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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Meanwhile in San Diego

posted by on October 24 at 9:56 AM

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Stranger contributor Rex Wockner lives in San Diego. The picture above was taken from the apartment of one of Rex’s friends about a mile from Rex’s home. More photos and links to info about the fires at Rex’s blog.

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1

Gah! Fire is frightening!!!

Posted by Kristin Bell | October 24, 2007 10:03 AM
2

What, no gay angle, Dan?

Posted by Editor's note | October 24, 2007 10:03 AM
3

This is a tragedy, but at least since most of the victims are rich and white it should ensure a better federal response than Katrina.

Posted by Clint | October 24, 2007 10:03 AM
4

CLINT- How could the reaction be any WORSE than Katrina?

Posted by mla | October 24, 2007 10:07 AM
5

Well, Rex is a homo too, so there you go.

Posted by Dan Savage | October 24, 2007 10:08 AM
6

Pitbulls.

Posted by p | October 24, 2007 10:10 AM
7

Jesus Christ!

Posted by Michigan Matt | October 24, 2007 10:18 AM
8

Yeah, I was about to say. Was Michael Brown rehired?

Posted by matthew fisher wilder | October 24, 2007 10:38 AM
9

one of my best friend's parents were evacuated. in addition to being freaked the fuck out and in very real danger of losing their home, they forgot to grab the bag of weed on the way out.

i hope that they, and the other residents of san diego, have found a way to calm down today. what a nightmare.

Posted by kerri harrop | October 24, 2007 10:58 AM
10

Coming soon ...

Insurance companies (er ... US taxpayers) will single-handedly bail out the dismal San Diego real-estate market. Good-bye, supply glut. Hello, seller's market.

Posted by Mahtli69 | October 24, 2007 11:37 AM
11

Dan, how's your father doing?

Posted by Paul | October 24, 2007 12:11 PM
12

I'd just like to point out a couple things:

1) Report in 2004 showed "San Diego firefighters short on staff, fire engines, safety gear, training and coordination."

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/fires/20040810-9999-1m10cedar.html

2) The state of California is using prison labor-- over "2,640 trained inmate firefighters"-- to try to put out the fires.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/us/24cnd-fire.html

3) Score another point for disaster capitalism. Privatized rebuilding process catering to the super-rich with no-bid contracts to follow in 3, 2, 1...

Posted by Trevor | October 24, 2007 1:14 PM
13

@Kerri/9
"they forgot to grab the bag of weed on the way out."

Thanks...this story FINALLY has a personal touch ;] NOW I feel bad for those people down there

Posted by Lake | October 24, 2007 1:34 PM
14

While I have personally fought forest fires with USFS and have loads of compassion for the folks who's lives have been disrupted (or destroyed) by this event, it remains true that Nature Bats Last. And always will.

Posted by treacle | October 24, 2007 2:04 PM

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