Southern California is on fire

[SuperKevin]

There are 3 MAJOR wildfires in southern California right now that have 0% containment. One in Malibu has already killed 1 person and injured 8. One in Ramona(18 miles east of my house. I can smell the smoke) has already killed one and injured 4. One near the Mexican Border is also very dangerous.

[SuperKevin]

how about that john david booty

Please stop. This thread is about something serious

[fischbowl]

i pray to jesus that these people are saved from these fires from hell

you can't even do conservative right.

Get.The.****.Off

[Wooty Magic!]

http://rebelrockrunners.org/gallery/d/15309-2/ban_him.jpg


Serious, justin sandy you have no respect at all just go away

[diabsoule]

I keep reading about those fires and on the local news (New Orleans) they just showed the fire chief in Malibu discussing the fires. They said it was caused by a downed power line or something like that.

[diabsoule]

ya this is worse than katrina

I know. It's amazing how both disasters have occurred by opposite elements. Water and Fire. You have to wonder if Gi and Wheeler from Captain Planet are still going through puberty and their ring powers are getting the better of them. Gi's demolition of New Orleans was brutal but let's see if Wheeler can outdo her.

[SuperKevin]

I keep reading about those fires and on the local news (New Orleans) they just showed the fire chief in Malibu discussing the fires. They said it was caused by a downed power line or something like that.

The one in Malibu was. The one in Ramona i think I heard was caused by a cigarette. That's why they made it illegal to throw cigarettes from cars. If you witness it in CA you can call a 1-800 number and give the person's car and liscence plate and get them a 250 dollar ticket

[diabsoule]

The one in Malibu was. The one in Ramona i think I heard was caused by a cigarette. That's why they made it illegal to throw cigarettes from cars. If you witness it in CA you can call a 1-800 number and give the person's car and liscence plate and get them a 250 dollar ticket

Didn't know that. You can get a $150 ticket for throwing a cigarette out of you car window here. I thought it was crazy because usually the police don't care if you do it but a friend of mine got pulled over and given a ticket because of it.

[KCJ58]

yea thank god there like 100 miles away from me

[sdpads24]

Things are getting pretty crazy around here. I live in the La Jolla area and the smoke level is still pretty high. I can't imagine what it would be like further east. I can only pray for all those affected by this.

[SuperKevin]

Thanks for hijacking this thread everyone

[Wooty Magic!]

Not so sure about that. If the polar ice caps continue melting a lot of heavily-populated areas will be underwater.

Nevermind.

Sorry Kev.

RIP to those who died in these fires.

[SuperKevin]

The fire is moving northwest at an alarming rate due to 40+ mph winds

[BrownsTown]

The fire is moving northwest at an alarming rate due to 40+ mph winds

Would that be towards or away from you?

[KCJ58]

The fire is moving northwest at an alarming rate due to 40+ mph winds


how do you track the fire online?

[SuperKevin]

Would that be towards or away from you?

Towards my direction. it's still like 18 miles away so I'm not worried just yet. I might call out of work just in case though

[sdpads24]

how do you track the fire online?

Turn on the news or go to any news website.

[SuperKevin]

Supposedly Northeast Escondido is under advisory for possible evacuations

[sdpads24]

Supposedly Northeast Escondido is under advisory for possible evacuations

do you live in the Escondido area?

[SuperKevin]

do you live in the Escondido area?

I live in Escondido

[sdpads24]

I live in Escondido

****. If I were you I'd start getting my stuff together in case you had to evacuate. With the way the wind is blowing, you never know what's going to happen.

[rainbeaukid2]

this stuff is scary, i had a fire less than a mile from my house so we had to start getting ready to evacuate, but thank god they got it out. now there is another huge one in canyon country and it is less than 4 miles away and it doesn't help that there are like 40 mph winds right now. that fire has already burned 10,000+ acres too

[SuperKevin]

These fires are still burning like crazy with little to no containment

[SuperKevin]

As of 3 AM there are now 7 seperate fires in San Diego County alone. My wife and I can now finally see flames from our house

[Jughead10]

Keep us updated.

[Brent]

As of 3 AM there are now 7 seperate fires in San Diego County alone. My wife and I can now finally see flames from our house
Start packing your valuables and have a camera ready to take pics for insurance purposes. Also, gathering as many bills and etc as you can is a good idea.

