posted on October 24, 2007 09:39:30 AM new
Fluffythewondercat,
Just thought I would ask if you were in danger of the fire out in California.
You have always been so thoughtful of others on the Vendio board and give insightful advice (while some may not always agree) to everyone.
My heart goes out to all those people in California. The sad part is the insurance companies will not pay just like they did in Florida and the Gulf coast.
Just wanted to check and see if I could be of any help.
You are sweet to think of me, but the firestorms are in Southern California.* Today's SF Chronicle says that many people are fleeing their SoCal homes and heading up here to stay with friends or relatives.
It seems likely there may be a bit of an exodus effect as there was with Katrina: Some people forced to relocate elsewhere found they liked the new place better and refused to return once the danger was over.
We like to talk about our traffic being bad but truly it is nothing like the 24 hour traffic jam that is Southern California in the 21st century. I myself moved up here from SoCal. I didn't need much convincing to stay.
fLufF
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*California is so large and the cultural divide 'twixt the two halves seemingly so wide that from time to time there is a proposal to split it in two.
posted on October 24, 2007 11:23:43 AM new
While reading Fluffy's post my mind flashed a cartoon in the New Yorker I saw many years ago. A couple is driving down a highway past a sign that said "Norther California" on one side and "Southern California" on the other. On the northern side are Greek Temples and nymphs frolicking in fields of flowers. On the southern side is urban sprawl and fast food joints. In the caption the woman says something like "I didn't expect the contrast to be so obvious!"
Must have been at least 30 years ago that I saw it. Now how do I remember it?
Hope the situation in the fire area improves really soon and all the eBay Outlooker (and everyone else) comes out of it OK.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
posted on October 25, 2007 09:09:31 PM new
Fire Danger for Fluffy???? hahahah, Hell She's 500 miles from here, JACK is chocking and coughing and Gagging on the SMOKE and FUMES,,,,,,,,,Orange County...Irvine,,,Santiago Canyon, Big Bear Resort City. San Diego is 70 miles south,,,,Say a Prayer for those who lost Everything..... I am fine,,,,,Many leaves to rake up from the Horrible WINDS...........The GOVY and the PRES. were down here Today........
posted on October 26, 2007 03:25:39 AM new
Glad you are ok, Jack. My daughter doesn't even know yet if their house is gone. Maybe by the weekend they can get in to see. She said the smoke was terrible. Be careful out there....
