Citrus Growers Forum

JoeReal · Posted: Tue 23 Oct, 2007 12:09 pm

How are you citrus hobbyists faring down there in the South? The news are horrible, more than 700 homes already consumed by the fire as of this morning's news.

We hope and pray for your safety, your family, and if possible, your citruses too...

Just Concerned In Northern California,

Joe

JoeReal · Posted: Tue 23 Oct, 2007 1:40 pm

Fires destroyed more han 1,000 homes and businesses

http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=34244

Ramon-Tj · Posted: Tue 23 Oct, 2007 2:40 pm

I was order to get out of my place in Spring Valley , and I came to my House in Tijuana, Mexico, I live near the border close to the Exit to Tecate, Mex. and now there is Talk to evacuate trhe area, ohh God!!

Ramon

dauben · Posted: Wed 24 Oct, 2007 3:33 pm

My work was almost burned down the first night and the city has been under mandatory evacuation ever since so I haven't been able to go to work. My boss on the other hand has been evacuated twice. He was evacuated from his house and moved in with his mother in law. She was evacuated the next night. On the home front, Santee has been spared from the fires this go around. Just a lot of smoke, ash, and burning eyes, troat, and cabin fever from being cooped up.

Phillip

Millet · Posted: Wed 24 Oct, 2007 3:41 pm

Thanks for the up date. I have been thinking of you and praying for the people of the city of Saint Diego. Take care and continued good luck.

dauben · Posted: Wed 24 Oct, 2007 4:18 pm

Millet wrote:

Thanks for the up date. I have been thinking of you and praying for the people of the city of Saint Diego. Take care and continued good luck.

Thanks Millet. Through all of the tragedy you see many prayers being answered.

The water district that I work for had the electricity running to the pump station burned up an all of the water tanks quickly drained until no water was left to fight the fire except recycled and untreated in the agricultural areas miles from town. All of the homes in the town were completely vulnerable and without fire protection. I can tell you that there were many prayers that night that turned the fire away from town. There could have been over 5,000 homes destroyed in this one town alone.

Phillip

JoeReal · Posted: Wed 24 Oct, 2007 4:35 pm

Our good friend pitangadiego of http://encantofarms.com told me that their friend's mother lost a house. He lost 5 bananas due to strong winds. But otherwise he is okay.

More than 1,300 structures burned down. 315,000 people evacuated. Reported by local newspaper early this morning.

Above all this, a lot of prayers were answered, as there is very little loss of life.

Laaz · Posted: Wed 24 Oct, 2007 7:23 pm

Glad you and your family are safe Phillip.

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Skeeter · Posted: Wed 24 Oct, 2007 8:00 pm

Good luck to all of you in the fire area! Ramon, Phillip and any other members in So Cal.-- we are all praying for you.

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Ramon-Tj · Posted: Wed 24 Oct, 2007 8:16 pm

Thanks Skeeter, Millet. Things are looking better now that the winds have died down, I pray things get better soon for our neigbors

dauben · Posted: Thu 22 Nov, 2007 3:01 am

I was in the field yesterday doing damage assessment for one of our pipelines after the fires. I took a few pictures of the damage. The growers in Ramona have been hit hard this year. The frost of 2007 killed many trees, a 30% mandatory cutback on water goes into effect, and now the fires burned many of the groves. The first picture is an Avocado grove and the rest are pictures I took of our water facilities.

Phillip