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Peter Lucas

ladysailor > wrote in news:7983986d-0a62-
:

> I grew up in Granada Hills and my mom still lives in the house that
> she and my dad bought 51 years ago.

Small world!! I used to stay with a mate of mine in Granada Hills.

Was at his place during the Northbridge earthquake in '94.

Used to do runs on my motorbike from there down to Venice Beach to grab
supplies to take back.

IIRC his place is on the southern side of 118, somewhere between Balboa
and Reseda..... on Mission Blvd (I think!!)

> She was given notice to evacuate
> but didn't go. She doesn't drive much anymore and made arrangements
> to scoot out with a neighbor but they decided to stay. Apparently it
> was unpleasant but bearable. Here is a snippet of her email to me
> today.
>
> ----
> The black ash permeated everything...I swept off the patio a couple of
> times and gave up. I’ve got black ash everywhere....it accumulates
> wherever there is a hose or plant....it will take several rains to
> clean up the landscape.... I feel very grateful to be complaining
> about ash!!!
> -----
>
> I’m not crazy about her decision to stay because right behind our
> house is a creek lined with eucalyptus trees

Hmmmmmmmm, not good have those damn eucalypt trees close to a house.

They're full of oil.

> (the creek is between the
> fire and mom's house) and with the wind blowing embers in her
> direction I shudder to think how quickly things could go south.
>
> It sucks being so far away.

Here's hoping everything goes OK for her.

I wish some of this rain would go over there!!!!

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"Life is not like a box of chocolates... it's more like a jar of
jalapenos. What you do today... might burn your ass tomorrow."