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> Heartbreaking day in N. California, 914 is no more
MartyYeoman
post Oct 12 2017, 05:34 PM
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post Oct 12 2017, 07:08 PM
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QUOTE(napasteve @ Oct 12 2017, 04:16 PM) *
Please understand: our house may have burned but we don't know. We may know soon.

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post Oct 12 2017, 07:39 PM
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House and 914 still intact. I'm about to start drinking. It's been a helluva day. Pictures soon.
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post Oct 12 2017, 07:45 PM
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We have been following the devastation from here, and can you tell you that is incredible and disheartening to see the devastation over such a wide area. I cannot imagine the feeling to see you home and everything in it disappear.

Hope you come out the other side in tact....
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post Oct 12 2017, 08:03 PM
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Wow. Just. Wow.

Everything that isn't steel melted to slag.
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post Oct 12 2017, 09:01 PM
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QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Oct 12 2017, 07:03 PM) *

Wow. Just. Wow.

Everything that isn't steel melted to slag.
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Water boils at 212 F.

There is no way to stop this with the winds the way they where blowing.

I had friends living on St. Johns USVI and now this.....

I feel like doing something.
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post Oct 12 2017, 09:46 PM
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I'm glad you and your family are safe.
Sorry about your loss.
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post Oct 12 2017, 11:35 PM
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QUOTE(napasteve @ Oct 12 2017, 06:39 PM) *

House and 914 still intact. I'm about to start drinking. It's been a helluva day. Pictures soon.


Thank God! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Tonight was a two beer night for me.
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post Oct 13 2017, 06:28 AM
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Is this your neighborhood? Jesus, unbelievable.
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post Oct 13 2017, 07:39 AM
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QUOTE(napasteve @ Oct 12 2017, 09:39 PM) *

House and 914 still intact. I'm about to start drinking. It's been a helluva day. Pictures soon.

I'm hanging with you Steve.
A map on my browser is centered on your property showing updated satellite data of the nearby fire line and hot spots. That's way too close for comfort with a hot spot at the bottom of the hill and the fire line along Mt Veeder Rd.
Praying that good conditions today will mitigate any threat from high winds returning this weekend.
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post Oct 13 2017, 11:13 AM
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Thank you all for your thoughts and encouragement. I'm still having trouble coming to terms that this happened to me. It really does suck. I know it will get better, but it sure sucks now. I've been looking for a silver lining and one of them is that my waiting is over. My house is gone. Unlike others, I do not have the stress of anticipation. Yesterday I was helping a friend of mine in an evacuation alert zone to clean up his yard and wet down the perimeter of his still intact house. He has feeling a stress that I do not have.

My neighborhood is currently off limits so I have not been able to visit the house again. I feel better than I did a few days ago, but I'm sure when I do get back in there it's going to hurt again, but a little less.

The thing is, it's not just one or two houses burned. It's blocks, neighborhoods. It's crazy what has happened, and I wonder how many years it will take to rebuild these places, and what it'll take to get there.
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post Oct 13 2017, 11:29 AM
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QUOTE(barefoot @ Oct 11 2017, 06:17 AM) *

Our newspaper here in Charleston commented that there was very little time to evacuate for many and that the fires were so hot that metal tire rims melted and left cars sitting on their axles.
Arial photos of before & after of Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa showed the dramatic destruction of many blocks of homes and at least 17 deaths.
Thank god you got out in time.


I was not home... had flown to Atlanta on Sunday. My wife called me at 3am PST and told me they were evacuating. Our neighbor across the street woke my wife to alert her of the glow on the hill over our neighborhood. My wife banged on other neighbors' doors. People were honking car horns to wake others. Another neighbor went to my house and asked my wife if she was ready to go. My young son got dressed, wife rounded up three cats and fled with another family. Must have been quite a scene.
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post Oct 13 2017, 11:31 AM
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QUOTE(Big Len @ Oct 11 2017, 07:57 PM) *

Funny how the houses behind you don't look to be touched.


