A single-engine plane couldn't land at the airport because of visibility and the winds. It did an emergency landing on 163, crashed into the center divide, and burst into flames. It's still there burning, but the pilot managed to get out with a single scratch ( Read more... )

The fire just jumped another freeway. It's now on the west side (this side) of 805 in Clairemont. That's just a few miles away. The winds have picked up ( Read more... )

Seven confirmed deaths. Frightening ( Read more... )

The neighborhood to the east has been evacuated. A friend from Temecula called to say that her mother-in-law (who lives in the neighborhood I just mentioned) was currently driving north to stay with them. My neighborhood is on alert for possible evacuation. The fires seem to be moving east (they "jumped" Interstate 15) - away from us, but we've ( Read more... )

Well, not quite, but there was definitely white/grey stuff falling on me when I went outside this morning. The air and sky are an eerie orange-grey, and the sun is neon red. The fires are 150 miles from here, but the ashes have been blowing even this far south ( Read more... )

Between today and tomorrow, I have three papers due. G-d help me ( Read more... )

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