The Coffee House

[CherylL]

I don't know. It’s a real disaster out there. So many displaced people, and several have been killed. Businesses, homes destroyed. The Santa Ana winds whipped it into a frenzy.

With all of the devastation I've seen a few heartwarming videos. Canada sent their Super Scooper planes. Impressive how the plane swoops down to get water over the ocean. Mexico sent a fleet of helicopters and thousands of volunteer firefighters. Saw a group of over 100 firefighters that landed in Canada on their way to CA from South Africa singing in the airport. A celebrity was moving parked cars so firetrucks could get thru the street. There was a traffic jam at the Pasadena Humane Society of people dropping off donations. The CWK was there with food. They are at most disasters around the world.

 

[cgw]

With all of the devastation I've seen a few heartwarming videos. Canada sent their Super Scooper planes. Impressive how the plane swoops down to get water over the ocean. Mexico sent a fleet of helicopters and thousands of volunteer firefighters. Saw a group of over 100 firefighters that landed in Canada on their way to CA from South Africa singing in the airport. A celebrity was moving parked cars so firetrucks could get thru the street. There was a traffic jam at the Pasadena Humane Society of people dropping off donations. The CWK was there with food. They are at most disasters around the world.

FYI, California is reviving a 19thC program of using "incarcerated people" to fight the fires for S10/day. Nice, eh?

For Just Dollars a Day, Inmates Fight California’s Fires

Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They usually make up to $10.24 a day, and receive an additional $1 for each hour that they battle the deadly blazes.

www.nytimes.com