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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 3:36 pm
The smoke is so thick as it drifts towards the west where we live. We're staying indoors because there's white ash all over the place and I'm sure it's not so good breathing in that stuff. I feel for the people, firefighters, etc who are closer to the smoke and ashes than we are.
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Pamplemousse
Member
09-28-2003
| Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 4:42 pm
i have noticed many of the on camera reporters have been wearing masks even when on camera, good for them! i have had the news on all day & it is sounding like over all progress is being made. Thank goodness.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 4:48 pm
I cancelled lunch plans for today.. it was mutual.. the air was horrible this morning here.. last I checked not as obviously bad. Tomorrow I have a lunch seminar and then take a friend to a 4pm doc appt and that we will do for sure. But really, we've not been so affected here, surprisingly, not nearly as much as we were during last year's fires. Pamy, the way things move in this fire, I'd guess you really will not know until morning. I hope we see a post from Scooter soon..
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 5:12 pm
FWIW, when the air quality is affected by fires (and if it's visible, such as when ash rains down), people are advised to stay indoors and to limit outside activities. Those with breathing problems, including asthma, are advised to take additional precautions. If there is ash in the air, particulate masks are advised. It can take several days before the air clears completely. Once the winds change direction and become on-shore again, there's also a chance air quality will suffer again. Been there done that twice in the last five years. Which is two times too many.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 5:29 pm
Pample, I take 91 to 55, if I cant take those I am not going! LOL
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 9:41 pm
We haven't had visible ash.. I think it is heading more north of me (unfortunately for Eggie.. I do have a pack of masks I acquired last year, just in case. My friend has an appt with her cardiologist and I'll just scoope her up, run the A/C in the car and head down to Newport Beach.. and I hope there are no flareups on the fire front, but that won't be known until morning. Pamy.. one of the TV stations was basically telling people to check in the morning for road closures.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, November 17, 2008 - 9:39 am
Jost got a drive by IM from Scooterrific, and she say's "We're OK now. We got home last night." Good news!!!!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, November 17, 2008 - 10:38 am
Phew! Thanks Costa for passing the good news along! 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:56 am
Thanks so much, Costa!! I figured they probably were evacuated, but what good news that she's back and texting 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, November 17, 2008 - 12:40 pm
She was evacuated Saturday, but was allowed back in last night. She was in the middle of unpacking the car when last I talked to her. It was, as I well know, a very scary time for them. The schools there are closed, so they didn't go in to work today. If all settles down, hopefully, we'll hear from her directly.
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Debra
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, November 17, 2008 - 1:01 pm
Yay for the drive by IM! Thanks Costa.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, November 17, 2008 - 3:42 pm
Oh yeah, she deserves at least a day off home with the kidlet! (and doglet too)
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, November 17, 2008 - 7:51 pm
Thanks for the good news, Costa! I'm so dumb. I'm reading here and it suddenly dawned on me when reading Eggie's post that my DH's aunt lives in Yucaipa. She's older and has had heart problems so I know the smoke has to be really bad for her. I'm off to email her daughter.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, November 17, 2008 - 10:06 pm
Watching, I think your aunt was probably out of the smoke and ash zone. We were up in Oak Glen Saturday morning when the Anaheim Hills/Brea fire broke out. Oak Glen is just above Yucaipa and the weather was crystal clear with blue skies. The winds were coming from the east and blowing to the west. We live on the coast near Redondo Beach and really got socked with ash and smoke but it was much better today!
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 10:59 am
we set record temperatures yesterday...81 degrees. supposed to be just as warm today... yah...
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 11:06 am
We're covered in a nice little blanket of snow here. To the Southeast, there are a few schools closing early! I guess Winter is officially here.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 12:13 pm
Foggy, and finally at 10:45, it seems to be lifting. Sunday it never lifted and I was watching True Blood, so I felt like if there were vampires, then they could play all day here.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 8:19 am
A toasty 19 degrees this morning in Western New York. Almost time to stop wearing shorts...
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 8:38 am
It's freezing here at 25 degrees. Freezing!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 8:47 am
U R A baby, lol!

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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 9:30 am
23 here in SW Ontario - Still wearing shorts. 5-6 inches of snow on the ground as well
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 12:52 pm
It has now gone up to a tropical 26 degrees here in Western NY.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 2:10 pm
You must be out tanning Twinkie, it if gets any warmer here I will have to open the pool again - we have hit 25 with sunshine.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 3:39 pm
It's 70 here. And yes, that's Fahrenheit! Not having the high pressure they expected though, so it's cooler than forecast.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 4:51 pm
68 and freezing, but it is supposed to get back up to 77 tomorrow. It rained all day, light rain, reminded us of home.
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