DerHexer forwarded this note from Gandalara:

Writing this quick before I lose power again.

The remains of my neighbors’ 2 trees are in my driveway and front yard.

Power outages and can’t go to work (MSJC) – never even tried to go on the road Monday. College is closed – air-conditioning units were blown off roofs, mature trees were blown out of the ground and the college’s football scoreboard was ripped out of the ground. There are *sand dunes* in the streets.

Several friends (fans) have been evacuated in San Diego – 2 of them are pretty sure they’ve lost everything. Two friends in the mountains (Lake Arrowhead fire) haven’t checked in, but I saw their house burning on TV.

If you’re a CA reader of this blog, please let us know you’re okay. If you’re elsewhere, please give a thought to those caught in this mess.