Are y'all okay? (East Coaster concerned about fires)
 

I don't know if any of you live close to the blaze, but I couldn't help but worry. I'm trying to send cool, rainy mojo your way to fight the Santa Ana winds.

I just heard about the fires on the news tonight... likewise on the well wishes for all.

I've been watching some of the footage of those fires...what a frightening situation.

I just wish I could have sent all the rain we had here this week over there...the West Coasters need it more than we do right now.

I wonder if they'll update the California soaring orange grove scent to a smoke smell.

no rain until AFTER Halloween, thank you!

Please, please, do NOT do a rain dance for us quite yet! NeverGrowUp is taking our engagement photos at Union Station tomorrow, and we've already been called once on account of rain.

Where's the fire?

Out near Cabazon, about 1.5 hours east of LA, close to Palm Springs (and home of the dinosaurs from Pee Wee's). As far as I know, no LoTters live out that way.

It makes me sick to my stomach to think that we lost 3 good firefighters as the result of arson. :(

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Ugh, my post above makes me sound so shallow; I didn't realize the fires were that bad.

Got to work in east Orange and there's a strong smoke smell in the air. Those winds sure do carry, as the fire is rather far from here. A patron said he had ash on his porch today.

We've been smelling the smoke for the last couple of days. I'm surprised as well at how far it has carried. I would have thought the fire was much closer than it actually is.

:( Didn't realize we lost the 4th this morning. The ash has been reported as drifting as far as Catalina.

The 5th was reported with burns over 95% of his body, so may be adding to that total. :(

From the video they were showing last night, one sight you never really want to see is a fire truck that has been consumed by fire.

my car was covered in ash yesterday when I left work and the sunset was bright orange all the way down here in san diego. I can still smell the smoke.

it just boggles my mind that its arson. anyone know if that qualifies as special circumstances?

The news reports are saying if they find the arsonist they'd be tried for murder.

The orange sunset was a little eerie last night.

Ditto.

Tastes like burning.

Sending "the data center smells like smoke" via text message does not go over well with a co-worker in another state.

Our data center smells like wild-fire. So does all of RSM.