The West Coast is on Fire

[Eureka]

I'm on the Northern Coast of CA and the air is filled with smoke everywhere. Ash on my car and the sun/moon is red. A friends house burnt down near hwy 299. Seems to be lots of fires everywhere. Anyone here dealing with this? We need some of that rain from Texas.

[Eureka]

Heatwave as well. That is not fog in this pic.

[eDave]

That second pic is incredible. Wow. You in danger?

[Eureka]

That second pic is incredible. Wow. You in danger?

No danger for my town except air quality. Luckily we can run away from fire if necessary. The fires are far from my house but that second pic is right next to my house. There's a yellowish strange glow to the daylight tho. This has been going on for a week now.

[kcxiv]

We just suffered through the mariposa fires and whatever burnt has made my life an itching fucking nightmare. Its not as bad as it was, but it still out in the air, i need rain in the worst way. lol. I live SUPER close to that fire that happened a month or 2 ago.

NOw we have another one in the north valley. ughh! ash everywhere. Its really fun right now. Its a good thing, the heatwave is over now. We need some damned rain!

[Nickhead]

we are on 'alert' here in the blue mountains. gusts over 50kph, no rain for some time, mix in a few dropkicks and there are bound to be more fires here this year in NSW. two words. pine needles.

[Kiimo]

From my friend's balcony in Studio City

https://i.imgur.com/xkBYCDn.jpg

[Buehler445]

Yikes.

I know a pretty good chunk of Canada is on fire also.

[Bowser]

What the hell is going on these days? The west is on fire, the south is under water, and Florida is about to get blown off the map.

[Bowser]

And that haze has made it to KC. Sunset is nothing bet a big red ball in th esky.

[eDave]

What the hell is going on these days? The west is on fire, the south is under water, and Florida is about to get blown off the map.

Climate change. We were warned.

[Frazod]

What the hell is going on these days? The west is on fire, the south is under water, and Florida is about to get blown off the map.

Weather's been great up here, though!

[Pablo]

What the hell is going on these days? The west is on fire, the south is under water, and Florida is about to get blown off the map.Poor little ol' flyover Missouri is just hunkering down for a three day stretch in the low 70s.

[Bowser]

Weather's been great up here, though!

I was going to put how it's been pretty damned pleasant around here lately in spite of all this, but thought it would be kinda dickish to say it. LMAO

[Rasputin]

From my friend's balcony in Studio City

https://i.imgur.com/xkBYCDn.jpg

Gojjira

[BleedingRed]

Thanks Trump........

[Donger]

Climate change. We were warned.

LMAO

[Frazod]

I was going to put how it's been pretty damned pleasant around here lately in spite of all this, but thought it would be kinda dickish to say it. LMAO

Happy to take that bullet for ya, buddy! :D

[ptlyon]

Good luck and be safe everybody

[Bowser]

Climate change. We were warned.

http://files.abovetopsecret.com/files/img/jb54f9cc70.jpg

[Frosty]

The view out behind my office just now. Should be a nice clear, blue skies day. Instead, I'm sitting in my office with my eyes and nose burning. We don't even have any big fires close to us currently. The Okanogan fires in central Washington are so big that they are sending this smoke and some ash over the mountains from 100 miles away.

[MahiMike]

Cat 5 coming here. If the chiefs win Thursday night it's a sure sign of end of days.

[The Franchise]

Yeah, we've got hazy skies up here as well.

[iSavedLatin]

Hot, hot days in Seattle yesterday, today, and tomorrow. My black car was grey this morning from ash and what should be a clear, sunny day has turned into an ominous looking dark orange. The smoke is heavy enough you can look at the sun without blinding yourself. The furniture on the patio smells like a campfire. I'll be happy when this heat goes away. The dogs are miserable and few people have A/C.

[The Franchise]

Yeah the heat has been the worst. It was 115 degrees on Friday and Saturday.

