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chowder66

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25. Ok, THAT SUCKED. I'm near Franklin Village.

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 11:39 PM

Jan 8

The evacuation area ended a little over 2 blocks to the west of me at the 101.
Was doing the NYT crossword when I smelled smoke and looked out my bedroom window to see the hill above Runyon on fire.
Then saw the helicopters lining up, waiting to take turns to dump water from Lake Hollywood.
Packed up my car and my parking is on the backside of the building. The street was bumper to bumper. I was thinking if they move that evacuation zone to include our neighborhood I'm stuck. I may have to walk out of here down to Hollywood, at night, carrying crap.
Talk about stress. I walked out to check the street and it was finally clear. Started to feel relieved.

Glad to see they let some fire companies leave because they have enough resources and made good progress.

Don't know if I'll sleep tonight.

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