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Originally posted by polarpi
I haven't been able to get online for the past few days because of the Wildfires here in San Diego, but I thought I would post and say that I am okay.
The Cedar Fire began here in MY hometown, so ever since Saturday night when I was coming home and able to see the glow of burning land, I've been a little on edge. The fact that this fire was begun by a hiker either shooting off a flare or building a fire to send a fire signal because he was lost is a little disheartening. As of this moment, the winds shifting have caused my hometown to be back on alert for evacuations as the fire is beginning to move back toward Ramona.
I feel sorry for everyone who lost their homes, but I am a little frustrated that more of the San Diego coverage (that I finally have been able to see since we got cable back yesterday after it went out Sunday afternoon) has focused on the Scripps Ranch area and the high dollar homes and not on the other areas that have lost just as much and have had the devastation. I know they are doing their best to cover everything they can, but it's alittle frustrating to see areas such as Scripps Ranch being deemed more important than other areas of San Diego county.
With the possibility of the Paradise Fire and the Cedar Fire merging together and the Otay Fire burning down in the South Bay, air quality is horrendous and everyone's nerves are on edge. Hopefully, they will be able to get a handle on these fires and everyone will stay safe.
God bless all the firefighters risking their lives to save peoples homes, memories, and lives.....one has already lost his life today here in the San Diego area.
**will be trying to monitor Greekchat as much as I can, but with the threat of evacs hanging over us and the possibility of cable going out again, I don't know when I'll be able to post again.
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Polarpi, thanks for this post. I, too, thought the Scripps Ranch stuff a bit much, but then again, I think that perhaps the anchors, producers, etc. may live in that area and sometimes the media is very guilty of navel-gazing (I'm from closer to where the Otay Fire was).