2008 Annual Fire Thread

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I played a gig last night smack dab between the 57 and 91. It was smoky enough that street signs were hard to read from a distance. And today... I feel like utter crap. Besides the burning eyes and throat, which never really went away, I've also been enjoying these nice big waves of nausea all day.

The best part is that the gig was a surprise party in an industrial warehouse, which was akin to playing inside a bong. They were expecting about 150 people and about 20 actually showed up. And I suspect all 20 of us feel similarly today. Blech.

[madmonkeygirl]

Icky. So glad we decided to stay put today. The smoke is so bad that i am having a hard time breathing. I'm gonna plan on getting a mask tomorrow when i go to work. Yes i hardly ever complain about smoke etc but this is just too freakin much. I think that's why i have a headache all day too. Have the a/c on but still smells from smoke. It's raining ash. MouseyGirl glad you decided to turn around. Sorry you had to miss the party but they were saying that route 126 was a mess and the I-5.

Glad Kevy and Susan were spared and safe.

So tempted to go to a hotel near the ocean or something south if the air is this bad i need to freakin breathe. I do know that Westlake (I wanna say Four Seasons Hotel) accepts dogs. So hmm.....

[MickeyLumbo]

we are safe and out of danger -- and very, very thankful! it was a very frightning afternoon/night though.

MBC and DPhile: I hope you are feeling better soon and that all recover from the smoke asap!

KevyBaby: Thank you so much for your devoted friendship. you rock!

I have just completed a breathing treatment after putting the computer back together.

folks, you know how we all wonder what we would take in an emergency if we had mere minutes to decide? think about it again, and make a plan. moments of caos does not lend for clear thinking. deciding which precious MouseEars to bring with is crazy, yet after the essentials and portraits of Walt and SBCastle... i was busy throwing collectable "stuff" in the truck and deciding which was treasure and which was not "as much treasure".

I will spare all of the details as there are many... but, one stunning event left me very very amazed.

only minutes after loading the truck and being ready to flee, the phone rang. on the other end was a calm and reasuring voice. the DLR FD! they were doing a welfare check on CM's in the danger zone!

i am so impressed and proud of the mouse!


xoxo

ML

[madmonkeygirl]

Glad you are ok and safe. If i had time to consider it wouldn't be too hard but if they said "get out" then i'd only have time to grab the animals and that's what's important. Material things are just that material and you can replace them (not photgraphs etc) but lives are more important than everything else is what i say. I've exchanged pictures with some friends so all my BJ collection pictures etc wouldn't be gone for good. I know the fires in 2003 i did make a little pile of things just incase we were to be evacuated (those fires were worse than the Sesnon fire was). And i was prepared.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Lickey!! I'm so glad that you're not only safe, but you had a moment to tell us that you're safe. Whew. That's awesome that the mouse called to check on you- it's nice to know there is still some caring in the world.

I definitely second the thought to plan the evac ahead of time- when the call comes, you won't have time to think about it, most likely.

I hope everybody can stay out of the way of smoke and flame. It's looking pretty smokey outside, even here in Camarillo. The sunsets are pretty, though.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by madmonkeygirl

I've exchanged pictures with some friends so all my BJ collection pictures etc wouldn't be gone for good.

Good to know your porn would still be intact!

[madmonkeygirl]

LOL Kevy not porn Bon Jovi sorry should have been more specific lol...bad me....now my secret is out just kidding lol

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by madmonkeygirl

LOL Kevy not porn Bon Jovi sorry should have been more specific lol...bad me....now my secret is out just kidding lol

LOL I knew what you meant! LOL

I was telling my niece who lives just thisclose to the fire that I know how hard it is to decide. My rock memorabilia {um, Chris Cornell mostly} or my kids photos? Hmm. Well, honestly, last time we had to pack up, I packed the family photos first.

I am glad that everyone is safe {but, ML you haven't really said all is well with your house?} and sorry that some are suffering from the smoke and ash.

Oh, mmg, I hope that you can find a place by the ocean for some fresh air. I remember last years fire, when we went back to work the a/c still smelled like smoke because the ash was up there being filtered through. blech!

And, don't forget, they'll probably suggest that you get your air filters {or whatever filters} changed in you vehicles. Nice, last year, Saturn did it for free as well as the Volkswagon dealer {I think}. THAT is good customer appreciation.

I hope the winds stay down. They said it takes 8-12 hours or something like that to official be over? Something in the humidity? I might be mixing up two news reports....

[madmonkeygirl]

They were saying that even once the fire's are contained that the air will linger with this junk in it. Ughhh....i can do without all this crap in my lungs. No way will i smoke now no way. I won't touch that stuff since the ash and smoke from the fires are filling my lungs. Horrible. I need clean air to survive.

Yeah it is tough to decide what to take and what not to take. Animals first then laptop and some autographed stuff more than likely if given the chance to grab that much.

[MouseWife]

You have a great point that I learned about pets, being able to transport them. Our Kitty was a house cat and so I had to obtain a carrier.