Stupid Guest Tricks

darph nader wrote:They wanted everybody in town to feel sorry for the people who lost their weekend cabins. Mostly what they got was "You live in a FUCKING FOREST,forests catch fire"

Reminds me of what happened after Hurricane Ivan back in 2004 (4 years, wow, doesn't feel that long ago). Pretty much everything on Santa Rosa Island was wiped out. A number of expensive homes were completely demolished by the storm (hell, a few wound up washed into Santa Rosa Sound). I had zero sympathy for the people out there losing their homes. Santa Rosa Island is a barrier island, it was designed by God (or Mother Nature, or whoever) to take the brunt of storms and be destroyed by those storms.

They chose to build on an island where chances are if a storm comes through their house would be at least heavily damaged and probably destroyed. It's their own damn fault their houses got destroyed, it is nearly impossible to design and build a house that'll withstand a direct hit from a Category 4 storm on a low-lying island right in the direct path of the storm surge. This is a known fact yet people still build out there.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... zpFmOaCUbA

Montecito up in Santa Barbara area was devastated. Rob Lowe is famous for saving his neighbor's life. Lots of celebrities up there. The roads are very narrow and winding. One tree downed by winds and there is no way for the fire crews to get up there which is basically what happened.

http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/News ... geId=3.2.1
Sylmar is the other bad area for fires right now,

Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown in the Back to the Future movies) lost his home in the fires (Not sure where.)

:(

Purpura wrote:Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown in the Back to the Future movies) lost his home in the fires (Not sure where.)

:(

Montecito. He had it on the market for $3.6 mil.

Too bad for reverend jim. The news was saying that several other celebrities have either lost their homes, or they had to evacuate. Hope they all are okay!

Oprah has a house there too, but I've heard the fire hasn't gotten close to Neverland.

yeah, I wish they would at least put a small map with the reports on various news sites. DW has to go to Ontario for a meeting/training session (I get to go!, I'm going to sneak down to DLR during the day..heheheheheheh)

GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:yeah, I wish they would at least put a small map with the reports on various news sites. DW has to go to Ontario for a meeting/training session (I get to go!, I'm going to sneak down to DLR during the day..heheheheheheh)

You should be fine....Sylmar fire blowing west toward Granada Hills, 5/14/210 freeways closed from 126 south to 118 areas, nowhere near Ontario and DLR...Have fun Grumpy :)
Neverland up in Santa Ynez valley, not near Montecito...I heard MJ had to hand over the title.

DisneyMom wrote:You should be fine....Sylmar fire blowing west toward Granada Hills, 5/14/210 freeways closed from 126 south to 118 areas, nowhere near Ontario and DLR...Have fun Grumpy :)
Neverland up in Santa Ynez valley, not near Montecito...I heard MJ had to hand over the title.

Thanks, although yesterday I suddenly was handed a "list" of possible Christmas gifts, SO I have a feeling my few hours at the park will be in the shopping mode!

Maybe a few atttractions, a turkey leg and Churro, then begin the shopping!!

hehehehe

GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:Thanks, although yesterday I suddenly was handed a "list" of possible Christmas gifts, SO I have a feeling my few hours at the park will be in the shopping mode!

Maybe a few atttractions, a turkey leg and Churro, then begin the shopping!!

hehehehe

Oooooooooh, Shopping! :D:
(do see the ornament shop and the courtyard in NOS, lots of beautiful ornaments!) ;)