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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on May 3, 2013 21:37:59 GMT -5
There are more fires, and the big one one up near Ventura County is still spreading. My friend who lives in Thousand Oaks called in sick today so she could stay home and be ready to pack if necessary. She's on the other side of TO from the fire, but still, it's unnerving, to say the least. Good vibes for Southern California, please? Sending best vibes for Cali because I truly love the place.
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Post by SpringSummers on May 4, 2013 21:41:06 GMT -5
Good vibes for Southern California, and for all. Whew. Helped 16 yr old get ready for prom this evening. What an experience.
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on May 5, 2013 15:37:21 GMT -5
There are more fires, and the big one one up near Ventura County is still spreading. My friend who lives in Thousand Oaks called in sick today so she could stay home and be ready to pack if necessary. She's on the other side of TO from the fire, but still, it's unnerving, to say the least. Good vibes for Southern California, please? I've been watching the satellite pics: terrifying!
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on May 5, 2013 16:10:39 GMT -5
Thanks, everyS'cubie - the weather has changed to 15° cooler and a lot more humid, so things are looking more hopeful. We actually got drizzled on driving up to Aged Mum's this morning.
It's still not looking good for the summer, though - California's snowpack water content is 17% of normal, and we've already had several record-breakingly hot days. But for now, maybe the firefighters can catch a break.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on May 5, 2013 17:28:47 GMT -5
Good vibes for Southern California, and for all. Whew. Helped 16 yr old get ready for prom this evening. What an experience. I know all the minuses but you can't tell me that the pluses aren't worth every meltdown, shakes and nerves. Just seeing her face when the whole process is finished... I envy you.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on May 5, 2013 17:33:06 GMT -5
Thanks, everyS'cubie - the weather has changed to 15° cooler and a lot more humid, so things are looking more hopeful. We actually got drizzled on driving up to Aged Mum's this morning. It's still not looking good for the summer, though - California's snowpack water content is 17% of normal, and we've already had several record-breakingly hot days. But for now, maybe the firefighters can catch a break. The weather here is freakish too, a good 15 degrees cooler than should be. It's truly beautiful but for this time of year completely out of character. Makes me more fearful than hopeful for the summer. Be safe, dear. Get everybody in L.A. to blow toward that fire and extinguish it!
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Post by SpringSummers on May 5, 2013 19:50:33 GMT -5
Good vibes for Southern California, and for all. Whew. Helped 16 yr old get ready for prom this evening. What an experience. I know all the minuses but you can't tell me that the pluses aren't worth every meltdown, shakes and nerves. Just seeing her face when the whole process is finished... I envy you. It was fun. She was soooooo excited and looked so pretty in her sparkly pink dress. She had a special purse, shoes, and jewelry, and I did her hair in a topknot. She has lovely, thick, shiny dark hair, so it was easy to make it look good. She didn't do too badly with nerves. I stayed very very calm and that helped. My "whew" was just about the time-consuming nature of it all; didn't mean to sound negative. She makes me laugh quite a lot.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on May 5, 2013 23:55:47 GMT -5
I know all the minuses but you can't tell me that the pluses aren't worth every meltdown, shakes and nerves. Just seeing her face when the whole process is finished... I envy you. It was fun. She was soooooo excited and looked so pretty in her sparkly pink dress. She had a special purse, shoes, and jewelry, and I did her hair in a topknot. She has lovely, thick, shiny dark hair, so it was easy to make it look good. She didn't do too badly with nerves. I stayed very very calm and that helped. My "whew" was just about the time-consuming nature of it all; didn't mean to sound negative. She makes me laugh quite a lot. Photo?
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on May 6, 2013 7:39:11 GMT -5
So, around here, last week it got up to nearly 100° with single-digit humidity. Today it's cool and... rainy. Well, at least the change in the weather should help with the remaining fires, although there's a new potential problem with rockslides on PCH in the burn area.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on May 6, 2013 9:08:00 GMT -5
Headed back east on Friday for graduation. I'm currently in Corbin, KY. Am going to move onto the DCOM area tomorrow. I really did not miss all the humidity.
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Post by beccaelizabeth on May 6, 2013 12:40:00 GMT -5
Headed back east on Friday for graduation. I'm currently in Corbin, KY. Am going to move onto the DCOM area tomorrow. I really did not miss all the humidity. graduation
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Post by SpringSummers on May 7, 2013 8:10:01 GMT -5
It was fun. She was soooooo excited and looked so pretty in her sparkly pink dress. She had a special purse, shoes, and jewelry, and I did her hair in a topknot. She has lovely, thick, shiny dark hair, so it was easy to make it look good. She didn't do too badly with nerves. I stayed very very calm and that helped. My "whew" was just about the time-consuming nature of it all; didn't mean to sound negative. She makes me laugh quite a lot. Photo? I'm not allowed to post identifiable photos of the girls on the internet . . . maybe I could block out the face . . . lemme see what I can do.
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Post by SpringSummers on May 7, 2013 8:19:59 GMT -5
I'm not allowed to post identifiable photos of the girls on the internet . . . maybe I could block out the face . . . lemme see what I can do. OK - I put some blocked face photos on in the Admin section.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on May 7, 2013 22:28:29 GMT -5
I'm not allowed to post identifiable photos of the girls on the internet . . . maybe I could block out the face . . . lemme see what I can do. OK - I put some blocked face photos on in the Admin section. Well without seeing any faces, I can't tell much except I hope the older one was the belle of the ball.
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Post by SpringSummers on May 8, 2013 15:39:33 GMT -5
Headed back east on Friday for graduation. I'm currently in Corbin, KY. Am going to move onto the DCOM area tomorrow. I really did not miss all the humidity. graduation Congrats!!!
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