[fenikz]

Seems much like the fires we have had in Arizona in the past, except your fires are much closer to a large city, good luck, be safe

[SuperKevin]

Well they just sent me home from work because there are evacuations near my house. Luckily I have a military issue gas mask because they said the air quality here is dangerous enough to kill people with asthma

[Jughead10]

Well they just sent me home from work because there are evacuations near my house. Luckily I have a military issue gas mask because they said the air quality here is dangerous enough to kill people with asthma

Is your wife still at home? Do you guys have family or friends close enough to where you live but far enough away from the fires?

[SuperKevin]

Is your wife still at home? Do you guys have family or friends close enough to where you live but far enough away from the fires?

Yeah we're here, we're still safe for now. I'm about to go get my gas mask and drive a few blocks south and help people who are engulfed with smoke

[SuperKevin]

Well the police said they didn't need my help

[Moses]

while i'm normally all for people who don't know what they're actually talking about discussing political issues on a website where it's specifically prohibited (and don't try that "it's just science" bull****, we all know it leads directly to politics), in this case, the next person who discusses it here will spend some time in timeout. again. there are a million and a half websites out there where you can either get put in your place by people who know what they're talking about or where you can find a bunch of yes-people who will agree no matter how stupid you sound where you can go post about politics and political issues to your little heart's content. this board is not, has never been and will never be that place.

Well, I pretty much have to give you that "it's just science b/s" because nobody has talked about politics at all that I've read.

[TimDris]

Superkevin any updates?

[fischbowl]

I pray you and your wife are not one of these people, Kevin:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071022/ap_on_re_us/california_wildfires

[bantx]

wow its like 50 degrees in texas weird weather going on

[drowe]

The fire is moving northwest at an alarming rate due to 40+ mph winds

that blows.






sometimes i think i need real help.

['cuse-213]

wow its like 50 degrees in texas weird weather going on

It was around low 80's in New York...

[KCJ58]

i cant even go outside and get fresh air it feels like im smoking a cig, this sucks balls

[familyguy555]

SuperKev and KCJ I hope you guys are OK and keep us updated.

[SuperKevin]

Its getting really bad. They are evacuating the military base because they are afraid fire will spread onto the base and get into the weapons facility

[adschofield]

We didn't start the fire, it's been always burning since the world's been turning... Sorry, just couldn't pass up the Billy Joel reference

[SuperKevin]

We need a miracle

Send in Hacksaw Jim Duggan!

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/7/73/200px-Jim_Duggan.jpg

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

[BuckNaked]

My cousins had to evacuate today, they live in San Diego.

[Wooty Magic!]

Some San Diego players had to evacuate today as well.

[familyguy555]

Kev are you evacuating?

[SuperKevin]

Kev are you evacuating?

As of now.....no. But that could change.

[SuperKevin]

We have hurricane force winds here now. 60 mph in some places

[fenikz]

Wow, me personally I would be f***ing gone about now, but I'm not even sure thats possible for you guys, good luck

[sdpads24]

Some San Diego players had to evacuate today as well.

I think that over 3/4 of the chargers players and coaches were affected by the fires. Just to name a few other people, I know for a fact that Phil Mickelson, Trevor Hoffman, Bruce Bochy, and Tony Gwynn all had to evacuate aswell. I live in San Diego, but I'm fortunate to live in a place where the fires aren't really threatening where I live.

[doingthisinsteadofwork]

there were about 3 fires near my house about a month ago.But they were all quickly put out.Best wishes to you SuperKev.My old house in Oakland was almost burned down in '91.

[bantx]

u think superkevin had to evacuate he hasnt been on lately and its real bad in san diego

[SuperKevin]

u think superkevin had to evacuate he hasnt been on lately and its real bad in san diego

No I'm here. I'll let you know if I evacuate.

[Wooty Magic!]

No I'm here. I'll let you know if I evacuate.

Is the army evacuating peoples ?

[SuperKevin]

Is the army evacuating peoples ?

No. people are evacuating under their own will. They actually haven't called in too much national guard. i heard a few hundered were called off of the boarder but that was mainly to prevent looting.

[bantx]

cause my mom was talking to some of her friends in san diego and they said they had to evacuate their house at like 4 am

[SuperKevin]

cause my mom was talking to some of her friends in san diego and they said they had to evacuate their house at like 4 am

It depends where you live. Places like Rancho Bernardo and Poway were hit REALLY hard

[rainbeaukid2]

wow, i have 4 fires within 10 miles of my house

[SuperKevin]

wow, i have 4 fires within 10 miles of my house

Same here. Im not stressed though

[SuperKevin]

As of now more people have been evacuated in San Diego county due to these wildfires than were evacuated from New Orleans with Hurrican Katrina

[SuperKevin]

Ha the guy on the news just laughed at something and then had to spend 20-30 seconds awkwardly explaining himself

[Addict]

Ha the guy on the news just laughed at something and then had to spend 20-30 seconds awkwardly explaining himself

hahaha omg that's a painful moment for that guy.