[ModSocks]

Yay! Good! I hope everyone dies in a fire and the west coast falls into the ocean!

/All the mid-west haters.

[RobBlake]

Was like 98 degrees at 1130 in central California

[KChiefs1]

What the hell is going on these days? The west is on fire, the south is under water, and Florida is about to get blown off the map.


Fantastic weather down here.

[KChiefs1]

Poor little ol' flyover Missouri is just hunkering down for a three day stretch in the low 70s.


It's beautiful.

[beach tribe]

BRING ON THE HURRICANE!!!

I just bought a new truck. These rich girly men down here are going to be chasing me down the street to shove money in my pockets..


Come ooooon IRMA!!!! Whooo!

[007]

And that haze has made it to KC. Sunset is nothing bet a big red ball in th esky.

I was wondering why the sun seemed so orange yesterday evening.

[rtmike]

It's supposed to reach 99 today, better than 102 forecast yesterday.
But good gravy, the air quality....
Earlier this year were other fires that had the Portland area air quality worse than the 2 baddest Chinese cities.

We've lived here since '90. This last winter was by far the worst and now this summer is the same.

My wife's truck. This is at 7:15 am, the sun should be blinding from the left.

[DaFace]

I certainly can't complain - Colorado has been relatively tame this year in terms of wildfires - but the smoke here yesterday was about as bad as it's ever been in terms of non-local fires. I had to shut the house up due to getting congested and my eyes watering.

Hope they can get things under control soon.

[Kiimo]

What the hell is going on these days? The west is on fire, the south is under water, and Florida is about to get blown off the map.

I mean, if you want a specific answer for this Burbank fire...

It snowed and rained so dang much that it catapulted California out of a drought. It snowed in the mountains so much this year that Mammoth closed for the ski season in AUGUST.

That's great for the drought, yay Superbloom in the desert.

However all that overgrowth in the mountains combined with the crazy stupid hot weather now and the fires were entirely predictable. The Santa Ana winds haven't even hit yet. This is the first of MANY upcoming wildfires in SoCal.

[OldSchool]

I remember the San Diego fires a while ago. That was a pretty crazy fire. Hopefully this one isn't as destructive.

[Buehler445]

I mean, if you want a specific answer for this Burbank fire...

It snowed and rained so dang much that it catapulted California out of a drought. It snowed in the mountains so much this year that Mammoth closed for the ski season in AUGUST.

That's great for the drought, yay Superbloom in the desert.

However all that overgrowth in the mountains combined with the crazy stupid hot weather now and the fires were entirely predictable. The Santa Ana winds haven't even hit yet. This is the first of MANY upcoming wildfires in SoCal.

Thanks for the explainer.

[The Franchise]

I mean, if you want a specific answer for this Burbank fire...

It snowed and rained so dang much that it catapulted California out of a drought. It snowed in the mountains so much this year that Mammoth closed for the ski season in AUGUST.

That's great for the drought, yay Superbloom in the desert.

However all that overgrowth in the mountains combined with the crazy stupid hot weather now and the fires were entirely predictable. The Santa Ana winds haven't even hit yet. This is the first of MANY upcoming wildfires in SoCal.

And idiots.....don't forget the idiots.

The fires up in Oregon were started by a dipshit playing around with fireworks.

[saphojunkie]

If climate change were real, God would send us a sign. Like, floods or fire or hurricanes earthquakes in St. Louis.

[Randallflagg]

What the hell is going on these days? The west is on fire, the south is under water, and Florida is about to get blown off the map.


The biggest problem is that the western states will NOT cut back the bush - they want it to grow. So, when a fire starts, it has plenty of fuel.

Pretty much it in a nutshell.

My Wife and I just back from visiting friends in Wyoming. The smoke from the fires was so bad, you could hardly see.

[ModSocks]

The biggest problem is that the western states will NOT cut back the bush - they want it to grow. So, when a fire starts, it has plenty of fuel.

