glad to know they are looking out for people.
My thoughts go out to everyone affected in and around the San Diego area. I just hope that they get this under control soon.
3 comments:
So glad ya'll are safe! I hope those fires die down VERY soon.
The Chicken dish looks great and so do the brownies. I talked with Elwin Greenwald, the guy the owns Elwin's Scones, and he sent a tape to the Food Network for his own show. I'll let you know if he gets the job. I think he would be great. We ate at Schoolcraft College last week. They are one of the best culinary schools and their restaurant is extraordinary and incredibly inexpensive. I don't know if they have a web site. We will be going again Nov 09 for a Chinese buffet and then the next night we will be eating at the Lark. I hope I make it through the weekend. Wish you were here so you 2 could enjoy all the good food.. . .Bon Appetite. . .Je t'aime. . .Mama
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