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Lofoten Islands – Stockfish

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I think I’ve said it before, that the economy of the Lofoten islands runs off basically two things: German tourists in the summer and cod stockfish in the winter.  During the winter months, Atlantic Cod migrate into the waters of the Vestfjord for spawning, where they have been met by Norwegian fishermen since the days […]

CLose

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We were allowed back onto my brother’s street this morning (Sunday).  The fire burned to my brother’s fence in the back yard, which backs up to a mostly wild and grassy hillside that rises above.  It looks like it was more of a small ‘spot fire’ caused by flying embers, while the ‘main’ front of […]

Jesusita fire: Thursday Night

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If Wednesday night was bad, tonight is a thousand times worse.  As I type this just after midnight ash is raining all across the city as if a volcano had exploded.  The foothills above town are completely ablaze with flames going nearly all the way to the mountain ridge at the top.  The temperature is […]

Jesusita Fire pics: Wednesday afternoon

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Here’s a few more pics of the Jesusita fire from Wednesday afternoon while still at my brother’s house.  We had been evacauated on Tuesday afternoon, but managed to get back in on Wednesday to try and keep an eye on things.  By late afternoon, the fire was getting perilously close and most of the neighborhood […]

Schwarzenegger comes to Santa Barbara

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California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (I think everyone knows who he is) came to Santa Barbara this morning to give a press conference in regards to the Jesusita fire, which he declared a “state of emergency” on Wednesday evening.  The press conference was held at Earl Warren showgrounds, which is currently one of the main staging […]

Apocalypse Santa Barbara

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The fire took a major turn for the worse this afternoon. I could see houses burning as I was driving away from my brother’s house, which is now perilously close to the western line of the fire. The entire city is completely covered in smoke. Large sections of town have now been evacuated. Looks like […]