Fire and no rain
So it turns out that there's a downside to ignoring the TV news, because there's one thing that even Fox manages to do better than carefully filtered internet: mention that there's a giant freaking fire happening by your mom's house. I've just gotten off of the phone with her, and apparently some of my family has been evacuated. My mother and grandmother are currently at home, but are stocked up with supplies and ready for a long campout on the beach, if necessary. She says they're fine, but the sun is blotted out and it's raining ash.
I'm not worried for Mom, because if anybody in my family knows how to survive stuff, it's her, and I'm pretty sure that even in the direst possible situation, she's within walking distance of the ocean, and unless the pollution is a lot worse than anybody expected, that won't light on fire. Some welcome for Grandma, though -- she's been out there less than four months, and the city decides to burn down on her.
I'm not worried for Mom, because if anybody in my family knows how to survive stuff, it's her, and I'm pretty sure that even in the direst possible situation, she's within walking distance of the ocean, and unless the pollution is a lot worse than anybody expected, that won't light on fire. Some welcome for Grandma, though -- she's been out there less than four months, and the city decides to burn down on her.