California burning - Toyota Yaris Forums

YarisFan007 · 08-31-2009, 11:53 AM

Ugh, it sucks to see smoke everywhere you go. For the last 5 days here in Glendale (L.A. county) it has been hot and smoky. I live about 5mins away from the LaCanada and "Station" fire and I'm getting ashes on my Yaris every morning. This morning I could really smell the fire from by bedroom... and at night I had to close my windows at turn on the a/c instead.

"ashes ashes, we all fall down"

Tamago · 08-31-2009, 11:55 AM

TLyttle · 08-31-2009, 12:29 PM

We have the same problem in BC; even Washington State is contributing to our smoke problems. Last number I heard here was in the 500 square kilometers burned, and no containment on some of them. Lots of heat in the forecast, no sign of rain!

KRAZGRL · 08-31-2009, 04:05 PM

Remember the Santiago fires last year? Yikes! Those were only like 10-15 miles away from where I live/work. I'm seeing the LA ones quite a bit since I'm in El Segundo on the weekends.

I just hope Mount Wilson doesn't burn. :(

SilverBack · 08-31-2009, 05:32 PM

The mushroom cloud / volcano plume is moving closer to my parts. Good news is that the nearly contained Morris fire should create a natural break. Meantime I just hope it doesn't cook Mt. Wilson. I need my TV

And as of last night you can see the flames from my driveway with the naked eye. Amazing view

Slick · 08-31-2009, 06:39 PM

Silly Californian's and your fires :)

dvlnblkdrs · 08-31-2009, 06:56 PM

silly texans and ur hurriacaines and softball sized hail!!!

heres a pic of the cloud plume from huntington beach

cali yaris · 08-31-2009, 06:58 PM

it's been pretty bad here in the West Valley. Very smoky and tough to get much work done.

1NZYaris1 · 08-31-2009, 07:04 PM

As long as you all stay safe , there won't be a problem .
You understand

Don't play with fire and you won't get burnt

.

Slick · 08-31-2009, 07:12 PM

Yeah, hurricanes are a bitch, not doubt about it. Though i live in the country, so being w/o power for 2 weeks just meant that I needed more ice to keep my beer cold :)

I hope everyone stays safe. If your house burns down you can come live with me :)

1NZYaris1 · 08-31-2009, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slick

Yeah, hurricanes are a bitch, not doubt about it. Though i live in the country, so being w/o power for 2 weeks just meant that I needed more ice to keep my beer cold :)

I hope everyone stays safe. If your house burns down you can come live with me :)

Setting fire to my house now

Slick · 08-31-2009, 10:47 PM

Hmmm, NZ eh? sounds fun? you can only come over if you have a different accent. Then we could argue that we cant understand eachother. Texas draw meets... whatever the hell NZ has lol

Altitude · 09-01-2009, 12:06 AM

All that smoke has made its way to Colorado. The sky was uncommonly hazy today and it didn't occur to me why until I saw it on the local news. Same thing happened a couple of years ago when Arizona was on fire.

LA burning seems to be an annual occurrence these days, almost guaranteed. I don't remember it being this common. Are you guys having some sort of major drought or have the Santa Ana's just gotten hotter/drier?

SilverBack · 09-01-2009, 01:05 AM

That's my bet too. Though downed powerlines from winds are also notorious. Who knows at this time

Quote:

Originally Posted by Altitude

LA burning seems to be an annual occurrence these days, almost guaranteed. I don't remember it being this common. Are you guys having some sort of major drought or have the Santa Ana's just gotten hotter/drier?

Fire season is almost year-round now due to global warming. We've haven't had any Santa Ana's yet, but for now it's the heatwave, slight winds, and dry conditions that are causing the fires to explode in the daytime. These warm nights aren't much help either

Rigth now they're saying it's at 105K acres and it's expected to be out in 2 weeks

dvlnblkdrs · 09-01-2009, 12:12 AM

lots of arson..

supmet · 09-01-2009, 01:41 PM

Here's a crazy timelapse video of the santiago fire

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-322595

KRAZGRL · 09-01-2009, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supmet

Here's a crazy timelapse video of the santiago fire

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-322595

Amazing footage. Looks like the view is from West of the 73. I remember driving the 73 home at night and seeing all the hillside lit with orange flames. Not to mention all the ash. I had to stop commuting on my bike since I could barely breathe.

brotan1x · 09-03-2009, 09:14 AM

My wife asked me if I wanted to move to CA.. I told her we'd have to live in the city cuz I didn't want to deal with all the fires.

She said what fires...

I turned on CNN... 'nuff said?'

Nothing against all you in CA.. I deal with DFW because i have to. Moving to a place with Earthquakes and the Annual Fire.. .. Not my cup-o-tea.

