Hang in there, California: wild fires

[tmccarthy]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

THIS JUST IN: the El Dorado fire, now around 8000 acres in southern California, was started at a 'gender reveal' party by a smoke generating pyrotechnic machine...two days ago! Given the nature of Californian zaniness, a legal "spare the air day" in effect, and any excuse to party- the wrath of God is completely comprehensible in this case.

I just saw that, these kinds of people are going to be the end of us...


Nice view when I went out to the store yesterday, Japatul Fire.





OV-10 and Aerial Tankers

[tmccarthy]

[Aktungbby]

The El Dorado Fire now up to 20,000 evacuated and 10,000 acres. The reveal partyers tried desperately to put out the flames with water bottles from the car...No Can Do! They showed authorities pics of their futile 'A for effort' but face a tremendous bill for damages and felony criminal charges. And I still don't know: boy or girl!

[Mr Quatro]

This is the Creek Fire near Huntington Lake in California ...
Looks like Hiroshima, uh?

Tearing through the parched Sierra National Forest in Central California, the Creek Fire exploded into a fierce inferno over the weekend, devouring forest land and trapping hundreds of people

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

This is the Creek Fire near Huntington Lake in California ...
Looks like Hiroshima, uh?

...otherwise known as a 'flammagenitas' or 'pyrocumulous' cloud! Best keep with the technical jargon...after all it's the new normal!

[Buddahaid]

SF this evening. It has looked like a martian sky all day long and everything is getting a coating of ash. At least it doesn't smell bad even if it is unhealthy.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by me: in what R U doin' 2day

Napa's completely socked in due to smoke; 0930 AM looks like 8PM, an orange-grey 'twilight of the gods' effect. I presume the sun is shining-last night a baleful red eye was at least visible; this morning....not even that much. Old movies and AC are the agenda...'till PG &E, CA's criminal utility, cuts off the power in a proactive blackout as they did over in Santa Rosa/SONOMA County all night long where my daughter resides. Additionally, 5,000 customers in north Napa county are w/o power...thus far, due to windy conditions affecting old power-lines. Fortunately the temps will be around 85F. down from 109-104 F. yesterday...hey!: "We be chillin' in the hood bro!" and I don't have to mow the ash-laden lawn! EDIT: The dystopian effect of the orange sky looks like the set of Blade Runner II and is expected to last 'till Sunday. Economy of forces: I now wear the mask for smoke... and Covid virus!

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

SF this evening. It has looked the a martian sky all day long and everything is getting a coating of ash. At least it doesn't smell bad even if it is unhealthy.

Thanks for that SF skyline pic! "ONE pic is worth a thousand words" This is disgustingly amazing. I tried to take picture but I-phone camera tech can't grasp it. Scene from Blade Runner 2049;

[Buddahaid]

That looks like a Prius...

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

That looks like a Prius...

Never mind the Prius BBY! it's your sig quote that intrigues:

However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light."
Stanley Kubrick

....Kubrick's movie:< A Clockwork Orange vs: we're providing our own light very poorly these days!!?? & We could sure stand to be ''Singin' in the Rain!''

[Aktungbby]

In today's Napa Register sports section on the Safeway Open: a true 'Clockwork Orange and front dead center in todays Wall Street Journal: ....following 8 hours behind Buddahaid Taken at noon!! On the other hand, the 'Golden Gate' is really golden!! & no place to be up top-my normal commute:

[mapuc]

I can't imagine what would happen if one of these fire get in touch with one of the big cities in California, Oregon and Washington.

Markus

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by mapuc

I can't imagine what would happen if one of these fire get in touch with one of the big cities in California, Oregon and Washington.

Markus

post 50 of this thread leaves nuthin' to imagination; Santa Rosa is big enough to qualify! The wildfire 'broke the rules' and wiped out an entire subdivision of a good sized city one county over. 5 small towns in Oregan: Santium Valley, Blue River, Vida, Phoenix, and Talent are gone as of today with unknown casualties.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

post 50 of this thread leaves nuthin' to imagination; Santa Rosa is big enough to qualify! The wildfire 'broke the rules' and wiped out an entire subdivision of a good sized city one county over. 5 small towns in Oregan: Santium Valley, Blue River, Vida, Phoenix, and Talent are gone as of today with unknown casualties.

Absolutely tragic!

[mapuc]

Oh man this is beyond tragic

Markus

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

5 small towns in Oregan: Santium Valley, Blue River, Vida, Phoenix, and Talent are gone as of today with unknown casualties.

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Absolutely tragic!

Inasmuch as the town of Paradise, with 86 dead, 95% destroyed and 18,800 destroyed buildings in 2018, is under reconstruction with people moving back, businesses reopening; I have every expectation that Phoenix, at least, will live up to billing and..."rise from the ashes"!