smallprint
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Tue Oct-28-03 07:39 PM
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Cuyamaca, CA "totally destroyed" by fire, says chief |
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Edited on Tue Oct-28-03 07:54 PM by smallprint
http://www.signonsandiego.com/no story yet: just a breaking announcement... "Community of Cuyamaca "totally destroyed" by fire, CDF Div. Chief Bill Clayton says" This is terrible. I hope DUers and all others are safe. on edit: story up now-- 2nd edit: link is funny, try this one http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/ads?client=ca-copley_416x144&random=1067388814069&adsafe=high&format=416x144_sln&output=html&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.signonsandiego.com%2Fnews%2Ffires%2F20031028-1200-midfires.html"There had been 100 to 150 homes in the tiny community nestled along State Route 79 at the Cuyamaca Reservoir, Clayton said. "
I used to go hiking there... fond memories...
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nothingshocksmeanymore
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Tue Oct-28-03 07:43 PM
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1. There has been such a shortage of fire crews compared to the number of |
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Edited on Tue Oct-28-03 07:44 PM by nothingshocksmeanymo
fires that today they finally had to let some of these firefighters rest and the result was less crews to fight the fires.
Throughout the state there are approximately 10,000 fighting fires.
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Tue Oct-28-03 07:48 PM
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5. Those guys are overwhelmed |
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There's only so much they can do when the conditions are this ripe for fire.
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Tue Oct-28-03 07:45 PM
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2. I am also active in a forum ran by signondandiego |
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Have a lot of the forum members live in San Diego Duhhh Noordam... but anyway all but a couple have checked in and hopefully they are ok.
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Tue Oct-28-03 07:47 PM
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3. Its just SouthWest of Julian |
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There's a nice lake there........
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Tue Oct-28-03 07:49 PM
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6. I used to live all over San Diego County and would go up to |
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Tue Oct-28-03 07:56 PM
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7. Is that where the apple trees are (or were)? |
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Tue Oct-28-03 07:47 PM
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4. Poor California! Enron, then arnie, now these |
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Tue Oct-28-03 07:56 PM
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I went camping there as a child a lot and it was one of our favorite places.
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nothingshocksmeanymore
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Tue Oct-28-03 08:04 PM
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9. What this all means later is BADASS mudslides on the first significant |
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rainfall. The shrub is what stops the hill from turning to mud...look for some big sympathy for millionaires and their endangered homes at the first drop of water in winter.
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Tue Oct-28-03 08:34 PM
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10. could make the norcal mudslides of 1998 |
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look like a minor event. Remember those - throughout the region (especially in the tony areas just south of SF on skyline drive area) - big homes, slide down cliffs. Further south the highway even washed out just south of Big Sur.
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Tue Oct-28-03 08:37 PM
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11. Yes and we had them in Laguna after the Laguna fires |
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the hills just came down and washed right into town...it was a mess!
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Tue Oct-28-03 08:41 PM
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13. the tragedy that keeps on giving |
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wonder what arnie will do. Oh I know - tax breaks for the insurance companies!
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Tue Oct-28-03 08:46 PM
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14. Actually Garamendi got elected on the strength of his actions after |
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Chuck Quakenbush totally fucked up on Northridge...Garamendi will be very active in making sure consumers are protected. Insurance issues were a MAJOR reason Dems were able to get back in control of the state.
If anything, Arnie will have to take an anti-Repuke tack or ruin himself real fast.
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Tue Oct-28-03 08:39 PM
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12. We used to camp there. |
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A nice little lake with a general store and diner. It was a nice little getaway, about 40 minute drive from San Diego. What a shame it in ashes now.
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