[maryz]

I just sent an email to a friend of mine in San Diego

Have you gotten a response? I tried e-mailing relatives in San Diego last night; early this morning I was notified it wasn't going through. The message said they'd keep trying for (I forget) 24 or 48 hours.

[Fitzcarraldo]

the phone system in parts of san diego county is in a shambles - was told there are over 400 telephone poles down...