Apocalypse Now...

[curmugeon]

As Southern California burns, I wonder. I spent the better part of the weekend working to make sure my Mom was "fire safe". Southern California Edison had cut power to the mountain communities, making me glad I had my generators. I was also lucky to have a small amount of gasoline on hand, as the lack of power has stranded people in Anza, with no operational gas pumps. In Long Beach yesterday it was raining ash and soot. My SUV was clean (almost) when I came home yesterday afternoon. This morning it was covered with a coat of ash. Power has returned to Anza for now. The winds have died down. There was at least one local fire in Anza, but that was quickly put out. These extreme conditions seem to bring out the arsonists. We can only pray that things improve. Many thanks to the fire fighters who are risking their lives to save property.