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6 hours ago, Bill Brasky said:

I wasn't looking for much, but if they could have helped with my deductible it would have been nice.  Instead the funds went to people without insurance.   So that's what I get for being responsible.  

To be fair, you were the lucky one.  For Harvey, average insurance payout was $140K.  Average FEMA payout (no insurance) was $4K.  Your responsibility saved your ass.

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    OK so we’re good.  At the Dena (old Sheraton) in Pasadena.  The whole hotel is full of Altadenaeans and their animals.  Shit is fucking crazy.  We’ve got 2 cats and a dog in our room. Cats are out of

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    Neighborhood is devastated. Looks like our house will survive. But many friends and neighbors lost their homes. My kids elementary school is gone. Our country club is gone. Neighborhood will neve

  • So we scored, in a way.  We met with ServPro today, and our place is so much more trashed than we thought.  The outside air smells perfectly fine, but our house smells like a campfire.  He went around

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20 hours ago, Bevo said:

Tell me about Red Cross

During the Wimberley floods, they literally considered other aid organizations to be their "competitors."

They were so worthless that they left Wimberley after 2 days.

Also, Google "Red Cross Haiti."

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19 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

Why the methodists? I mean, I don't have an issue with them, just wondering why them specifically. What about the Amish?

 

I have several close friends who work for UMCOR, and that's just a copy-paste of ine of their fb posts.  "Anyone but RC" should be your main takeaway.

4 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

During the Wimberley floods, they literally considered other aid organizations to be their "competitors."

They were so worthless that they left Wimberley after 2 days.

Also, Google "Red Cross Haiti."

During WW2 my grandad (aircraft electrician w/ 9th AF) developed a loathing of the Red Cross. Something involving a girl they rescued from who knows what hell, and Red Cross basically treated her like shit.

Holy crap.  Note to self:  if you ever see a water or flame retardant air drop inbound, run.

10 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Holy crap.  Note to self:  if you ever see a water or flame retardant air drop inbound, run.

Water weighs about 8lbs per gallon, and getting hit with even one 8lb unit moving at a hundred fifty knots would be awful. Now imagine a thousand units hitting you

1 minute ago, Captainant said:

Water weighs about 8lbs per gallon, and getting hit with even one 8lb unit moving at a hundred fifty knots would be awful. Now imagine a thousand units hitting you

You sound like the campers that set up their tents close to my Dad's house when the water balloon launchers came out... allegedly

55 minutes ago, Captainant said:

Water weighs about 8lbs per gallon, and getting hit with even one 8lb unit moving at a hundred fifty knots would be awful. Now imagine a thousand units hitting you

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I'm very grateful to still have a house, but man the aftermath is taking a toll. I dropped off 30+ shirts and 10 suits at the dry cleaners and wearing them today, i STILL smell like a campfire. 

There's also a lot of concern in the area over the toxic ash that spread across the region from the thousands of homes, garages, and cars that burned. Although the AQI seems fine, that apparently doesn't account for all the toxic volatile compounds that have blanketed the area. 

1 minute ago, Foosters said:

I'm very grateful to still have a house, but man the aftermath is taking a toll. I dropped off 30+ shirts and 10 suits at the dry cleaners and wearing them today, i STILL smell like a campfire. 

There's also a lot of concern in the area over the toxic ash that spread across the region from the thousands of homes, garages, and cars that burned. Although the AQI seems fine, that apparently doesn't account for all the toxic volatile compounds that have blanketed the area. 

The smell lingers for a long time. Like years for shit packed away in closets. We threw all our linens, curtains, etc. out. For the short term stock up on this.

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But glad you and the other posters are doing as well as possible.

And not to be a downer, but concerning all the clothes drop offs. Yeah, um, if you get any of the hand outs wash that shit industrial style. Lice.....

I'm very grateful to still have a house, but man the aftermath is taking a toll. I dropped off 30+ shirts and 10 suits at the dry cleaners and wearing them today, i STILL smell like a campfire. 
There's also a lot of concern in the area over the toxic ash that spread across the region from the thousands of homes, garages, and cars that burned. Although the AQI seems fine, that apparently doesn't account for all the toxic volatile compounds that have blanketed the area. 

It takes about 3 days to get the smell off of me after work no matter how many times I shower. Working out a day or two after a fire it’s not uncommon to have the smell reappear.

There’s hundreds of chemicals released when man made materials burn. Whole bunch of shit that ends in -ene (carcinogenic), hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulfide, arsenic just to name the more recognizable. IDLH, PEL and STEL for quite a few of these chemicals is insanely low.
11 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Would an Ozone machine help?

https://a.co/d/6pjeSWP

It might. There's a crew at my house right now doing a deep cleaning with HEPA vaccums and other shit designed for smoke damage. If smell still remains, then that might be our next move. Our garage is currently packed full of large trash bags with pillows, stuffed animals, lampshades, etc. There's a laundry place down the road that does Ozone cleaning for those types of items, so we'll be taking them there 

4 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Holy crap.  Note to self:  if you ever see a water or flame retardant air drop inbound, run.

