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Hortensis

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21. Wildfire was exactly my first thought on reading Malaise's post.

Reply to Hekate (Reply #16)

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 02:31 AM

Oct 2017

Also, inevitably, when chatting with a friend in Culver City/Santa Monica this morning, although it's so heavily developed there, because you just can't help it.

At the time we moved away from SoCal, 7 of the past 9 years had had severe drought. Back then, though, the hundreds of houses between ours and the mountains north and south that formed our narrow valley still made me feel pretty secure. Fire'd be very unlikely to be able to get to us. Uhuh.

I'm sure you have your plans, Hekate. And you're obviously...alert.

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Record-Melting Fall Heat Wave Bakes Southern California [View all] malaise Oct 2017 OP

Global warming is a hoax. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #1

Of course malaise Oct 2017 #2

Fascism stasrted in January in the US. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #3

It's a glorious 98 degrees at Dodger stadium Brother Buzz Oct 2017 #4

My car said it was 104. Initech Oct 2017 #5

Damn malaise Oct 2017 #7

Is glorious the correct word here? malaise Oct 2017 #6

ANYTHING below 98.6 is fine with me Brother Buzz Oct 2017 #9

Better you than me malaise Oct 2017 #10

Im down by Union Station, and it said 103 in the car. R B Garr Oct 2017 #8

98 degrees beats 38 degrees any day of the week Brother Buzz Oct 2017 #11

Ah, sounded like you were at Dodger Stadium. R B Garr Oct 2017 #13

Steamy or stinky hot? Brother Buzz Oct 2017 #15

:) I felt that from Santa Anas occasionally, although Hortensis Oct 2017 #19

sounds a tad hysterical that article. mostly a few degrees over 100+ year old records. msongs Oct 2017 #12

usually not this late into october JI7 Oct 2017 #14

Here in north Georgia, the shift from heat to chill that Hortensis Oct 2017 #20

Yesterday the thermometer under our eaves registered 107. Overnight it dropped to the 80s. Hekate Oct 2017 #16

Wildfire was exactly my first thought on reading Malaise's post. Hortensis Oct 2017 #21

Ironically, I used to have my plans all in place, but we moved this summer... Hekate Oct 2017 #22

I think you're describing my dream home also, Hortensis Oct 2017 #23

I'm in Hueneme Beach in ventura and it's been hotter than hell here TeamPooka Oct 2017 #17

One more day! Then one more week. rufus dog Oct 2017 #18