I still don't know if a scheduled recording will still complete when the power is off on the cable box, but we have determined that the perishable food in our fridge had to be thrown out, while the food in the freezer could be saved.
Calistoga, the resort community about 20 minutes to our north known for its mineral waters, was evacuated yesterday (it is chilling to see photos of its streets empty). The city of Napa, about 40 minutes to our south, was put on evacuation advisory, which means they have to be ready to walk out the door with 5-15 minutes notice at any time. I drive back and forth to work each day in between two of the largest fires; the road is safe and pretty clear (no tourists, parents taking kids to and from school, or most local workers) but eerie. I was able to see a little bit of national news, and saw there was coverage of our fire. It is wierd to see it reflected like that. Local news is more helpful (though local news here means San Francisco, Oakland or Sacramento based, which means they still dont really know much about us, and a lot of their stories begin and end with a hook like: "Here is where all that smoke is coming from" or "Let's see how our favorite wineries are doing". I have been spending most of my time monitoring twitter, FB and web sites from various local and state agencies, and then going back and fact checking a legion of rumors (posting to a local FB group something like: "Can anyone confirm reports the fire has jumped HWY 29 and is raging down Bale Lane? (Nobody could, as this rumor, which would mean the town where I live was suddenly in mortal danger, was not true). I am not sure if I wrote this here before or not (a little loopy now) - but after the second day I was thinking something like "Now I know how they feel in Puerto Rico" - then I kicked myself in the ass and realized I have no effing idea how they feel in PR, since I was only without power for 40 hours, and they have been without for weeks, and likely will for months, and in the middle of the crisis of thier lives are being ridiculed and scapegoated by their president. I live in one of the wealthiest areas in one of the wealthiest states (though lots of poor and vanilla middle class types here too), and even if POTUS is ignoring us, we can be pretty sure important and powerful people are watching and will help us rebuild. I don't know at all what it feels like to be in Puerto Rico, but I am even more convinced that the top domestic priority of this country for the next few months should be getting those folks back on their feet. On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 2:45 PM David Risner <[email protected]> wrote: > This video of a neighborhood after the fire had gone through is pretty > chilling. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCvtBCx042E > > > -- > David Risner > www.risner.org > > > On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> They may do NASCAR racing at Sonoma but they are internationally known >> for their drag racing. >> >> Not sent from an iPhone. >> On Oct 12, 2017, at 11:06 AM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Doug Eastick, Wed. (11): >>>> >>>> PGage - my fingers are crossed for you, your property, and everyone in >>>> that area. Please give us an update (when you can). >>>> >>>> I spent some time in Sonoma in 2013 and a day trip to Napa Valley, and >>>> Santa Rosa. I can't even imagine what it looks like to you now. >>>> >>>> If you care: >>> >>> The "dog trainer" remarked (again?) how vineyards appear to be surprisingly >>> immune to wildfires >>> <http://beta.latimes.com/business/la-fi-vineyards-firebreak-20171012-story.html#nt=oft06a-1li2>... >>> (link; h/t KTLA) >>> >>> NASCAR venue Sonoma Raceway >>> <https://twitter.com/RaceSonoma/status/918513858142023680> tweeted >>> (again?) that its campground is open to evacuees... I figured that track >>> was relatively close to the ocean/bay, but the photo puts that in proper >>> perspective, I think... >>> >>> B >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... 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