Last Wednesday when I was at my house while shit was burning, a water dropping helo flew right over our house and did a drop one street up on a burning house.  It was a shitton of water.

Washing with vinegar & baking soda helps with smoke.  Learned after many a ranch weekend.  

5 hours ago, locodos said:

interesting video, cut to the good stuff

 

Yeah I was gonna mention that earlier and forgot. Drops can be very hazardous to people on the ground, so there has to be a lot of coordination, making sure the drop areas are clear. Don't fuck around anywhere near the drop zone.

Also, just saw this update re: the PP fire.

 

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1 hour ago, Herbie Hancock said:


It takes about 3 days to get the smell off of me after work no matter how many times I shower. Working out a day or two after a fire it’s not uncommon to have the smell reappear.

There’s hundreds of chemicals released when man made materials burn. Whole bunch of shit that ends in -ene (carcinogenic), hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulfide, arsenic just to name the more recognizable. IDLH, PEL and STEL for quite a few of these chemicals is insanely low.

Yeah, the post box alarm shower = best thing evarrr.

2 hours ago, Herbie Hancock said:


It takes about 3 days to get the smell off of me after work no matter how many times I shower. Working out a day or two after a fire it’s not uncommon to have the smell reappear.

There’s hundreds of chemicals released when man made materials burn. Whole bunch of shit that ends in -ene (carcinogenic), hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulfide, arsenic just to name the more recognizable. IDLH, PEL and STEL for quite a few of these chemicals is insanely low.

Yep. Working in my early 20s in a print shop, we would speed up the cleaning by wrapping rags around our hands and just splashing around with those -enes.

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That is pretty amazing. Hell I'd go for Green Day all alone. One of the best shows I've ever seen. Maybe the best.

I was just telling my kid that even if I just select the acts I'd like to see from that list, it would be an incredible lineup.

 

Green Day

Earth, Wind, and Fire

Dave Matthews & John Maher

Gwen Stefani

Chili Peppers

Stephen Stills

Stevie Nicks

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I am not sure where to post this. We had a fire at our house 10 years ago. It just destroyed a detached patio. It was not the most traumatizing event, though in the moment it was terrifying since it was middle of the night and we had two kids younger than 3. Everyone ended up being fine. 

I just had a Google photo "remember this!" Sent to me by my phone with photos of the aftermath and it made me realize how insane this generation of tech can be. Imagine having the most traumatizing event of your life (100mph wind driven fire that completely destroys your home and life),  you possibly survived unscathed or maybe you lost someone dear to you. You snap a photo of your homes remains. Spend 10 years in therapy dealing with it and then out of the blue, Google decides you need to see this memory.  

I laughed my ass off at the pictures it sent tonight it is so macabre to me, but what a twisted tech world we have created.

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On 1/16/2025 at 9:33 AM, jimmyjazz said:

Holy crap.  Note to self:  if you ever see a water or flame retardant air drop inbound, run.

Nah....just have to have the right aircrew(s).

A few pics from some training a few years back with some Texas Forest Service guys out at Camp Swift.

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They finally did a soft opening for residents. You can't stay, but you can get things. Gas Co was on our street so had the gas turned back on. We have water, but they say it's not safe to bathe or even do dishes in. Grabbing some clothes and a few other things. It all has to be washed in order to wear it.

A neighbor of ours who's in the entertainment business put this together

 I expect LA firefighters to handle the incoming Santa Ana winds and dry conditions with ease for the next few years, because I was told this morning that the fires are merely 'a simple crisis' to handle.

So this screenshot my friend sent a little while ago has to be a mistake, right?

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So we scored, in a way.  We met with ServPro today, and our place is so much more trashed than we thought.  The outside air smells perfectly fine, but our house smells like a campfire.  He went around wiping surfaces and everything is covered in ash and soot.  Everything.  And the attic is covered in ash too because Spanish tiles blew off and ash filled the attic.  All interior surfaces need to be cleaned and the attic insulation needs to be replaced.  All furniture needs cleaning.  We’ll be out of there for at least a month or more.  But my wife was scouring AirBNB for places, and stumbled upon a place seconds after it was posted because it’s close enough to our house that they had no power and couldn’t list it.  The moment it popped up my wife called and we went by today and we have it booked for 6 weeks.  And Air BnB kicked in 60% of the cost for fire victims.  And they’ll take our 2 cats and a dog.  She was super sympathetic to our plight.  But we now have a home for awhile.  Such a relief.  Moving in tomorrow.  

2 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

And Air BnB kicked in 60% of the cost for fire victims.  

Pretty cool. I had a $1400 bill from Air BnB and $50 cleaning fee and $200 Air BnB fee plus taxes in a no sales tax state brought the total to $1800.

17 minutes ago, Bevo said:

Pretty cool. I had a $1400 bill from Air BnB and $50 cleaning fee and $200 Air BnB fee plus taxes in a no sales tax state brought the total to $1800.

They are definitely going for some PR.  But delighted to be a recipient.  Even if insurance doesn’t cover it, it’s a small price to pay under the circumstances.  Although I’m going to hold the insurance company’s feet to the fire on all of it.

