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.
Oasis: Part Three
http://flscifi.blogspot.com/2015/08/oasis-part-three.html
I know it’s first draft flash kind of fiction but I like writing it that way.
In 3 parts this story is already more than 8,470 words. I am thinking it’s a future short on Amazon at some point.
Can you get in touch with iHerb and have them replace the damaged item? Surely that’s part of their service. It’s medically unsafe, tampering danger and like that, if the containers aren’t adequately sealed.
Oh what an adorable kitten.
Tax Chick have you been to the Love Meow site?
No, I’ve never seen it. I’ll have to check it out later: it is now time to start hauling the Offspring out of bed.
Dreamy kitty pic.... Thank you!
There goes productivity....
Good morning. A cat who’s awake, but not causing trouble, is a rare sight.
Awwwww.
I sent iherb.com an email, and they responded in less than five minutes. I checked my email this morning and they have sent out a replacement. This is the first time I have ever had a problem with any shipment, and it was addressed in such a timely manner that I am happy as a pig in mud over the company.
The bottle was still sealed, so I’m thinking that the the bulb on the dropper came loose. I’ve had that happen, but not before I got it home. The entire box inside showed signs of the leakage.
And I am still upset over the Carditone. That is the most important of the BP meds. I could have sworn I ordered it. Dang.
The package is in Monroe, this morning, but I don’t know how long it will take to get from there to your place. It just showed a time of 0626. :o]
90 degrees, 16%, SSW @5.
I need a shower.
I had some strange dreams about artificial limbs. In one dream the limbs were metal and in the other they were stiff leather. *sigh* My brain disappoints me at times.
I want coffee!!!
I know the feeling
I hear ya'. Apparently I moved my car back to the same side of the street last time. $65. I thought the pattern was seared into my brain, but when I saw the ticket I was still shocked. I checked the sign and thought they had to have changed the pattern. It took about 10 minutes before I got reset and realized I had parked on the wrong side.
Well, what I’d REALLY like is Chick-fil-A, but you can imagine how that goes in NYC.
Good that they’re fixing the problem. You can just rinse off the other containers ;-).
I’ve been reading animal books to Kathleen. Did you know that all nine-banded armadillo babies are born as identical quadruplets?
Are these the new bullet proof breed?
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