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Archive through October 22, 2007

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Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Stephenson Ranch had bad fires a couple years ago didn't it?

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
Seamonkey...are you around?
We just got back from a drive. Modjeska is in trouble now. We won't be leaving again as we won't be able to get back in. They're not letting Modjeska residents in. Nothing but Horse Trailers coming out.

15,000 acres so far. No containment. Winds shifting. 30-50 mph

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
{{{Bee}}} I had only heard of the fire moving away from you, so am sorry to hear it is moving your way, too. I had been thinking you were way too close to fires.

The two fires near Arrowhead are consuming homes and threatening so many!

The fires in San Diego county are just devastating.

Last I heard 250,000 people were evacuated there.

Malibu, all the fires up closer to Moonie, Heaven, Bonzacat.

And the Orange County fires are really scary too.

I can smell smoke all the way down here in Fountain Valley but I gather the greated danger is the particulate matter that is everywhere, some unseem but it can really mess with the lungs. I have my place shut up tight (as tight as old windows can be) and luckily it is only in the low 80s so far (higher predictions for tomorrow). but still not real pleasant since I have no A/C

My cat sitter, who is in Irvine, and of course most of her customers are around that area has had to evaluate each situation and they have been locating cat carriers in case they need to evacuate any cats of people who are not in town. She does have two of her cat customers staying in a bathroom at her house because their home was in danger.

Treasure
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06-26-2002

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Treasure a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Rosie. Hope you aren't breathing in to much of that smoke.

I am so pleased to see folks in the area passing information on where they are and what is happening. And a BIG THANK YOU to Moondance for putting all that information on here. I am sure that it will be very useful to a number of people.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Bee, that is sad to hear.. I always loved Modjeska and I don't think the actual canyon has burned in many decades and it is a box canyon so very dangerous. The closest it ever came when I lived there was having to come in through El Toro and prove I lived there and bump over fire hoses to take the grade road, but it didn't reach the canyon.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I think Bill and Pamy and Starshine must be getting lots of smoke too.. not just from Arrowhead but there was a fire in Ontario too.

The horrible thing with the Orange County fire is that it was started by three acts of arson.

Malibu was thought to be from electrical lines.

Sportsfan
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09-03-2007

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sportsfan a private message Print Post    
{{{{{Bee}}}}} Take care, hope everything is ok for you and your family. Keep us updated.

Brenda

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
KNBC4 announced eariler that VCA animal hospitals are offering to take in pets at no charge, but this is space available only, for people who have been displaced by the fires. People should call ahead to make sure there is space.

http://vca.know-where.com/vca/region/US/CA.html

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
The smoke coming from Stevenson Ranch into Simi Valley is unreal. Simi Valley schools are closed tomorrow.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Weinermr and mrs live in Stevenson Ranch..

Moondance
Member

07-30-2000

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Moondance a private message Print Post    
We just got our power back... been off for almost an hour. Keeps going on and off.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Wow, that sucks, Moonie!

Bonza, Moonie and Heaven and anyone up there.. hope you can avoid that smoke. Of course that doesn't work for the horses :-(

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Moonie - we keep having little blips but so far ours has stayed on. Although we did lose power during the middle of the night.

Moondance
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07-30-2000

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Moondance a private message Print Post    
Thinking good thoughts for everyone!!


Bonza this airis so bad... but this winds are hurricane strength!!

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
128 homes destroyed in Lake Arrowhead so far. No air fighters until tomorrow.

Air is getting quite thick and black out here where I am. Modjeska could prove to be quite troublesome. There are two big fires there. Modjeska on one side, back of Portola Hills on the other. Also Foothill Ranch has homes threatened.

Unbelievable.

The winds keep shifting directions. Will blow one direction for about fifteen minutes. Get calm. Then big gusts start in the other direction. Folks are getting their horses ready here in Trabuco now.

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Google map of the fires. Found on LA Times site:

Google Map

Sorry. Long link whacked the page. There's a comma in the link, which nixes my ability to put the link here in the normal way. I know there's a way to bypass that, but I have no clue how. Mods, feel free to fix if you want.

<fixed link>

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Who, the map is pretty sobering.

Bonzacat
Member

07-08-2003

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Can use this link for the Google map:

http://tinyurl.com/2xh4yp

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Now up to 300,000 asked to leave home in San Diego county..

Moondance
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07-30-2000

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Moondance a private message Print Post    
Thought I would take a couple of pix from my back yard...





Moondance
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07-30-2000

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Moondance a private message Print Post    




Rosie
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11-12-2003

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Sorry, that is Stevenson Ranch.

For our locals, I just took a drive towards Banning and smoke covers the sky south of the 10 Freeway. Smoke covers the sky towards Palm Springs.

The cats are acting leery.

Treasure
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06-26-2002

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Treasure a private message Print Post    
It probably is because of the smoke they smell. I hope that is all it is.

Rosie
Member

11-12-2003

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Moonie, that looks way to close for comfort.

Sea, I had not heard about the Ontario fire. The news concentrates on the larger ones.

Rosie
Member

11-12-2003

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Treasure, Bob's Big Boy area is smokey - thought of you.

I am sure they smell the fires. Airplanes are flying over all the time and sirens going off too. Must be getting water around here?