Woke to a banging at the door by my neighbor. We call her the “Plant Ninja,” as she’s been seen picking weeds at 2am. Weird. Anyway, she’s screaming “FIRE! FIRE!” Instantly, my turbo spools and I’m vertical, racing down the stairs to the sound of Fire Engines and an entourage of God knows what slipstreaming past my house. 6:30am.
It’s now 9:19am and the Engines haven’t stopped. The fire is 3 miles north now and burning furiously, but heading north. Away from us. My friend, Steve has a house that’s right there. I fear it’s gone now. He’s in Bug Sur, camping, with no way to reach him.
Went up into to town to see if there was any way to help, but all we found was that the Starbucks were full. Campers, people, kids… all with nothing to do but wait.
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November 24th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
An amazing picture of a terrible event … hoping that everyone is safe
November 24th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
Appreciate it, Ian. We’re fine. Unfortunately, luckier than others.
November 24th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
God bless…….keep safe.
November 26th, 2007 at 3:42 am
Glad to hear you and yours are safe. Any news on your friend?
November 26th, 2007 at 4:31 am
My friend’s neighborhood went up bad. Out of 13 houses, 11 were destroyed. His wasn’t, although he got quite a bit of damage. Amazing, since he was the only one on the block who was on vacation…