[lainie]

In the desert north of the mtn range (Arrowhead fire would be to my south-southeast)

I'm fine. No fire danger. I'm just commenting that the winds are definately a-changing.

[Letitring]

Whew. It looks so bad, I can't imagine. News commentators, home owners, have looked so tired, scared and almost shell shocked. You can see the ashes flying about them during their telecast. This afternoon the sky was black, absolutely dark outside. I've never seen anything like this, never.