We have friends from Paradise. They left Cali for here, his job was relocated back out to Cali so they moved back. The husband was gone during the evac; the wife got a call telling her she had "15 minutes" to evacuate. She packed up her kids, grabbed everything she could, and drove to Sacramento. Their house has been destroyed.
Man that sucks! I have friends there. They are OK, but lost other friends, and know many people have lost everything.
I've never lived in an area that could be threatened like that. How do you get yourself in that situation? Is it like the fire is several miles away, then suddenly, embers jump it to where you are? Or is it like the hurricanes, where traffic is backed up for hours, and you just can't get out?
The first one, parents were almost hysterical and didn't do much to help their kids. Second one, dad was outwardly cool and that kept the kids from panicking. He showed remarkable composure in those circumstances.
I've never lived in an area that could be threatened like that. How do you get yourself in that situation? Is it like the fire is several miles away, then suddenly, embers jump it to where you are? Or is it like the hurricanes, where traffic is backed up for hours, and you just can't get out?
The first one, parents were almost hysterical and didn't do much to help their kids. Second one, dad was outwardly cool and that kept the kids from panicking. He showed remarkable composure in those circumstances.
I've never lived in an area that could be threatened like that. How do you get yourself in that situation? Is it like the fire is several miles away, then suddenly, embers jump it to where you are? Or is it like the hurricanes, where traffic is backed up for hours, and you just can't get out?
The first one, parents were almost hysterical and didn't do much to help their kids. Second one, dad was outwardly cool and that kept the kids from panicking. He showed remarkable composure in those circumstances.
PG&E will get sued and then turn around and recover the settlements by raising their rates on everyone in CA.
Because everyone is anticipating the wave of lawsuits, some of which have already been filed. The company fully drew down its revolving loan facilities this week, which further spooked the market.And to make matters more interesting PG&E stock plummeted more than 60% since the wildfires began the morning of November 8
Superheated wood goes fast. Reminds me of this disaster :Its actually amazing how fast they can go. So, you see something 10 miles away. You know it's another place that would take you 45 mins/hour minutes to drive to. Its a LONG way away. All you see is some smoke. Go take a shower. Come out and make some coffee. Look out the window and it's now 1 mile away and one ridge over. It's can go down that hill quickly and come up your hill at 60mph+ (or even more). It travels as the bird flies and many people think in terms of driving/roads.
By the time fall hits CA, it sometimes hasn't rained in maybe a 6-10 months. Those "Golden Hills" are just starched dry grass and old dried fallen oak and timber. Coupled with the fact that a lot of these communities are way out in the country and small twisty roads, etc.
It's surprising how fast they can move!
As I frequently joke about...but this time it would have been for real; I’d have been on the news that night, and it wouldn’t have been in interview form.This guys story might be the most guttural and viscerally infuriating thing I have ever heard. If it were me, the trooper would have had two options. Move or shoot me. My God, my wife is my responsibility and no man would keep me from that while I was still breathing. You have to listen to the audio. Its gut wrenching.
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/17/6687...re-man-launches-wrenching-search-for-his-wife
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