no fires in corona ....... not yet !! but lots of ash and smoke, i worked in the pool yesterday for over 2 hours taking out all the ash,,, one messed up job. my 8 rose bushes had very little leaves on them from all the high winds, so i said what the heck i trimed them all back. with all this smoke ya don't even want to go outside !!
Thanks Gyne. Appreciate it. I'm fortunate enough to live coastal enough that they haven't gotten within 10 miles of me. However, many people I know have lost homes.
I don't know how they started. I know 4 yrs ago it turns out they were started by an arsonist who was locked up for a long time. I can only assume the same. We're not the only city to have this dry weather with wind, yet we are the only ones to get these ridiculous fires. Kind of wierd
thats why it took me over two hours to fix the damm thing !!! the "ash" is kicking my "ass" but i have it under control for now !!!.... i saw a post on this site talking about "arson"..... to me it's total bullshit !!! the problem that we have in california is we don't have the firemen or firewoman or fire trucks to take care of this kind of problem !!! my house is cool we are out of danger for now !!but tonight might be a different story !!! these freeks are now talking arson !! hell they might be right i don't know....but to me it's all about the $$$$$... who's going to pay for this shit !!! "we will" it's said to say but some home-owners..... are going to make a killing on this fire... if ya know what i mean !! if ya got the insurance... ya got it made !! if ya don't well fuck you !!! the rich will get richer and the poor.... well what can i say !!! i will keep ya posted !!!:nopityA:
hay mr leisure.... hell ya might be right about "arson" who knows...... but you can bet your bottem doller we as in "california" will get more help as in $$$ from the "gov" because they said that... to me it's total bullshit !!! california can't fight fires when they get big.... now we want a hand-out !!!! and in the long run who is going to pay.......??? you & me !!! hola
The 2003 fire in San Diego County, known as the Cedar Fire, was started by Sergio Martinez of West Covina, California, who claimed he was hunting in the area and had become lost. At first he claimed the fire was started accidentally by a gunshot but later said he started the fire to signal rescuers. Martinez was charged on October 7, 2004 in federal court with setting the fire and lying about it. On March 10, 2005, Martinez pleaded guilty to deliberately setting fire to timber in the plea bargain under which the charge of lying to a federal officer was dropped. He faced up to five years in prison, but was instead sentenced to six months in minimum-security confinement, which allowed him to leave for work and other commitments, 960 hours of community service, and five years' probation. He was also ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution.
Ok... Checking in here. I live in north Rancho Bernardo which was one of the hardest hit communities that fell right in the line of the firestorm. The "witch creek fire" burned down through Ramona and the San Pasquale Valley and then used Rancho Bernardo as an entry point into the highly populated residential communities. Houses burned down three doors away in both directions. My neighbors kitchen, 20 feet from my home, burned down before firemen were able to put it out. The fence separating our homes burned and fell a few feet from our house. Embers were on our roof and up against our foundation. I estimate 20 homes destroyed within 3 block radius of me. Bush visited 1 block away. I only got back into my surviving house on friday and had the surreal experience of sleeping in an empty burned out nieghborhood except for the armored vehicles patroling to protect against looters. We went without electricity through Saturday early evening.
Here it is a few days later... blue skies, everything is cleaned up and some of the wrecked homes have even been cleaned right off their foundations to get ready for some building.
Quite an experience. This past week was literally hell. Glad it's over