[Borat]

My cousin's house just burned down. This sucks.

[SuperKevin]

They just said a bunch of the Chargers and Padres players homes have been burned down.

Also the chick on channel 10 just accidentally said queef on live TV

[bantx]

Ha the guy on the news just laughed at something and then had to spend 20-30 seconds awkwardly explaining himself

lol what did he laugh at?

[SuperKevin]

Weird observation. I am watching footage of the helicopters/sky cranes filling up buckets in the local resevoirs to dump onto the fire. Why don't they just go to the ocean to get water? It's a much more abundant source

Edit: The minute I posted this I realized dumping that much salt water would kill all the vegetation that didn't burn

[SuperKevin]

Amazingly, with all of this destruction, only one man has died and he was living in Mexico so he's not important

[fischbowl]

http://www.csusb.edu/campus/4_socal.gif

Where are the fires in relation to you on the map, Kevin? and why did the newslady say queef?

[bantx]

is stockton in anykind of danger my grandma is there

[rainbeaukid2]

is stockton in anykind of danger my grandma is there

no, stockton is in northern/central california, all of the fires are in the south

[sdpads24]

is stockton in anykind of danger my grandma is there

Not at all. Stckton is about 6-7 hours from san diego.

[SuperKevin]

http://www.csusb.edu/campus/4_socal.gif

Where are the fires in relation to you on the map, Kevin? and why did the newslady say queef?

I am in Escondido, surrounded by like 3 fires

[rainbeaukid2]

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8836/fireslj0.png

here is a map with the fires posted on it

SK lives in escondido which is in the middle of fires, and i live in santa clarita which has two of the fires at the top and another one less than 10 miles away

[MichaelJordanEberle (sabf)]

What would happen if fires completely surrounded an area, so there was no exit?

[rainbeaukid2]

What would happen if fires completely surrounded an area, so there was no exit?

those people would die, but the fires are more spread out than it would seem by the map. but to give you an idea, all of those 3 fires up top are within 10 miles though

[Chaucer]

The fires in Mission Viejo?

[pierce2walker]

I currently attend UC San Diego and today they announced that school was cancelled for the week...so pretty much everybody went home...there was a fire about 20 miles from the school, but the main issue was that the winds were going westward thus pushing all the smoke over UCSD making the air a health hazzard...its pretty serious stuff and Im just glad to be safe at home...good luck to anyone who is in danger

[jag]

RBK where in SCV? I used to live there.

[SuperKevin]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/24/fox-news-al-qaeda-is-causing-the-ca-wildires/

Fox News said Al-Qaeda started these fires

[bantx]

this is dumb looking for someone to blame sounds real shady to me

[jballa838]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/24/fox-news-al-qaeda-is-causing-the-ca-wildires/

Fox News said Al-Qaeda started these fires
they said that utah was a target. i live in utah :(
-insert mormon joke.

[MichaelJordanEberle (sabf)]

How's the wives?

[jballa838]

How's the wives?
thats a good one. seriously. i lol'd
you can tell which houses are poligamy because they are usually more than one put together.
one even has a baseball diamond in their backyard. they usually split up by mother and have tournaments i hear.

[Borat]

I have a hard enough time with just one wife. Multiple wives would be torture. Now, girlfriends on the other hand ..........

[doingthisinsteadofwork]

Some of my relatives had to be evacuated.And then were again evacuated.

[familyguy555]

Does anyone know if Chula Vista was effected?

[SuperKevin]

Does anyone know if Chula Vista was effected?

They were getting evacuated. the harris fire is pretty close to it

[McBain]

they said that utah was a target. i live in utah :(
-insert mormon joke.

dude me too. i live plain city by ogden. I am not mormon.

[rainbeaukid2]

RBK where in SCV? I used to live there.

my dad lives in stevensons ranch and my mom lives in placerita canyon

[Moses]

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5665/img1816gu0.jpg

Wow.

[yourfavestoner]

Wow, it's been ******* crazy down here so far this week.

[rainbeaukid2]

worst part was that we had practice outside today, and the air quality was terrible and everyone was heaving

[tEk]

my old high school cancelled all sporting activies and homecoming until further notice. i was supposed to go to the game tonight. damn!