I appreciate it. I’m not under evac YET, but it’s only an exit away from me. . .
I’m packing now to go though. Maybe a new desktop build in my future LOL
I’m watching here:
https://cameras.alertcalifornia.org/?pos=34.1256_-118.5885_12
and here:
Lights have been flickering the last hour, I already unplugged everything and I’m expecting power to be cut soon.
@fbodymechanic, Thoughts and good vibes headed your way. I hope all will be well in the end. Stay safe.
The winds right now are making it more unpredictible. Ashes and embers can be blown pretty far. I’ve had 80mph+ gusts yesterday and overnight, and projected through at least the end of the day.
Thanks for thinking of us! Being in the foothills of Hollyweird I’m sure the photos and videos will be awesome.
Lot homes got lost hope atleast they get in control…
All the best to you and family. Hope you get through this entirely unscathed.
I’ll be fine. I’ve survived everything else up to this point. Everything of value from arms to paperwork ready to roll. Truck has the offroad stuff ready, with water, traction boards, shovel, and even a fuel siphon. I can be on the road in less than 5 minutes, and off road in less than 1.
And if all else fails I’ll throw the Thinkpad at it and that will teach it a lesson not to mess with me.
To be honest, I’m ready to move anyways, and a renters insurance check would save me a lot of work from moving a bunch of junk furniture. I just feel for my neighbors who actually have things to lose.
**for those who think I’m being negative or whatever. Life’s too short not to have fun. A little self deprecation and levity goes a long way.
Godspeed.
Prayers with you and the family.
My heart goes out to the people and pets.
Great that you can see there might be some opportunities for you amidst all the carnage. But yes, some will lose a lot.
That’s really all I care about in all of this. The animals and pets.
The wind seems to be letting up here a bit this afternoon. Up from 2900 acres this morning into the approx 16,000 acre range right now.
Edit, this is actually one of 3 now in the area. My buddy just told me he’s getting evac over near Pasadena now. And another fire has come up at the top of the map there near Santa Clarita. . . So we’ve also got the Eaton Fire, and the Hurst fire at 10,000 acres and 500 respectively so far adding to it.
Oof.
It looks like the weather seems to be starting to blow back towards where it came from so that should help over night.
Power is off about a mile down the road from me. I’m so far very fortunate.
This is where it’s at a couple hours ago
I hope this situation improved and becomes better and under control soon. And I hope everyone affected is safe and the damage is limited. I wish the best for all emergency response tackling this fire.
I know the words themself won’t help much, there isn’t too much I can do back here in Europe but I wanted to acknowledge what is happening in some way. I couldn’t imagine what it’s like to deal with something like this with evacuating and unknown of what to come back to.
A couple of the cameras currently:
Wilshire area looks pretty smokey.
And here’s the views from the two cameras on Topanga Peak
It’s hard to do much overnight, although the helicopters are going. Winds are projected to pickup again and I have red flag warnings thru Friday afternoon at least. So, there’s still a ways to go.
The 12 hour time lapse on this is wild:
https://cameras.alertcalifornia.org/?pos=34.1206_-118.5172_12&id=Axis-TopangaPeak2
prayers & best wishes
glad you are ALIVE fbodymechanic
I appreciate that! That’s not a sentiment shared by every member here I’m sure. But I’m trying to make it until tomorrow now.
Seeing the news this morning, the devastation in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County is unbelievable. Entire neighborhoods are completely destroyed, looking like a nuclear bomb wen off. Thousands of homes, businesses, schools… gone 
It’s a bit of Hollywood too, but ya. It’s not great here.
This wind needs to go away.
I was evacuated yesterday, it looks like the fire closest to me is being taken care of quicker than others, so maybe home after work today.
