Santa Ana winds that come in off the desert after dry summers). The big
problem is that we are in the middle of a very bad drought that's been going
on for several years now (it is currently illegal to waste water, and we may
soon go on rationing), which makes it a lot easier to have big fires.
Furthermore, the media comes and announces it every year: "Fire Season !!
Fire Season !!" After which, the criminal arsonists go out and start fires.
I'm sure that if the media (looking for a ratings-grabbing disaster story)
would kindly refrain from announcing the fact every year, we wouldn't have
half the fires at least. You should see the T.V. Non-stop fire coverage on
5 channels, not even any ads. Very tedious. What's to tell ? There is a
fire, here are the firemen, here are the statistics. Not much you can do
with that for 4 days and nights straight. Finally today they added
commercials back in. You can tell when people get saturated with the
disaster and ratings drop, the news channel goes back to regular programming
(even though the fires are still going just the same).
A few years ago, I volunteered for a week in one of the fire zones. I'm a
L.A. Fire Dept. CERT member (Community Emergency Response Team). I had a
cough after that which lasted 6 months ! I now carry in my car a
particulate mask that I can wear when needed ! Actually, I wore masks that
time a couple of years ago, but had to take it off while driving through the
muck, because it was making my glasses drop down and I couldn't see. That's
where I breathed enough toxic smoke to get that 6-mo. cough. Today I've
been staying inside for the most part !
Cheers,
JoJo
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-----Original Message-----
From: taxchat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:taxchat@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf
Of Clarisse
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 5:30 PM
To: taxchat@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [taxchat] Re: Testing ...
This is good but it is still too close for me! The air has to be
toxic in the fire area. A lot of people may be sick within the next
ten years - there was a large amount of fires this year in CA. Is
this the norm? I do not remember so many fires throughout the year
but I do know thst a few of the fires was arson.
--- In taxchat@yahoogroups.com, "JoJo Zawawi" <kuchekesha@...> wrote:
>
> I'm sure I'm safe here. The fire would have to jump onto another
little
> mountain range to get over to where I'm at. I did go a lot closer
earlier
> today to get a haircut -- 6 miles away ! Oddly, the air up there
in Sunland
> was clear (higher elevation). All the smoke has settled down into
the
> valley, i.e., where I live. It's horrible -- dangerous air
warning, and we
> have to stay inside. You really notice it when you go out. But
hey, I'd
> rather have this problem than have had my stuff burn down ... ! A
few years
> ago, that little mountain range you see where I live was on fire.
That's
> just 3 blocks away. That was scary. Also quite a sight at night !
>
> I took a pic from Google Maps to show a friend where it's at and
where I'm
> at. Here it is. You'll see where I live down in the lower right.
My
> haircut was in Sunland, half-way to the fire.
>
> I would LOVE to send you some of our weather. Please send me some
of your
> cold stuff in exchange !!!
>
> Cheers,
> JoJo
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: taxchat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:taxchat@yahoogroups.com]On
Behalf
> Of Clarisse
> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 2:57 PM
> To: taxchat@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [taxchat] Re: Testing ...
>
>
> Wow! JoJO please be safe out there with those fires!
> And send some of that 90 degree weather to NJ. It was a rainy
weekend
> and 60+ degrees but now it's getting colder out. ;0(
>
>
>
>
> --- In taxchat@yahoogroups.com, "JoJo Zawawi" <kuchekesha@> wrote:
> >
> > Hey, it's 90 degrees out here ! I promise. Once it cools down
and
> I can send you chocolate without having it melt, I will do so.
> >
> > I am 15 miles from the Sylmar fire. The air is grey and brown and
> stinky, and it's "snowing" tiny ashes. I'm really glad I'm not IN
> the fire area !
> >
> > Cheers,
> > JoJo
>
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> > Music: http://www.myspace.com/jojozjojo *
> http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/JoJo-Zawawi/16883556821
> > Blog: http://www.mysteriousperson.com/MYSTERIOUSPERSON/thezblog/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: taxchat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:taxchat@yahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf
> > Of Chuck Warman
> > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 1:53 PM
> > To: taxchat@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [taxchat] Testing ...
> >
> >
> > Where's my chocolate?
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > JoJo Zawawi writes:
> >
> > > Haven't seen any TaxChat e-mails all weekend. Testing !
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > JoJo
> >
>
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> >
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> > > ......
> > > Music: http://www.myspace.com/jojozjojo *
> > > http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/JoJo-Zawawi/16883556821
> > > Blog:
http://www.mysteriousperson.com/MYSTERIOUSPERSON/thezblog/
> > >
> > >
> > >
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