syscokid
Ambassador of War & Peace
Good news!We are back home just now and everything in our area is - thankfully - OK....
Wildfire:
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syscokid
Ambassador of War & Peace
Last year's California fires stats:
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This year's Cal fires stats as of 4 days ago:
At least over 600 structures destroyed.
What will be the stats after November? ...
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| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total fires | 8,527 |
| Total area | 1,893,913 acres (766,439 ha) |
| Cost | >$3.5 billion (2018 USD) |
| Buildings destroyed | 22,751 |
| Fatalities | 97 civilians and 6 firefighters killed |
This year's Cal fires stats as of 4 days ago:
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total fires | 6,190 |
| Total area | 198,740 acres (80,430 ha) |
| Cost | $163 million in suppression |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 22 |
What will be the stats after November? ...
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Yeah stay safe.
Seems that the situation is changing by the hour. I'm not even sure what's going on at the moment, but I can smell smoke quite strongly here in the South Bay this morning, and the whole city is obscured by smoky haze (I have a pretty amazing panoramic view of the whole LA basin, parts of Orange County and several points East from my office window and this time of year it is normally so clear I can literally read the letters on the Hollywood sign from here, and that's 20 miles away).
Seems that the situation is changing by the hour. I'm not even sure what's going on at the moment, but I can smell smoke quite strongly here in the South Bay this morning, and the whole city is obscured by smoky haze (I have a pretty amazing panoramic view of the whole LA basin, parts of Orange County and several points East from my office window and this time of year it is normally so clear I can literally read the letters on the Hollywood sign from here, and that's 20 miles away).
Glad you and family are safe and your home was spared,
I am not in the vicinity of any of the fires, but with the winds , nothing is completely safe!!
Mitch
I am not in the vicinity of any of the fires, but with the winds , nothing is completely safe!!
Mitch
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
That's for certain, and where you are there is plenty of fuel for a fire so let's all hope there are not any new ones.
OP
Thanks, Guys...It was a long night!!!!
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Well, we don't know how y'all deal with hurricanes, so...
Anyway, it looks from here like something is shifting. Suddenly I can see the Santa Monica Mountains again and even DTLA is coming into view.
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
Hurricanes easy-- 1 its wind and water (I can swim) I cant retard fire--
and we get weeks notice its coming --- them things just "blow up" and your crispy ---
then the riots and mudslides.....and if those dont get ya the earthquakes ..........yep
ya'll can have that coast --
Ill stick wit 'canes and equatorial humidity lol
and we get weeks notice its coming --- them things just "blow up" and your crispy ---
then the riots and mudslides.....and if those dont get ya the earthquakes ..........yep
ya'll can have that coast --
Ill stick wit 'canes and equatorial humidity lol
OP
Yummm Bar-B-Que rattle snake. Tastes like chicken.
OP
I caught and relocated one for a neighbor last week. No BBQ.
Perhaps the snake in the picture was the same one that you relocated. Out of the frying pan, into the fire!