Another fire in Santa Barbara

Post by **Maka** » Wed May 06, 2009 19:01 -0700

Hello UY Dojo,

Man, our third fire since summer in Santa Barbara.

Looks really close outside but we haven't been evacuated yet. Lots of my friends who live downtown have.

latest news stories here:
http://www.independent.com/news/jesusita-fire/

And Tweets: http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23jesusitafire

Say a prayer for us Santa Barbara folks.

peace, maka

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Wed May 06, 2009 21:32 -0700

Sometimes, I am glad I live in Michigan.

Wishing you the best for surviving another season of fires out there in "Too Sunny California".

tayocham · Post by **tayocham** » Wed May 06, 2009 22:18 -0700

My aunt and uncle live there. They're safe, but they've evacuated to their rental house. Hope their usual house is safe, but it's kinda right there...

Post by **Maka** » Fri May 08, 2009 0:05 -0700

Our home is now in the evacuation warning area. We packed up the important papers. Now we are packing overnight bags and then important things to take with us. Peace, maka

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Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Fri May 08, 2009 0:18 -0700

Good Luck!

Post by **Maka** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:02 -0700

Steve Hubbell wrote:Good Luck!

thanks!
We evacuated around 2:00am. We are safe for now. Some of my friends had to evacuate more than once, so we are fortunate.
It was an interesting exercise- what do you bring with you that fits in your car? I got my kids - so plus 1 foe me

Twitter and facebook has been very useful to gather and communication tools. That's pretty cool. Peace, Maka

Post by **Todd Shogun** » Fri May 08, 2009 22:14 -0700

Maka a shout out to you from down here in Anaheim Hills. We've had our fair share of fires here too. Hang in there bro!

Post by **Maka** » Sun May 10, 2009 0:30 -0700

Thanks Ya'll,

We just got back home. Feels fortunate and good to be home. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers.

Peace, maka

Bogus · Post by **Bogus** » Mon May 11, 2009 8:21 -0700

Glad to hear you are ok. It reminds me of the hurricane evacuations we would perform when I was living in Florida.

As far as your evacuation bag goes, I would suggest keeping a permanent one that can be grabbed as needed. That is what I used to use, though I don't now that I live out in Texas.