1 hour ago, Sbbruin said:

They are definitely going for some PR.  But delighted to be a recipient.  Even if insurance doesn’t cover it, it’s a small price to pay under the circumstances.  Although I’m going to hold the insurance company’s feet to the fire on all of it.

This you and the fam pulling into the place? Please say yes.

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On 1/17/2025 at 8:33 PM, BillyGoatHill said:

 

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Reminds me of the last time I ate at Panchos. 

new fire down my way.  Intersection of I-15 and Highway 76.  About 80 acres right now, and the winds are expected to pickup this afternoon.   The GF's daughter runs a horse ranch just west of there...1200 acres and 200 or so horses, many of which are very valuable  race stock.    It's not her first rodeo...they lost about 200 acres of avocado trees the last time we had fires there.

 

On 1/17/2025 at 7:54 PM, HOOKEM4 said:

I am not sure where to post this. We had a fire at our house 10 years ago. It just destroyed a detached patio. It was not the most traumatizing event, though in the moment it was terrifying since it was middle of the night and we had two kids younger than 3. Everyone ended up being fine. 

I just had a Google photo "remember this!" Sent to me by my phone with photos of the aftermath and it made me realize how insane this generation of tech can be. Imagine having the most traumatizing event of your life (100mph wind driven fire that completely destroys your home and life),  you possibly survived unscathed or maybe you lost someone dear to you. You snap a photo of your homes remains. Spend 10 years in therapy dealing with it and then out of the blue, Google decides you need to see this memory.  

I laughed my ass off at the pictures it sent tonight it is so macabre to me, but what a twisted tech world we have created.

Had a friend this summer who's brothers lake house was incinerated.  Wooden deck (extended, multi-layered) and an outdoor fire pit surrounded by those poly-wood chairs.  An ember hit one and it burned like greek fire.  Water did nothing.  Chairs lit the deck which lit the house.  Everyone was ok, but they lost it all.  Car keys, phones, laptops, all of it as most were asleep.  Cautionary tale about extinguishing your fire and where the fire is located.  

45 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

Reminds me of the last time I ate at Panchos. 

I'll see your Panchos and raise you a colonoscopy prep session I had earlier this year.....oh boy.

On 1/16/2025 at 5:00 AM, Beau Vine said:

During the Wimberley floods, they literally considered other aid organizations to be their "competitors."

They were so worthless that they left Wimberley after 2 days.

Also, Google "Red Cross Haiti."

When my dad’s regiment was shipping out to France in December 1945, the Red Cross was at the departure facility selling  coffee and donuts to his troops. He never patronized them after that.

On 1/16/2025 at 9:58 PM, Sbbruin said:

This is a pretty crazy lineup

Missed a chance to get the Screaming Trees back together

5 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

I'll see your Panchos and raise you a colonoscopy prep session I had earlier this year.....oh boy.

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31 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Damn this map makes me sick to my stomach.

https://recovery.lacounty.gov/eaton-fire/

Man that is rough. Bruin, I am going to suggest something that is hard for all of us.

Don't go to those sites. You know what happened. Check it as it impacts you if needed.

Focus on yours right now. Enjoy what is remaining. Focus on what IS still there.

Watch your mental health man. Recovery takes a toll on you for a long time if not careful.

Baseball season is right around the corner.

17 minutes ago, MAUFRAIS said:

I hope you are sure he’s not an Angels fan.

Nope, he's an obnoxious* Dodgers fan. 
Wait, I guess the use of "obnoxious" was redundant there.

Sorry, Bruin, had to. You know we're thinking of you and want to help in any way we can. Up until Opening Day, of course.

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new fire in rancho bernardo (SD). not too far from my inlaws.

11 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

new fire in rancho bernardo (SD). not too far from my inlaws.

and a bigger one in Castaic

3 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

Man that is rough. Bruin, I am going to suggest something that is hard for all of us.

Don't go to those sites. You know what happened. Check it as it impacts you if needed.

Focus on yours right now. Enjoy what is remaining. Focus on what IS still there.

Watch your mental health man. Recovery takes a toll on you for a long time if not careful.

Baseball season is right around the corner.

This seems like good advice. I didn't lose anything other than a couple of paid for nights in a condo in Maui. But I was there and I watched the town burn down from a Jeep with my family, and witnessed some of the aftermath. It messed me up for a good year. It was all I could think about. 

3 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

Nope, he's an obnoxious* Dodgers fan. 
Wait, I guess the use of "obnoxious" was redundant there.

Sorry, Bruin, had to. You know we're thinking of you and want to help in any way we can. Up until Opening Day, of course.

Fuck.  I forgot that Sbbruin was a Dodgers fan.

Fuck any nice or sympathetic shit I said about him.  I hope that squirrels break into his empty home and shit on everything now.

3 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Fuck.  I forgot that Sbbruin was a Dodgers fan.

Fuck any nice or sympathetic shit I said about him.  I hope that squirrels break into his empty home and shit on everything now.

So you are now Team Squirrel? Interesting....

 

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