More On The California Fires
Forgive me the parochial nature of this post (and the one previous on the same subject).
When I return to San Diego to visit family, I often take time to go to the wonderful little mountain town of Julian (much like Galena), so this, from today's San Diego Union-Tribune, breaks my heart:
"Fire crews are waging a frantic battle to save Julian, carving battle lines around the central business district of the mountain community best known for antique shopping and apple pie....Julian was deserted last night. Streets were empty, shops closed. The only vehicles on Main Street were those of sheriff's deputies."
It is hard to imagine, but this one fire in San Diego County has now burned an area twice the land-size of the City of Chicago, destroying almost 1200 homes. Massive doesn't even begin to describe it.
armchairpundit 10/29/2001 12:00:00 AM - [Link] - Comments ()
