Posted on 06/09/2015 5:58:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The cause of an early morning fire north of San Diego was an electrocuted bird falling from an active power line
A bird carrying a snake in its talons struck power lines north of San Diego, sparking a hillside fire just west of The Merge.
San Diego Police arrived to the location on Dunhill Street near the intersection of Interstates 5 and 805 just before 6 a.m.
Flames were burning very close to businesses including the General Atomics building, officials said.
Officers called in San Diego Fire-Rescue crews who contained the fire within an hour.
Fire officials initially told NBC 7 a bird with a snake in its mouth was electrocuted on a power line and fell to the ground, sparking the fire. A photo released by officials later shows the snake in the hawk's grasp.
"A hawk that hit the high voltage power line, caught fire, and fell to the ground," SD Fire-Rescue spokesperson Lee Swanson said in a written release.
There were no structures damaged and no evacuations ordered.
This area of San Diego is home to many companies in the region's biochemical industry.
I hope they look great!
And, in all the day-by-day, New Horizons has flown by Pluto on the way out of our Solar System.
Pluto “hearts” us.
It was nice of Pluto to let us stop by. Did we learn whether it’s a “real” planet?
I’m not up on that. I did read that it was larger than expected.
Well, that’s something.
Yes they do! Bright red! :o]) Thanks!
Yes, but what exactly?
Could it simply be a large interplanetary billboard and God is using it to tell humanity that (despite everything) He still loves us?
100 degrees, 11% and NW@ 14 mph
Aye, aye, Ma’am! Weather room reports weather change confirmed.
Sounds pretty comfortable, and congrats on the nails.
Jake and I had some Naptime.
Monsoons by Friday. The barometer says they are closer than that and my bones agree. My bones never lie...the pain is honest when it comes to weather reports!
I think, maybe tomorrow morning, I will try Firefox while my brain is functioning fairly well. I never know what it will be like from one day to the next, so the plans may have to be scrapped.
The “agency” called this morning, reminding me that “flexibility” was important. I “reminded” him that I have no control over how I’m going to feel from one day to the next and if that isn’t flexibility, I don’t know what is...and suggested that he might want to go over the information again.
We set up an appointment for the 28th, and he will try to find another contractor, but I will remind him when he gets here that I included the CFIDS protocol for a reason...so he would understand that I. Am. Not. In. Control.
You are the customer. The Agency is the service provider.
THEY are the ones who are supposed to be flexible, not you.
Talk about a mixed breed!
timelines are very easily breached in science fiction
I tried to say that in the letter but he evidently thinks he’s dealing with an idiot. However, I will ask him about that on the 28th.
I loathe stupidity, and even worse, I don’t tolerate fools.
PS: It’s very hard for me to compose a letter and make it say everything that needs to be said. It usually takes me three to six weeks to get one right. (CFIDS at work.)
Rescue kitten from Alaska.
I was going to get some yogurt and some burritos tomorrow, but I don’t know if I will feel up to it.
And then again, tomorrow was the day I was going to go to DMV for the new registration. I’m very tired this afternoon, and think I probably should have gone to bed a while ago, but I keep trying to keep it together until I can come down from the stresses of the last 24 hours.
I got another call from Aaron’s about a neighbor I referred to them. This was last night, at 2030, and it was the first time in nearly a week that I was able to sleep well...*sigh*
This morning, I called Aaron’s AGAIN to tell them 1. I don’t have his phone number, 2. I don’t know what apartment he lives in, and 3. I am NOT responsible for him.
This is the second time they have called me about him. He has gotten three computers from them and sent every one of them to his daughter in CA, which is against the law until they are paid for. He takes his paycheck to one of the local casinos and tries to double it, which is sheer idiocy.
I tried to be very nice, but I’m afraid my peevishness was showing when I said, “What I would really like for you to do is remove my name as a “contact,” since I never consented to be such for him. If you call me again, I’m afraid I’m going to have to get ugly, because he has gone beyond me being a “reference” when he listed me as a “contact.””
I’m not afraid to get totally in the face, up close and personal, with anyone at Aaron’s, and if I need to, I will call corporate headquarters and apprise them of the situation.
GAH!
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