Pretty much it in a nutshell.

My Wife and I just back from visiting friends in Wyoming. The smoke from the fires was so bad, you could hardly see.

And what's your theory as to why they want it to grow?

[Kiimo]

Wildfires are good for the land even if they aren't good for homes or lungs.

It's why they let Yellowstone burn. It's part of the cycle.

[Randallflagg]

And what's your theory as to why they want it to grow?

Hell, I don't have a clue - couldn't even begin to tell you, but it's a fact. My Friend that lives in Wyoming - tells me that the brush hasn't been cut in years (Budget maybe?)
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So apparently, when lightning strikes or some dumbass camper doesn't put out his fire, this is what happens.

[Randallflagg]

Wildfires are good for the land even if they aren't good for homes or lungs.

It's why they let Yellowstone burn. It's part of the cycle.

Indeed. Here, they set the parks on fire (to burn back the overgrowth) every year - at least at Heritage Park in Olathe..

[ptlyon]

Probably the tree huggers at work and the pine beetle

[ModSocks]

Hell, I don't have a clue - couldn't even begin to tell you, but it's a fact. My Friend that lives in Wyoming - tells me that the brush hasn't been cut in years (Budget maybe?)
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So apparently, when lightning strikes or some dumbass camper doesn't put out his fire, this is what happens.

I see.

It'd be a helluva lot of brush to take care of. I don't imagine that's really possible considering most of our vegetation is dead brush.

SoCal does do controlled burns though. Quite often actually.

[Shaid]

Hell, I don't have a clue - couldn't even begin to tell you, but it's a fact. My Friend that lives in Wyoming - tells me that the brush hasn't been cut in years (Budget maybe?)
-
So apparently, when lightning strikes or some dumbass camper doesn't put out his fire, this is what happens.

Remember the dust bowl of the 30s? That's one answer.

On a more personal note, one year way back on the farm we had some pretty draught type conditions. Growth was pretty bad. The neighboring farmers plowed everything under and looked down on my dad for not doing the same. He let the weeds, etc. all sit. Well, it stayed dry and get pretty windy as well. A lot of people lost topsoil, my dad gained topsoil. The farm consistently outperformed all surrounding farms for years after that.

Brush keeps topsoil in place. If you are wondering on why they don't cut back all the sagebrush in Wyoming, same reason plus throw in that it's pretty expensive to cut it all down.

[kcxiv]

What the hell is going on these days? The west is on fire, the south is under water, and Florida is about to get blown off the map.

im willing to bet that the fires are all man made accidents or people just being extremely stupid. the rest yall can debate about that.

[kcxiv]

Was like 98 degrees at 1130 in central California

this is not new though, this happnens most every summer for at least a week, i remember about 10 years ago, we had 115 degree weather for a week straight, it was hot.

[vailpass]

I have to be in San Jose the week of the 25th. Get your shit straight by then California I do NOT like delayed flights.

[lewdog]

Over 1 Millions acres burned in Montana alone.

Doesn't get any mention anywhere though.

Sad.

[lewdog]

Ash is falling from the sky daily this week across most of Montana.

Glacier National Park is on fire.

I've never seen anything like it.

http://1qb1ow3qfudf14kwjzalxq61.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GAL_4377.jpg

http://krtv.images.worldnow.com/images/8371320_G.jpg


Current air quality in largest city in the central part of the state. People saying while rain might help, the entire state really needs snow to stop this.

http://krtv.images.worldnow.com/images/14696178_G.jpg

http://krtv.images.worldnow.com/images/14820231_G.jpg

[KCUnited]

Over 1 Millions acres burned in Montana alone.

Doesn't get any mention anywhere though.

Sad.

Yep. My brother said they got to enjoy about one month of summer there due to the dangerous air quality the rest of the time.

[listopencil]

Yeah the heat has been the worst. It was 115 degrees on Friday and Saturday.

