Southern California wildfires

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:23 pm

jkwest wrote:nice to see even this can be turned on its head to bash "mr" President Bush.

I don't see how this this is "bashing" anything. The article simply reports the fact that the visit did indeed snarl traffic and create logistical problems for tired evacuees, including friends of ours. Any presidential visit would have done the same. The San Diego Union Tribune is a true blue Republican newspaper. There have been politicians and reporters of all stripes crawling around here this past week, capitalizing on the disaster.

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:03 pm

I only just moved here to San Diego. It was scary, but I'm proud of how San Diego handled it, and think it can only go up from here.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:52 pm

Glad you folks are OK. Scary stuff, and many lost a lot.

Steamwalker · Post by **Steamwalker** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:49 pm

Looks like the danger has passed for me as well - although it never seemed as perilous as it did for eskin and mtguru

eskin · Post by **eskin** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:40 pm

Both MTGuru and I had much more harrowing experiences in the 2003 fire, with active fire in our neighborhoods and burning embers flying about. Needless to say, we were a bit jumpy this time...

eskin · Post by **eskin** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:19 pm

Here's the Harris fire timelapse, updated with fire stats and set to music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRloC3kAGU4

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 5:29 pm

I wish my everyday life, disasters included, had a soundtrack to accompany it. Everything would be more ... dramatic. Where can I get one of those soundtrack thingies to follow me around?

Anyone know the source? It sounds very cinematic, and somewhat familiar.

khl · Post by **khl** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:24 pm

MTGuru wrote:I wish my everyday life, disasters included, had a soundtrack to accompany it. Everything would be more ... dramatic. Where can I get one of those soundtrack thingies to follow me around?

Anyone know the source? It sounds very cinematic, and somewhat familiar.

The music is from Gustav Holst's "The Planets" and it's the first movement called "Mars, the bringer of war."

WyoBadger · Post by **WyoBadger** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:17 pm

Might I recommend "Danse Infernale" from Stravinsky's Firebird Suite.

I'm really glad you're all OK.

Tom

eskin · Post by **eskin** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:41 am

I tried Danse Infernale, also Hall of the Mountain King, neither was as effective as Holst. Oh, and the Ren and Stimpy theme didn't work very well either...

MagicSailor · Post by **MagicSailor** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:39 am

Hi

This thread makes me feel very happy I live on a boat.

Regards,

Owen Morgan

Yacht Magic
Anchored in the lagoon, St Maarten

My new blog.
Click here for my latest reported position. (Use the satellite view.)

Aanvil · Post by **Aanvil** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:46 pm

MagicSailor wrote:Hi

This thread makes me feel very happy I live on a boat.

Architeuthis

Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

Carcharodon carcharias

Good luck with that matey.

djm · Post by **djm** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:00 pm

You'd want to be pretty well-hung before you take on this guy, boat-lover.

[img]http://big_game.at.infoseek.co.jp/whale/MobyDick.jpg[/img]

djm

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:21 am

MagicSailor wrote:This thread makes me feel very happy I live on a boat.

Owen, wasn't your last boat, the Naomi J., lost in some fairly dramatic way?