Evacuation order in Encinitas canceled!!!

Evacuation order in Encinitas canceled
Posted @ 6:07 PM

Encinitas canceled its mandatory evacuation order for Olivenhain east of Rancho Santa Fe Road and north of El Camino Del Norte at 5 p.m.

The temporary shelter at the Encinitas Senior and Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, will remain open until evacuees have left.

THIS SHOULD BE THE END OF US WORRYING ABOUT HAVING TO EVACUATE....!!!

We are safe and I feel that we will continue to be so--I'm so bored of just watching all this go on around me--I need to get out and help in some small way!

THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR THOUGHTS-PHONE CALLS-EMAILS-TEXTS-IM'S--EVERYTHING REALLY HELPED US GET THROUGH THIS EXTREMELY STRESSFUL TIME.

Google Earth View of fire spots at 2:30pm

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As you can see, the fires are not too terribly close yet, although there is a new evacuation for Encinitas, but it is west and north of us right now.

Mandatory evacuation in Encinitas
Posted @ 1:36 PM

Encinitas city officials have ordered the mandatory evacuation of Olivenhain east of Rancho Santa Fe Road and north of El Camino Del Norte, although there are no fires inside the city.

No other evacuations are necessary at this time, city officials said.

Residents will be notified by telephone if the city feels they should leave their homes.

Evacuations up to 513,000 as of 11:15 AM

We are currently in Advisory Evacuation mode---it's getting closer, but we are still thinking we are far enough away. We are packed and ready to head towards Anaheim, if necessary. Phones are hit and miss and this is our best means of information for you all. We'll keep you posted! xoxh

Evacuations up to 513,000 as of 11:15 AM

An estimated 513,000 San Diego County residents are under mandatory evacuation orders as of 11 a.m. today, according to county officials.

Another 12,000 residents have been asked to voluntarily evacuate. We are in this category, and are still holding out. We are packed and ready to roll to L.A. area if necessary.
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The Witch Fire - San Diego 2007

This is so out of control. None of the fires have any or little containment and the wind is not expected to die down tonight. We are hearing it may not get under control until Thursday.

The photos above are ones Joe took at various times around the house. They were not doctored in Photoshop. It looks like Armageddon! The air quality is so bad people are wearing surgeon's masks around outside--there is so much debris and smoke in the air it is hard to see and even breathe.

Joe's work is in Rancho Bernardo, which was evacuated this morning, and a few of his colleagues and their families that live in that area. We had about 8 people at our house tonight, because they literally had really no where to go.

We are west of I-5 freeway in Encinitas, north county coastal area. So far, at 3am...we are in voluntary evacuation mode. We feel safe, but nervous. The big fires in the past have never crossed the 5, but they are also saying that this is the worst fire ever, so it's really a hard decision to make. We don't want to leave our home--2 dogs--2 birds-and have to drive 2 hours in the middle of the night to a hotel.
All the guests have left and went to various hotels in the L.A. area, and I just hope we are not making a bad decision by staying here.

We are all packed up and ready to leave, but I just am not so sure we are being too hasty. I took a nap earlier and Joe is getting a few hours sleep while I monitor these insane fires.

The Witch Fire in San Diego has already burned 145,000 acres and is 0% contained.

The cause of this fire is still under investigation, but it's beleive to have started when strong santa ana winds blew down some powerlines.

This is the reported damage so far, but The Witch Fire is far from being extinguished and is burning out of control:

750 homes destroyed or damaged
Swirling winds create a fire funnel as a Rancho Santa Fe home burns. The Witch Creek fire still burning already has left a grim toll: 500 homes destroyed and 250 damaged; 100 commercial buildings destroyed and 75 damaged; 50 outbuildings destroyed and 50 more damaged. At least 145,000 acres burn.

There is also another fire burning in south San Diego, which has been named the Harris Fire. The Harris fire is only 5% contained and has burned over 22,000 acres.

The Falconstein-- it's offical

The Falconstein......We are now the proud parents of a monster 1963 Ford Falcon.

Since Halloween is a week away this car is right on time. Should be a fun car for cruising around in once it gets SEATBELTS & BRAKES! Yes, no windows, A/C, heater, wipers, or most of the gages!!

eBay Motors: Ford : Falcon (item 150173126722 end time Oct-20-07 18:52:27 PDT)

The Falconstien--So joe bid on this last night. It's pretty crazy/gnarley/awesome/wierd!