Up here too. It's fucked. I'm making sweet, sweet love to the AC unit.

[listopencil]

I have to be in San Jose the week of the 25th. Get your shit straight by then California I do NOT like delayed flights.

You'll be fine. The Summer Of Hell won't touch San Jose at the end of September.

[Bowser]

Up here too. It's fucked. I'm making sweet, sweet love to the AC unit.

I bet that leaves a pleasant after-aroma throughout the house.

[listopencil]

I bet that leaves a pleasant after-aroma throughout the house.

At least I'm not all sweaty.

[Kiimo]

https://twitter.com/AlexSteffen/status/905129440094519296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.somethingawful.com%2Fshowthread.php%3Fthreadid%3D3806443%26pagenumber%3 D698%26perpage%3D40%23post476103103

[Buehler445]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DI-qEdwUwAAtdff.jpg

Yeesh.

It is not better in Canada

http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/dmf-viewer/?siteid=5131184402955244847

[listopencil]

It's trying to rain now. I keep hearing rolling thunder about every twenty minutes and we got a short drizzle. At least the temp dropped quite a bit. All of a sudden it's under 75 degrees and the Sun's not down yet.

[stevieray]

Moon was bright orange last night.

[Buehler445]

Wind has been out of the east now. It has helped a lot.

[Fish]

Can't we just have HAARP direct the stupid hurricane over the fires? It would take like 60-75 chemtrails at most....

[Hoopsdoc]

Can't we just have HAARP direct the stupid hurricane over the fires? It would take like 60-75 chemtrails at most....

LMAO

Maybe they haven't thought of it or Trump has to tweet it first. Perhaps you should alert them.

[EPodolak]

Was just on vacation last week at the Columbia gorge outside of Portland. Prettiest place I've been in years. Hate to hear kids with firecrackers causing it to burn.

[vailpass]

Nature has been doing this since way before man built homes in her burn path. It's how she refreshes.

[suzzer99]

I'm on the Northern Coast of CA and the air is filled with smoke everywhere. Ash on my car and the sun/moon is red. A friends house burnt down near hwy 299. Seems to be lots of fires everywhere. Anyone here dealing with this? We need some of that rain from Texas.

Damn I was there two weeks ago after the eclipse - in the Redwood Parks. Glad this shit waited.

Do you ever drive down the Mattole Rd? I think that's the most scenic, unique road in the US. It's not even labeled a scenic byway. I'm guessing because it couldn't really handle the traffic of a lot of tourists? Also it's always pretty windy right? And probably foggy? I hit it on a rare sunny day last Thursday I think.

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/21083376_10155607319383926_8687831258126214915_o.jpg?oh=7d411e5202fcb315d05ec402059df51e&oe=5A202428

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/21122216_10155607320183926_2205228344718691959_o.jpg?oh=b05e84864205686fde4305652693dba7&oe=5A226FD7

I wonder how much you could buy that house and property for?

[suzzer99]

I guess the latest fire in the Columbia Gorge was started by someone setting off fireworks. Idiots.

[Shag]

From Oregon:

https://i.redd.it/5xcin759e4kz.jpg

[Buehler445]

From Oregon:

https://i.redd.it/5xcin759e4kz.jpg

Motherfucking fuck that.

I'd find a different course.

[Bowser]

From Oregon:

https://i.redd.it/5xcin759e4kz.jpg

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/05/us/05onfire1_xp/05onfire1_xp-master768-v2.jpg

[Eureka]

Damn I was there two weeks ago after the eclipse - in the Redwood Parks. Glad this shit waited.

Do you ever drive down the Mattole Rd? I think that's the most scenic, unique road in the US. It's not even labeled a scenic byway. I'm guessing because it couldn't really handle the traffic of a lot of tourists? Also it's always pretty windy right? And probably foggy? I hit it on a rare sunny day last Thursday I think.