I'll just deal with the 3 months of scorching heat in the summer and the WAY high electric bills.. We also only get one maybe 2 days of snow.. Other than that.. TRAFFIC TRAFFIC TRAFFIC... At least that is predictable

08-31-2009, 11:53 AM	#1
YarisFan007 Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris HB Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: L.A. county, CA Posts: 168	California burning Ugh, it sucks to see smoke everywhere you go. For the last 5 days here in Glendale (L.A. county) it has been hot and smoky. I live about 5mins away from the LaCanada and "Station" fire and I'm getting ashes on my Yaris every morning. This morning I could really smell the fire from by bedroom... and at night I had to close my windows at turn on the a/c instead. "ashes ashes, we all fall down"

08-31-2009, 05:32 PM	#5
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	The mushroom cloud / volcano plume is moving closer to my parts. Good news is that the nearly contained Morris fire should create a natural break. Meantime I just hope it doesn't cook Mt. Wilson. I need my TV And as of last night you can see the flames from my driveway with the naked eye. Amazing view __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

08-31-2009, 06:39 PM	#6
Slick View User's Garage Drives: '09 3-Dr Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 616	Silly Californian's and your fires :) __________________ In a world... where things squeak, wont fit,start to bleed, or are just plain hard to do.... ArmorAll will fix that

08-31-2009, 06:56 PM	#7
dvlnblkdrs Shush! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 toyota yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: orange, ca Posts: 3,521	silly texans and ur hurriacaines and softball sized hail!!! heres a pic of the cloud plume from huntington beach __________________ "Kids sure like the devil these days"

08-31-2009, 06:58 PM	#8
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	it's been pretty bad here in the West Valley. Very smoky and tough to get much work done. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

08-31-2009, 12:29 PM	#3
TLyttle Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Keremeos BC Posts: 986	We have the same problem in BC; even Washington State is contributing to our smoke problems. Last number I heard here was in the 500 square kilometers burned, and no containment on some of them. Lots of heat in the forecast, no sign of rain!

08-31-2009, 04:05 PM	#4
KRAZGRL Crazy Girl (Kasey) Drives: 09 Yaris 3D; 05 R6; 00civic si Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 383	Remember the Santiago fires last year? Yikes! Those were only like 10-15 miles away from where I live/work. I'm seeing the LA ones quite a bit since I'm in El Segundo on the weekends. I just hope Mount Wilson doesn't burn. :(

08-31-2009, 07:04 PM	#9
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	As long as you all stay safe , there won't be a problem . You understand Don't play with fire and you won't get burnt . __________________ http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/index.php

08-31-2009, 07:12 PM	#10
Slick View User's Garage Drives: '09 3-Dr Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 616	Yeah, hurricanes are a bitch, not doubt about it. Though i live in the country, so being w/o power for 2 weeks just meant that I needed more ice to keep my beer cold :) I hope everyone stays safe. If your house burns down you can come live with me :) __________________ In a world... where things squeak, wont fit,start to bleed, or are just plain hard to do.... ArmorAll will fix that

08-31-2009, 10:47 PM	#12
Slick View User's Garage Drives: '09 3-Dr Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 616	Hmmm, NZ eh? sounds fun? you can only come over if you have a different accent. Then we could argue that we cant understand eachother. Texas draw meets... whatever the hell NZ has lol __________________ In a world... where things squeak, wont fit,start to bleed, or are just plain hard to do.... ArmorAll will fix that

09-01-2009, 12:06 AM	#13
Altitude Drives: '08 LB MT Bayou Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,671	All that smoke has made its way to Colorado. The sky was uncommonly hazy today and it didn't occur to me why until I saw it on the local news. Same thing happened a couple of years ago when Arizona was on fire. LA burning seems to be an annual occurrence these days, almost guaranteed. I don't remember it being this common. Are you guys having some sort of major drought or have the Santa Ana's just gotten hotter/drier?

09-01-2009, 12:12 AM	#15
dvlnblkdrs Shush! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 toyota yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: orange, ca Posts: 3,521	lots of arson.. __________________ "Kids sure like the devil these days"

09-01-2009, 01:41 PM	#16
supmet Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2007 4 Door Yaris Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,357	Here's a crazy timelapse video of the santiago fire http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-322595

09-03-2009, 09:14 AM	#18
brotan1x The Mobile Computer Tech Drives: 2008 Toyota Yaris Liftback Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: DFW-Texas Posts: 51	My wife asked me if I wanted to move to CA.. I told her we'd have to live in the city cuz I didn't want to deal with all the fires. She said what fires... I turned on CNN... 'nuff said?' Nothing against all you in CA.. I deal with DFW because i have to. Moving to a place with Earthquakes and the Annual Fire.. .. Not my cup-o-tea. I'll just deal with the 3 months of scorching heat in the summer and the WAY high electric bills.. We also only get one maybe 2 days of snow.. Other than that.. TRAFFIC TRAFFIC TRAFFIC... At least that is predictable __________________ Brotan1x (Ed) - The Mobile Computer Tech The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done." George Carlin (1937 - 2008)

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