This message is from: Sarah Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I do not think there is a 100% safe place in San Diego at the moment! The good news is that the wind has died down and air support should be forthcoming. The number of horses that have been evacuated in astounding. Many more were unable to leave. My friend in dulzura brought her first 2 horses to my house and went back for her third. She was unable to get past the roadblock. Her husband had stayed with the horse, but his cell phone stopped working. It was a tense couple of hours until he showed up at our house. She still does not know the fate of her horse. It looked at if the fire would go around our house, but then it turned. We were packed, and took 2 horses with us. My student Monica took her horse and one of mine to her house several miles away - we thought it would be safer. I headed to the Lakeside rodeo grounds (Del Mar had announced they were at capacity.) only to hear that they were full. somebody told me they were taking livestock at Santana High - which proved to be false. I just got out my address book and started calling. Roberta Jackson of sweetwater farm said she'd take mine in. Dropped off 2 and went back to get another. Then Monica called and said she'd also had to evacuate and took her two down to spring valley, then they wouldn't let us back in. So 2 of my ponies are at Monica's house and Malcom is at my house and we can't get back in. This morning the fire came over the top of Mt. San Miguel. I could see it from the house I am staying in. this is not good news because our house is between the last place I saw the flame front and mt. San Miguel. Probably I do not have a house. Maybe all the brush abatement we have done will work. Maybe Malcom, Nika and chili are OK . It may be a day or so before I know for sure. For about 3 hours we thought we might need to evacuate the house in Bonita where we are staying (with our 2 dogs and 2 cats and 3 kids) but that bracnh of the fire has been put out. We had a fire plan, but this fire complelety was beyond what we could plan for! Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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