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/21083376_10155607319383926_8687831258126214915_o.jpg?oh=7d411e5202fcb315d05ec402059df51e&oe=5A202428

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/21122216_10155607320183926_2205228344718691959_o.jpg?oh=b05e84864205686fde4305652693dba7&oe=5A226FD7

I wonder how much you could buy that house and property for?

I've been out that way a few times. I'll agree it is an awesome road with great scenery. It can be foggy but mostly towards the coast. Lots of weed grown out there so best not to drive down any other roads if you're not local. Property is very cheap in some parts mainly because it's in the middle of nowhere. It's probably the cheapest CA coastline left.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Nature has been doing this since way before man built homes in her burn path. It's how she refreshes.At least one of these was human-started.

[vailpass]

At least one of these was human-started.

Which makes no difference at all. One way or another it's going to burn at some point.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Which makes no difference at all. One way or another it's going to burn at some point.It's interesting that human activity gets lumped in with "nature." If that's the case, what isn't due to "nature"?

[suzzer99]

I've been out that way a few times. I'll agree it is an awesome road with great scenery. It can be foggy but mostly towards the coast. Lots of weed grown out there so best not to drive down any other roads if you're not local. Property is very cheap in some parts mainly because it's in the middle of nowhere. It's probably the cheapest CA coastline left.

One way or another I'm gonna hike the Lost Coast next summer.

[BWillie]

Calexit is happening

[lewdog]

Most of the fires in Montana are lightning strikes in fact.

[lewdog]

And personally, Montana needs to do a better job of random and structured logging to thin forested areas so these burns are better able to be fought in the future and hopefully won't burn as quickly. It's called selective logging I think. Looks like this.

https://scontent.fphx1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13932909_828015417298226_4635319431795143225_n.jpg?oh=abbb961f0c24d5c8f806b6e2a4c1e154&oe=5A532A17

[suzzer99]

Eureka, I've decided your part of the world is my favorite for outdoor activities in all of CA.

One question though - are most people in Eureka morbidly obese, or did I just see a skewed sample size while I was there? Btw I'm pretty overweight, so not judging. Just curious.

[The Franchise]

Northern California is crazy right now. Over 70,000 acres burned. 1,500+ buildings destroyed. 3 miles outside of the town that I work in and some of these fires are 0% contained. I have friends that are already evacuating their homes. Shit is fucked.

[Eureka]

Eureka, I've decided your part of the world is my favorite for outdoor activities in all of CA.

One question though - are most people in Eureka morbidly obese, or did I just see a skewed sample size while I was there? Btw I'm pretty overweight, so not judging. Just curious.

This area is the best for outdoor activities! There are def some obese people here. Most don't dress up like they do in the rest of CA like LA/BAY. Women who are a 6 in the Bay area automatically become an 8 in this area lol. The weather is mild so lots of homeless people live here during the winter.

Just had a customer in the store who was telling me his daughters house burnt down in Santa Rosa. Said she went to bed at 3 AM thinking no way the fire was getting to her neighborhood and then she woke up a few hours later to a mandatory evacuation.

The fire was spreading at a rate of a football field every 3 seconds due to the wind. That sounds crazy!

[19now11]

I'm on the Northern Coast of CA and the air is filled with smoke everywhere. Ash on my car and the sun/moon is red. A friends house burnt down near hwy 299. Seems to be lots of fires everywhere. Anyone here dealing with this? We need some of that rain from Texas.

imfrom fortuna. shits scary around here right now. i wonder what a tornado right now would do lol.

[Kiimo]

Well I mean we knew it was coming. This is the price of escaping from the drought in one epic snow season.

[19now11]

out door activity around humboldt county is awesome you just gotta dodge the homless camps and used needles layen around. from my understanding, about 5 years ago san fran gave free 1 way tickets to homless to our part of the state. eureka may be the worst city in cali.

[Kiimo]

They grow good sticky, though.

