San Diego Fires, Hoping it's not affecting anyone here |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
San Diego Fires, Hoping it's not affecting anyone here |
euro911 |
May 16 2014, 01:31 AM
Post
#1
|
Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,851 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California |
I was watching a bit of the news last night (Thursday) and saw a fire report of what I believe they said was in the Escondido area. They showed some footage of a burned house that appeared to have a 914 in the garage (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
Hoping it's not one of us 'Worlders' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
Moneypit |
May 16 2014, 08:31 AM
Post
#2
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 4-January 06 From: Georgetown, TX Member No.: 5,360 Region Association: Southwest Region |
California seems to be on fire a lot. Always confused me folks would live somewhere it's almost certain they will be hit by major wildfires, lose their house, then rebuild in the same spot. I know we're having drought and wildfire problems here, but it's not like the same exact ares burn every year.
In any case, I hope all our favorite 914 shops, vendors, and owners out on the left coast aren't being affected by this. I heard Pendleton was on fire too, but then again we burned a huge chunk of it back in 2005 thanks to tracers, grenades, smoke grenades, and some random mortar rounds. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) |
Cap'n Krusty |
May 16 2014, 10:51 AM
Post
#3
|
Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
California seems to be on fire a lot. Always confused me folks would live somewhere it's almost certain they will be hit by major wildfires, lose their house, then rebuild in the same spot. I know we're having drought and wildfire problems here, but it's not like the same exact ares burn every year. In any case, I hope all our favorite 914 shops, vendors, and owners out on the left coast aren't being affected by this. I heard Pendleton was on fire too, but then again we burned a huge chunk of it back in 2005 thanks to tracers, grenades, smoke grenades, and some random mortar rounds. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) "Always confused me folks would live somewhere it's almost certain they will be hit by major wildfires". You mean like Texas, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico, or Florida? CA isn't the Lone Ranger here. Of course, we have a LOT more folks per square mile, and many of them have chosen to live in places no sane person would even think about, but that's 'cause they're living in a state of denial, which isn't geographically fixed. The Cap'n |
monkeyboy |
May 16 2014, 11:14 AM
Post
#4
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 8-June 08 From: Los Angeles, Ca Member No.: 9,147 Region Association: None |
California seems to be on fire a lot. Always confused me folks would live somewhere it's almost certain they will be hit by major wildfires, lose their house, then rebuild in the same spot. I know we're having drought and wildfire problems here, but it's not like the same exact ares burn every year. In any case, I hope all our favorite 914 shops, vendors, and owners out on the left coast aren't being affected by this. I heard Pendleton was on fire too, but then again we burned a huge chunk of it back in 2005 thanks to tracers, grenades, smoke grenades, and some random mortar rounds. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) "Always confused me folks would live somewhere it's almost certain they will be hit by major wildfires". You mean like Texas, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico, or Florida? CA isn't the Lone Ranger here. Of course, we have a LOT more folks per square mile, and many of them have chosen to live in places no sane person would even think about, but that's 'cause they're living in a state of denial, which isn't geographically fixed. The Cap'n I live in So Cal, and I think the same way about flood plains, and tornado areas. There are natural disasters everywhere. Pick your poison. |
Moneypit |
May 16 2014, 11:35 AM
Post
#5
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 4-January 06 From: Georgetown, TX Member No.: 5,360 Region Association: Southwest Region |
California seems to be on fire a lot. Always confused me folks would live somewhere it's almost certain they will be hit by major wildfires, lose their house, then rebuild in the same spot. I know we're having drought and wildfire problems here, but it's not like the same exact ares burn every year. In any case, I hope all our favorite 914 shops, vendors, and owners out on the left coast aren't being affected by this. I heard Pendleton was on fire too, but then again we burned a huge chunk of it back in 2005 thanks to tracers, grenades, smoke grenades, and some random mortar rounds. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) "Always confused me folks would live somewhere it's almost certain they will be hit by major wildfires". You mean like Texas, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico, or Florida? CA isn't the Lone Ranger here. Of course, we have a LOT more folks per square mile, and many of them have chosen to live in places no sane person would even think about, but that's 'cause they're living in a state of denial, which isn't geographically fixed. The Cap'n I live in So Cal, and I think the same way about flood plains, and tornado areas. There are natural disasters everywhere. Pick your poison. True on flood plains, ie. New Orleans. I definitely would not in my right mind live below sea level or near it with the reputation they have for flood control there. From what I understand though regarding Tornados is that it's rare to get hit by one more than once, and by hit I mean actually have your house levelled or roof battered all to hell. Is there a risk here in Tx? Hell yes, but not as predictable as living in a known forest or wildfire zone. I mean I've not laid eyes on one personally, my wife was in one in Indiana years back, and one went through downtown Fort Worth when I was in high school (early 2000's). It's not a yearly thing that specific areas get hit, more of a broad chance that somewhere in the state, your ticket might get pulled. On a serious note, were I a cool dude on the left coast and had room to spare I'd offer a haven for any 'teeners needing to get out of the fire zone. Best wishes for anyone being affected by this, support network standing by! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 12th June 2024 - 06:51 AM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |