| 23rd October 2007 07:15 PM |
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| LadyJane |
These fires are unbelievable.
Mother Nature can be a real bitch, no?
Hope all our West Coast RO'ers and their families are safe.
LJ. |
| 23rd October 2007 07:21 PM |
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| fireontheplatter |
i've been watching these fires on the news...unbelieveable. |
| 23rd October 2007 07:32 PM |
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| steel driving hammer |
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| 23rd October 2007 07:33 PM |
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| pdog |
god is punishing us... |
| 23rd October 2007 07:34 PM |
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| Sioux |
Just terrible... I used to live out there, and the fires
seemed to get worse every year. There was always TV
footage of movie stars running out of their houses in
shock and horror. I remember seeing all of that as a
young child. Hoping and praying that the winds subside
and that no more homes/businesses are lost... |
| 23rd October 2007 07:39 PM |
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| MrPleasant |
Good luck, people. California is good because women are easy and you can plant aguacate. (Yes, I'm getting drunk again. Let's see if my posts, this night, are as bad as the ones from yesterday.) |
| 23rd October 2007 07:43 PM |
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| steel driving hammer |
The southern California wildfires are shown in this satellite image provided by NASA on October 23, 2007. REUTERS/NASA/
Horses stand in a pen as fire threatens the Bonita neighborhood in San Diego, California. More than 300,000 people have been evacuated and around 1,000 homes destroyed as ferocious wildfires raged unchecked for a third day across California on Tuesday.(AFP/
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| 23rd October 2007 07:43 PM |
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| fireontheplatter |
quote:
MrPleasant wrote:
Good luck, people. California is good because women are easy and you can plant aguacate. (Yes, I'm getting drunk again. Let's see if my posts, this night, are as bad as the ones from yesterday.)
best quit while you're ahead |
| 23rd October 2007 07:46 PM |
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| MrPleasant |
quote:
fireontheplatter wrote:
best quit while you're ahead
That's what they said to Steve McQueen, and he said: fuck! I'm gonna rape nuns and that's why people will put posters of me, hanging on their walls. |
| 23rd October 2007 07:49 PM |
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| fireontheplatter |
quote:
MrPleasant wrote:
That's what they said to Steve McQueen, and he said: fuck! I'm gonna rape nuns and that's why people will put posters of me, hanging on their walls.
ok, back to the fires and sympathy to the rich people [most of] whos houses are burning down |
| 23rd October 2007 07:51 PM |
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| steel driving hammer |
Global Warming? |
| 23rd October 2007 07:55 PM |
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| fireontheplatter |
quote:
steel driving hammer wrote:
Global Warming?
i was thinking mr pleasant was out there on a sunny day with a magnifying glass |
| 23rd October 2007 08:01 PM |
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| gorda |
quote:
steel driving hammer wrote:
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm . . .
I WANT A BABY!
I WANT TO BE A MOMMY NOW!
. . . sigh . . . |
| 23rd October 2007 08:02 PM |
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| MrPleasant |
quote:
fireontheplatter wrote:
i was thinking mr pleasant was out there on a sunny day with a magnifying glass
I am as harmless as a baby. on crack.
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| 23rd October 2007 08:12 PM |
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| fireontheplatter |
quote:
gorda wrote:
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm . . .
I WANT A BABY!
I WANT TO BE A MOMMY NOW!
. . . sigh . . .
i think mr pleasant is available. but he seems to be a crack baby with a drinking problem who likes to start fires.
still interested? |
| 23rd October 2007 08:20 PM |
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| MrPleasant |
quote:
fireontheplatter wrote:
i think mr pleasant is available. but he seems to be a crack baby with a drinking problem who likes to start fires.
still interested?
Stop being a cupid. I would be a horrible father. |
| 23rd October 2007 08:27 PM |
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| gorda |
No, I don't want a husband! I want a baby! I want to be a mother. But, I guess that will never happen, because I am taking a lot of prescription drugs to control my blood pressure. And, if I get pregnant I cannot take the blood pressure medicine because that would be harmful to the baby. But, if I stop taking the medicine, my blood pressure goes up and I could have a stroke or a heart attack. Oh well.
I'm thinking of getting a puppy. |
| 23rd October 2007 08:31 PM |
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| fireontheplatter |
quote:
gorda wrote:
No, I don't want a husband! I want a baby! I want to be a mother. But, I guess that will never happen, because I am taking a lot of prescription drugs to control my blood pressure. And, if I get pregnant I cannot take the blood pressure medicine because that would be harmful to the baby. But, if I stop taking the medicine, my blood pressure goes up and I could have a stroke or a heart attack. Oh well.