[DanT]

My thoughts and prayers are with the folks with deceased or unaccounted for loved ones and for folks who've lost their homes and keepsakes. The air quality is very poor right now, with all the smoke and ashes in the air, to the point where even folks without respiratory conditions could be adversely impacted. I live in Davis and work in Sacramento. Davis is closer to the fires in Napa and Santa Rosa.

Californians are good people, though. Lots of brave, smart and hardworking folks out there looking after one another, including fire fighters, police, nurses, doctors, volunteers, and folks managing and staffing emergency shelters in schools, churches and other spaces. A worrisome thing about the location of the fires is that there are quite a few elderly in those parts of the state.

[DanT]

Thing about California, though, is that the growing's so good out here, that all kind of fuel builds up, setting the stage for these fires.

Sunday caught me off-guard with how strong the wind gusts were. I somehow missed the forecasts or something, but those winds were crazy strong, which dries the vegetation and other fuel even further and then sends embers flying once fires do start, making them spread rapidly.

[kcxiv]

Wow, its smokey as fuck outside. The smell of Charcoal is in the air. This is pretty crazy. I dont live close to eureka either, but the smoke is fucking thick even where i live.

[vailpass]

Thing about California, though, is that the growing's so good out here, that all kind of fuel builds up, setting the stage for these fires.

Sunday caught me off-guard with how strong the wind gusts were. I somehow missed the forecasts or something, but those winds were crazy strong, which dries the vegetation and other fuel even further and then sends embers flying once fires do start, making them spread rapidly.

It's almost like it's nature's way. Like these kinds of fires have been happening for centuries and result in the fertilization and replenishment of the forest but we've only been noticing it since man decided to build homes in the path of organic progress. Weird.

[Hoover]

Yeah this sucks.

I'm headed other there for the Chiefs/Raiders game. My brother is an idiot Raiders Season Tix Holder. Anyway whenever I visit I take a spin through Napa Valley and enjoy some great restaurants. That all went to shit. My brother has actually left his house, its not currently in danger but the smoke is just awful.

[Garcia Bronco]

Climate change. We were warned.

Yes the climate changes, but these events have always happened and before man climbed form the primordial ooze.

[Garcia Bronco]

From Oregon:

https://i.redd.it/5xcin759e4kz.jpg

I bet the 3 Neros there missed their putts. And WTF putts with their glove on?

[kcxiv]

i tried to take pictures with my phone, but i swear it just ignores the smoke. Cant even see the smoke.

[ptlyon]

i tried to take pictures with my phone, but i swear it just ignores the smoke. Cant even see the smoke.

Clean your glasses

[The Franchise]

i tried to take pictures with my phone, but i swear it just ignores the smoke. Cant even see the smoke.

That’s outside our house last night.

[ptlyon]

That’s outside our house last night.

Why is your house laying on its side?

[The Franchise]

Why is your house laying on its side?

The fire man. It helps prevent fires.

[ptlyon]

The fire man. It helps prevent fires.

Awesome idea! I'll start laying down my house when I go out of town.

[TinyEvel]

That’s outside our house last night.

damn dude, you gonna be okay? The wind is supposed to come back tonight. I am putting together go-bags at our place in case Marin is next.

[displacedinMN]

I saw Calistoga was under the gun. Where does that leave the Vermeil winery??? I do not know the area very well.

Prayers to everyone involved....

[The Franchise]

damn dude, you gonna be okay? The wind is supposed to come back tonight. I am putting together go-bags at our place in case Marin is next.

We should be good...yeah. At least for a while I think. It’s about 3 miles outside the town I work in. The wife comes back this weekend, so we’re going to get some bags ready just in case.

[scho63]

Good luck and God Bless all your Northern Cali CP members. Stay safe! :grouphug:

[Ugly Duck]

Dang! I’m being surrounded by fire on three sides, and the other side is an ocean. Looks like Sonoma is going to burn, but the valley is all grapes and no trees - might act as a big fire break for Petaluma. We might be the only town in the county to survive. Several of my friends have lost everything. Feels like I’m in a frikken Twilight Zone episode.

[kcxiv]

That’s outside our house last night.

Im in the North Valley just south of Modesto, i heard it got worse in the evening, but i wasnt going out there. I have Allergies and it was fucking with my eyes.

[Buck]

I had heard there were some fires, but I didn't actually see how big they were until just now.

Holy shit. Stay safe.

[19now11]

Damn I was there two weeks ago after the eclipse - in the Redwood Parks. Glad this shit waited.

Do you ever drive down the Mattole Rd? I think that's the most scenic, unique road in the US. It's not even labeled a scenic byway. I'm guessing because it couldn't really handle the traffic of a lot of tourists? Also it's always pretty windy right? And probably foggy? I hit it on a rare sunny day last Thursday I think.

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/21083376_10155607319383926_8687831258126214915_o.jpg?oh=7d411e5202fcb315d05ec402059df51e&oe=5A202428

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/21122216_10155607320183926_2205228344718691959_o.jpg?oh=b05e84864205686fde4305652693dba7&oe=5A226FD7

I wonder how much you could buy that house and property for?

i go there all the time. property is super high due to all the pot growers.

[Ming the Merciless]

I'm in Santa Rosa, we evacuated monday. I am back home for tonight..everything is fine with my house. Kids and family safe. My mom's house also was in evacuation zone. I have lots of friends who lost their houses. Was so crazy ...i was in the traffic that evacuated monday morn 3 am.

Love you all. Will post more later.

[Ugly Duck]

I have Allergies and it was ****ing with my eyes.


I don’t have allergies and was ****ing with my eyes, too. It’s more smoke than air outside. I recommend a canister respirator - we don’t want to filter the smoke out of the air with our lungs.

[The Franchise]

I'm in Santa Rosa, we evacuated monday. I am back home for tonight..everything is fine with my house. Kids and family safe. My mom's house also was in evacuation zone. I have lots of friends who lost their houses. Was so crazy ...i was in the traffic that evacuated monday morn 3 am.

Love you all. Will post more later.

Glad to hear everyone is safe.

[DanT]

I'm in Santa Rosa, we evacuated monday. I am back home for tonight..everything is fine with my house. Kids and family safe. My mom's house also was in evacuation zone. I have lots of friends who lost their houses. Was so crazy ...i was in the traffic that evacuated monday morn 3 am.

Love you all. Will post more later.

Good to hear. Good luck to your friends.

[DanT]

Dang! I’m being surrounded by fire on three sides, and the other side is an ocean. Looks like Sonoma is going to burn, but the valley is all grapes and no trees - might act as a big fire break for Petaluma. We might be the only town in the county to survive. Several of my friends have lost everything. Feels like I’m in a frikken Twilight Zone episode.

Stay safe, Ugly Duck!

[Ugly Duck]

Stay safe, Ugly Duck!
Thank you..... I know several people in Pawnmower's position. We got the "pack your go-bag" order last night, but thankfully they never had to put us on "standby."

[sd4chiefs]

Even the pot farms are on fire. :deevee:

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/12/smallbusiness/california-cannabis-fires/index.html?iid=surge-story-summary

[Eureka]

I'm in Santa Rosa, we evacuated monday. I am back home for tonight..everything is fine with my house. Kids and family safe. My mom's house also was in evacuation zone. I have lots of friends who lost their houses. Was so crazy ...i was in the traffic that evacuated monday morn 3 am.

Love you all. Will post more later.

My lil sister lived there for years. Lots of her friends have lost homes. Her old house and neighborhood is gone. These fires are turning out to be worse than hurricanes or floods. Stay safe man!

[scho63]

Even the pot farms are on fire. :deevee:

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/12/smallbusiness/california-cannabis-fires/index.html?iid=surge-story-summary

Free high!!! :drool:

[scho63]

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