Post by Scott LurndalPost by LeonPost by Scott Lurndalhttps://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/japans_wooden_satellite_leaves_the/
Pretty cool.
Are you out of harms way over there?
Yeah. I used to live in Pasadena, and the area
I lived in was evacuated. It was not damaged, however,
since the winds were blowing the Eaton fire to the west/southwest
into Altadena, parts of which were hit pretty hard. 70-80
mph wind gusts would blow embers for miles. I used to hike
Eaton Canyon weekly in the 80's, very rugged mountainous
terrain.
The winds prevented any air support (water drops), which exacerbated
the damage.
Other friends were evacuated from the La Canada/Flintridge
area, but that seems to have escaped any damage. Pacific
Palisades looks to have very significant damage.
I'm about 350 miles north of there.
Good to know you are safe. As you probably know, like hurricanes here
in Texas, it is reported all over the world that California has been
burnt to a crisp, brizillion's of acres gone. Your governor is not
looking good, politically, along with LA's mayor.
We had a small hurricane back in July and the local utility Center Point
is still catching hell over power lines going down and people being with
out power. That in it self is to be expected, I recall being with out
electricity for 11 days after a 2008 hurricane, Ike. But people these
days are ill prepared for any deviation in their life styles because of
mother nature events.