It’s deja vu. Just like 4 years ago, the air is smoky, classes are cancelled, and we’re glued to the TV all day. Unlike the last time, though, we’re not feeling it here at home. There are two major fires, one a twenty minute drive north of here, the other a half-hour south and east. The wind is blowing the ash straight out to sea and avoiding us. Up on the UCSD campus, Alex reports seeing the air impacted more than here.
Still, though, our throats are irritated and we’re feeling groggy and tired. I watched Larry Himmel, a well liked local TV personality and comic reporting the fire while watching his own home burn to the ground. At least one of my faculty colleagues and two of my game design class students have been evacuated, probably more.
A lot depends on the winds. If they pick up again tonight it will be very bad. Pictures are here.