Yeah... we were right on the edge. Houses across the street were not touched. Here's what my backyard looks like.


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post Oct 13 2017, 11:35 AM
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QUOTE(davehg @ Oct 12 2017, 12:50 PM) *

The devastation in Napa, Sonoma, and Santa Rosa is disheartening. So many objects acquired over a lifetime consumed in seconds. Rebuilding will be painful and hopefully financially you will be covered.

I spent the day yesterday with a good friend, a car designer and co-founder of the RGruppe, and we were looking at some amazing 914-6s. When I heard about some of the cars he had owned and sold, my initial thought was "how could bring yourself to part with these?" His answer may help you find peace here - he said that he considers the journey to be far more important than the objects. He describes the cars he's owned and parted with as a series of great experiences, and when he's done with the experience, it's time to move on to new ones, which keeps him excited and engaged. (That also explained why we found ourselves in a garage in rural WA looking at a slightly decrepit Austin Healy Sprite to consider).

When I think back on the cars I've owned and regretted selling/crashing etc, I'm at peace when I think of my friend's perspective. What I've enjoyed more than owning them is experiencing them. However they leave my life, the experiences (and the friendships and discoveries) are the best part of the journey.

Yes, the fire burnt your possessions but it didn't consume your journey or your experience - it just created the opportunity to find a new experience. Hopefully that will bring you some added optimism especially as you and your neighbors are surrounded by devastation.

Toasting not your loss but the beginning of your next journey!


Thank you kindly for this interesting perspective..
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post Oct 13 2017, 12:07 PM
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Please don't forget Mendocino County. I'm on the coast, thank God! My 14 is well but inland it is an inferno. Drove up yesterday from Santa Rosa and you could see the fire burning from the 101 all the way up. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post Oct 13 2017, 12:12 PM
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QUOTE(frankiec@outrageous.net @ Oct 13 2017, 11:07 AM) *

Please don't forget Mendocino County. I'm on the coast, thank God! My 14 is well but inland it is an inferno. Drove up yesterday from Santa Rosa and you could see the fire burning from the 101 all the way up. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)


True. There are so many fires burning it's hard to keep track. Best of luck to you!
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post Oct 13 2017, 03:11 PM
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I'm just back from a trip to our house. House still there. Porsches both in garage and ok. All of my brush removal/fuel reduction efforts seem to be paying off. Fire has burned around most of the house on the ground but has not gotten into the tree canopies. I'll add some pics if I can figure out how to do that with my iPhone. EDIT: I'm too dumb to post pics from my iPhone. Strong north winds forecast for tonight are worrying. We're still hoping for the best.
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post Oct 13 2017, 03:36 PM
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QUOTE(napasteve @ Oct 13 2017, 02:11 PM) *

I'm just back from a trip to our house. House still there. Porsche both in garage and ok. All of my brush removal/fuel reduction efforts seem to be paying off. Fire has burned around most of the house on the ground but has not gotten into the tree canopies. I'll add some pics if I can figure out how to do that with my iPhone.


Thoughts and prayers, my friend...
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post Oct 13 2017, 03:55 PM
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QUOTE(napasteve @ Oct 13 2017, 05:11 PM) *

I'm just back from a trip to our house. House still there. Porsches both in garage and ok. All of my brush removal/fuel reduction efforts seem to be paying off. Fire has burned around most of the house on the ground but has not gotten into the tree canopies. I'll add some pics if I can figure out how to do that with my iPhone. EDIT: I'm too dumb to post pics from my iPhone. Strong north winds forecast for tonight are worrying. We're still hoping for the best.

Thank you for that update. The map I've been watching shows fire all around you.
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post Oct 13 2017, 04:21 PM
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Steve, I didn't realize. You must live along the Oakville Grade? I have friends that lived on the Sonoma side and had a vinyard and winery. Just recently sold their property. The Spann's.
If you need anything let me know. I'll be down tomorrow. If the road is still passable, we could put your cars down at my shop.
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