[onyx]

Our house now smells of smoke inside, - guess I'd best close ALL of the windows!

When I told South40 earlier on amother thread, that I couldn't see falling ash, I really couldn't *see* any, but now my son's white car is covered with dark gray ash/soot.

Some neighbors are on "canyon watch" --- we're on the rim overlooking I-8 --- because we are convinced the fires are being set. No tinfoil necessary --- we're serious.

[Grampa Dave]

Get your vehicles loaded and ready to go as I noted in an earlier post. Baby pictures, photo albums and vital documents need to be in the trunk or back of an SUV. Have a day's water and food with blankets or light sleeping bags.

Before you leave shut every door in your home. Shut doors help to contain fires unless there is a flameout.

Don't wait until the last minute.

Keep us posted, and our prayers are with all of you.

[Hildy]

This is so scary. My husband and I have packed our important things, JUST IN CASE. I can't believe Clairemont Mesa Blvd. is going up in smoke. Crossing over to Mercury! I used to work on Ronson Ct. and it's all industrial. This is just the most horrible thing I've witnessed since I moved here.