I'm thinking of getting a puppy.
no worries. mr pleasant has just the drug for you.
i think you two would make a lovely couple. |
| 23rd October 2007 09:26 PM |
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| MrPleasant |
Mr Pleasant is happy. |
| 24th October 2007 11:43 AM |
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| Slavegirl |
Pretty weird out here in the L.A. area...the sky is orange and it smells like smoke on and off. I'm safe in my area though but thanks everyone for the well wishes...we're used to wild fires out here but I don't think we've seen anything of this calibur for a long long time. |
| 24th October 2007 11:49 AM |
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| gypsy |
quote:
gorda wrote:
No, I don't want a husband! I want a baby! I want to be a mother. But, I guess that will never happen, because I am taking a lot of prescription drugs to control my blood pressure. And, if I get pregnant I cannot take the blood pressure medicine because that would be harmful to the baby. But, if I stop taking the medicine, my blood pressure goes up and I could have a stroke or a heart attack. Oh well.
I'm thinking of getting a puppy.
You are fast becoming one of my favorite posters!
Get a goldfish. |
| 24th October 2007 11:54 AM |
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| egon |
i have some family living in CA.
one of my cousins woke up at 4AM, as her garden was on fire.
she was evacuated together with her 12 horses.
her house is now gone.
This shit happens every year here in the south of france.
usually some fucked up person did it.
but i don't thin we ever experienced anything on this scale
all the best to everyone there |
| 24th October 2007 12:48 PM |
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| doo doo doo Dude |
Like Slavegirl said, lots of smoke and terrible air quality here in L.A. but for the most part we were spared. Seems San Diego and San Berdo got fucked the worst. I know a few people that were evacuated but getting word back that their homes were spared. Feel bad for those who weren't.
Weather's starting to cool a little so I think the tide is turning. |
| 24th October 2007 04:45 PM |
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| glencar |
This disco inferno is amazing! It never stops! At least one of the fires appears to be deliberately set. What a difference between the great organization of the displaced folks & their various animals compared to Louisiana. Gov. Schwarzennegger has done a nice job. Plus FEMA appears to be working right this time. I hope all goes well. |
| 24th October 2007 05:04 PM |
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| pdog |
quote:
glencar wrote:
This disco inferno is amazing! It never stops! At least one of the fires appears to be deliberately set. What a difference between the great organization of the displaced folks & their various animals compared to Louisiana. Gov. Schwarzennegger has done a nice job. Plus FEMA appears to be working right this time. I hope all goes well.
You know, it's white people and the homes are worth alot more money... Homeowners ins. is on the line, so people react b/c of the bottom line, and that's the bottom line... |
| 24th October 2007 05:14 PM |
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| monkey_man |
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pdog wrote:
You know, it's white people and the homes are worth alot more money... Homeowners ins. is on the line, so people react b/c of the bottom line, and that's the bottom line...
Not to mention all the big checks that get written to political candidates from Rancho Santa Fe! |
| 24th October 2007 05:23 PM |
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| glencar |
Yes but I've seen many black/Latino families at that Qualcomm Stadium. I think people have learned their lessons all around, from pols to poor people. I hope so, anyway.
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| 24th October 2007 05:28 PM |
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| tookthatname |
Everything is ok here where i live. As it is i'm in the middle of 3 fires but they are all about 20 miles apart. luckily the fire that started by the border went northwest, because it would have hit Tijuana if it had gone southwest. That would have been a MAJOR DISASTER. They have to truck water to every house fire anyways because in many neighborhoods the sewer can't handle it.
As was pointed out most of it is going through well to do neighborhoods with people who can afford insurance. Not to make light of it, but it will be more a big inconvenience than if someone who has no insurance were to get hit. 99% of them will recover from it
Air is bad though. i smoke maybe 2 packs a day, but this air has me feeling like 2 days after you get over the flu. Voice has changes in the last 2 days too. I've only really been getting in 4 hours of work then have to quite.
maybe 1/16 of an inch or so of ash inside my apartment all over everything, anyone wanna help mop it?
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| 27th October 2007 06:36 PM |
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| tookthatname |
Just got a few drops of rain, should help with the last of the fires
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| 28th October 2007 02:33 AM |
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| Olivia1962 |
I just got home from Mexico tonight i can tell the air is thicker. I can barley see the moon. |
