If you'd like to help. Here is an excellent option I used. 100% of the money goes to helping the people affected by the wildfires. Even $2, $5 or $10 can really help if you have the means.
Text the word "Bone" to 77948.
You'll receive a text with a link to donate
Your Bay Area community radio stations KNBR 680, KFOG, KSAN, KGO 810 & KSFO thank you. Click here to donate to wildfire relief: (your link will be here)
The link goes to Paypal & you don't even need a Paypal account to donate
Alexander Valley is under evacuation. Wind is coming up. Alexander Valley is home to some of the coolest people producing some unbelievable wine that’s on the fringes of the Valley. Silver Oak, Simi, Jordan. So much great wine out of that little pocket with really good people. **** this sucks.
I'm so pissed.
I'll put AV Cab up against the Opus One's of the world.
AV Cab & Malbec up there are my favorites.
I donated to the cause. I wish I could do more, help fight the fire or something.
From 1:00 AM - 6:00 AM tonight (Saturday morning) the winds are going to be brutal. (36 MPH) Pray for the firefighters.
My thoughts and prayers to those who have lost their families and homes. It's good to see people coming together to help one another.
We had the same thing happen down here years ago with the Cedar Fires and Witch Fires. The Santa Ana winds just carried the flames. It's scary when you have to evacuate ahead of time not knowing what to expect.
Stay strong Chilli and everyone else up there. Prosecute the looters and make them do service to communities instead of jail time.
Brainwashed Boris posted:If you'd like to help. Here is an excellent option I used. 100% of the money goes to helping the people affected by the wildfires. Even $2, $5 or $10 can really help if you have the means.
Text the word "Bone" to 77948.
You'll receive a text with a link to donate
Your Bay Area community radio stations KNBR 680, KFOG, KSAN, KGO 810 & KSFO thank you. Click here to donate to wildfire relief: (your link will be here)
The link goes to Paypal & you don't even need a Paypal account to donate
I just donated via the Paypal link on this text. It's easy to do. Please give any amount you can. I am sharing this post on my social media pages. I hope everyone can stay safe through this horror show!
The Santa Ana winds just carried the flames. I thought they were called Diablo winds.....
Goldie,
It’s essentially the same wind pattern. Hot dry offshore winds that are common this time of year. They originate a little differently but the net effect is the same. Diablo is the term for Northern CA. Santa Ana’s are Southern Ca.
Well, looks like some rain coming in towards end of next week.
Somoma tree burning from the inside out.
Wow. Never seen that before.
Goldie posted:The Santa Ana winds just carried the flames. I thought they were called Diablo winds.....
FYI....I was referring to what had happened down here with the Witch and Cedar fires. But I did not know the winds had a different name up north. Thanks for the information.
Fire can travel when hot enough & right conditions (like now), through the roots of trees & under the ground.
I'm not joking & you now see it. The destruction is just terrible.
We need some pineapple express ASAP
From what I'm hearing if you stand downwind from the right location you should be fine.
My aunts house burned to the ground this morning. My wife’s cousin is missing. Today has been one huge house of hell.
That sucks Chilli
That's tough Chilli, hang in there.
Thought and prayers Chilli...so sorry to hear.
Unbelievable what’s happening in the North Bay today.
For the first time in a week it’s bright blue and not a whiff of fire here at home. Other than the changing wind blowing all the ash off the roof you’d never know anything was wrong. But that wind is totally messing with fire lines. And homes. It’s amazing what the firefighters are doing out there. It’s got to seem like there’s no hope. They just move and keep fighting. Bless every one of them.
Stay strong. Everybody's pulling for folks out there. And thanks Chills for the front line reports. It's important as many people as possible understand what is happening with this.
5,700 homes destroyed now. Hundreds missing.
Agree. I too appreciate the updates, Chilli. I know from the experiences we've had down here how scary and tragic the disaster can be. I hope the rain will be there soon. Thoughts and prayers.
This story will be better much later. My wife’s brother is a captain for Vallejo fire. His best freind and our close freind is also Vallejo Fire. My sons best friends Dad is captain for Benicia Fire.
All three of them tell stories of firefighters here from Australia that do superhuman things for 36 hours. Get 8 hours of downtime but drink beer for 4 of them and then rage on for another 36 hours straight.
Dont ever mess with Australians.
ChilliJon posted:My aunts house burned to the ground this morning. My wife’s cousin is missing. Today has been one huge house of hell.
I'm sorry for your family.
ChilliJon posted:This story will be better much later. My wife’s brother is a captain for Vallejo fire. His best freind and our close freind is also Vallejo Fire. My sons best friends Dad is captain for Benicia Fire.
All three of them tell stories of firefighters here from Australia that do superhuman things for 36 hours. Get 8 hours of downtime but drink beer for 4 of them and then rage on for another 36 hours straight.
Dont ever mess with Australians.
I am positive the British are more than happy that their former prison colony is so far away from the main Isle.
Tonight is pretty much the night the firefighters are digging in to turn things around. Wind is coming down. Humidity is up. Wind should be calm for 36 hours. I hear it’s a full press tonight for containment.
ChilliJon posted:My aunts house burned to the ground this morning. My wife’s cousin is missing. Today has been one huge house of hell.
Sorry to hear this news. I hope that your wife's cousin is merely unaccounted for and will turn up alive and well.
Chilli, thoughts and prayers are with you and family. Those guys fighting that thing are true heroes. Hope your family is found and all are safe.
Floridarob posted:Chilli, thoughts and prayers are with you and family. Those guys fighting that thing are true heroes. Hope your family is found and all are safe.
Ditto!
After a week it looks like things turned last night. For the better. Firefighters were able to box in the bigger fires. Totally different mood from first responders this morning. There is a sense of relief that they can kind of see an end to this.
That was kind of tempered by the realization the search for hundreds of missing people will start soon and then the long road of rebuilding entire towns and neighborhoods. Calistoga looks like they are going to get through this with minimal loss. Same for Sonoma. Santa Rosa is a different story unfortunately.
I just found out that my Uncle Warren and Aunt Barbara are ok yesterday afternoon. It was a tense few days, to be sure. They're ok, as is their house, and the winery. But I feel awful for those that lost their loved ones, and homes. A lot of people still unaccounted for.
Great news LS.
You all stay safe and good luck my CalPack Bros!!!!
For those of you that helped out, thank you & the victims of this destruction thank you too.
I'm going to unfeature this thread.
FYI...the donation text / link still works. Raised over $150,000 & still going.
I also donated some fresh fruits & veggies from farmfreshtoyou.Com.
