It's burning in Southern California.......

[SoCalGirl]

I'm siding with Kelly on this one. I don't feel that the coverage was skewed really. Scripps Ranch is heavily populated and a large number of homes that were lost in the fires were in Scripps Ranch. Plus it was the first place where the fire was within the city and a danger to people. I don't blame SD reporters for barely covering fires in Riverside and I don't blame LA reporters for barely covering the fires here in SD. They need to concentrate most heavily on stories that affect the greatest number of their viewers. Why spend too much time for an area out of your territory?

eta: After thinking about it some there probably should have been some more coverage at first if the Cedar fire started in Ramona. I thought it had started outside the county. Ramona isn't desolate. There's lots of people there. Their just not all on top of each other like in SR. Also, does anyone know what's going on with the hunter that got lost? He better be charged with something! He was completely negligent.


I went to Fillipi's last night with my dad and brother, the one in Mira Mesa/Scripps Ranch. There were so many people there that were effected by the fires. One man was having a birthday party. He looked so happy. His friend turned to us and told us how he couldn't believe how he can be smiling. He had just redone his house after his pipes flooded. Then it burnt to the ground. I know I'd never be able to do that! I'd be balled up somewhere crying my eyes out.


The city and county schools start back up on Monday for students. At work HR has been running a temporary day care. One hundred plus kids stuck inside a giant block building all day. Our volleyball court is going to waste. Heeheehee. HR is finally really earning their paycheck. Tomorrow it'll be even better. The kids will be in costumes and pumped full of sugar. It's gonna be great!

[polarpi]

Originally posted by SoCalGirl
...Plus it was the first place where the fire was within the county and a danger to people. I don't blame SD reporters for barely covering fires in Ramona and I don't blame LA reporters for barely covering the fires here in SD.

So are you saying the fire wasn't a danger to the people in Ramona? It went through a number of neighborhoods and burnt down their houses before the sun came up on Sunday morning and the fire went down toward Scripps Ranch. The fire in Ramona became the fire in Scripps Ranch....they weren't separate fires. Maybe I'm just misunderstanding what you were saying?

This isn't meant to be an attack on what you're saying. I just don't understand how Ramona isn't heavily populated (we have over 30,000 residents) and the fire wasn't a danger to people? I know that at least four people who have died in the Cedar Fire died here in Ramona, when the fire first broke out.

And I will admit, my view of the newscasting was skewed by what little I was able to see before the cable went out on Sunday. My point is that the way the news was portraying it was that the fire was only in Scripps Ranch, that it hadn't already wrecked havoc in Ramona and devastated families living in this area of San Diego County.

ETA: SoCalGirl, I just noticed your edit to the post....I'm sorry that I just kinda jumped on what you said. In regards to the hiker, I guess he was in custody and was going to be charged, but a woman inthe doctor's office today said she heard there were posters out looking for him like he had escaped. There's a lot of fishiness about everything with the "start" of the fire, and I know on KUSI (Channel 9) they've started piecing together a timeline of the events of the start of the fire....it's going to be a BIG investigation on this one.

[SoCalGirl]

As I was editing my post I kept thinking, "I hope Polarpi doesn't read it before I'm done editing." For some reason my brain kept getting Ramona and Riverside backwards. I had thought the fire had started in Riverside, which contributed to my confusion.

I'm glad you're okay!

[gphiangel624]

Well, it's starting to look a little better, at least in terms of getting the fires contained. My dad's best friend works for SoCal Edison and has been working 12 on/8 off shifts for the past few days. His crew has been able to restore power to a lot of the areas hit by the fire, meaning they have it almost completely contained in those areas. He doesnt' expect to be off his schedule anytime soon either.

The sky out in Riverside county was a lot more clear of smoke today. We even had a little bit of rain in the morning, the weather has been a lot cooler (from 90s to 60s today), and the smoke and ash have died down. Today was the first day I didn't have to use my eyedrops- and we were able to sweep the ash off the patio without having it pile up again in a matter of minutes. The conditions in Riv. County are similar to those in San Bernardino and sort of similar to those in the Lake Arrowhead area (of course, it gets a lot colder in Arrowhead), so it's starting to die down there a tad bit, too.

[polarpi]

Originally posted by SoCalGirl
As I was editing my post I kept thinking, "I hope Polarpi doesn't read it before I'm done editing." For some reason my brain kept getting Ramona and Riverside backwards. I had thought the fire had started in Riverside, which contributed to my confusion.

I'm glad you're okay!

It's okay....Ramona and Riverside are pretty similar, and most people don't even really know Ramona exists unless A1) you've lived there at any point of your life or B2) you've driven to Julian up the 78.

I'm glad we're okay, too! Hopefully everyone else can stay okay until the fires are all out!

[MareImbrium]

Thank goodness for the rain and I heard it's supposed to rain here and there for the rest of the weekend. Even though the rain is helping a lot with controlling the fires, it's causing a lot of fog to form and choppers cannot see what's below them to know where fires need putting out.

[navane]

Originally posted by polarpi
It's okay....Ramona and Riverside are pretty similar, and most people don't even really know Ramona exists unless A1) you've lived there at any point of your life or B2) you've driven to Julian up the 78.

hehehe...I'm not sure about that! Speaking as a "city girl", I don't see why San Diegans would "not know Ramona exists". It's a well-known and loved community!

I've always liked Ramona myself - I used to attend summer camp at Rancho del Cielo every summer!


.....Kelly

[polarpi]

Originally posted by navane
hehehe...I'm not sure about that! Speaking as a "city girl", I don't see why San Diegans would "not know Ramona exists". It's a well-known and loved community!

I've always liked Ramona myself - I used to attend summer camp at Rancho del Cielo every summer!


.....Kelly

Kelly,
Believe me, you're one of the few who know where Ramona is or that it even exists

Ramona doesn't usually get a lot of coverage unless there's a fire or something going on in town (like the rodeo)....but usually, it's a pretty quiet area and we kinda like it that way!

I love my hometown, and anyone who wants to come see what it's like, come on up!

edited to correct a spelling error

[polarpi]

Something else I just thought of to post...can't believe I didn't post it yesterday.

I'm proud to be a San Diegan (okay, an outlying San Diegian countywise ) based on the amount of support that poured out to help those affected by the Wildfires in the county.

One of our radio stations (Star 100.7) and tv stations (Local 8 - KFMB) teamed up to sponsor a fundraising drive held yesterday morning at the Sports Arena. Over the course of four hours, they were able to raise over 1.25 million dollars that will all stay here in San Diego to help those families who lost things in the fire....not to rebuild their homes, but to help rebuild their lives by buying a teddy bear or other small things.....and they haven't completed counting all the money that came in yet!

Here's a link to the story: http://www.kfmb.com/topstory19511.html

Great job, San Diego!!!