It is hard to comprehend the numbers of homes that have burned in Orange County, the Inland Empire and elsewhere over the past few days. How do you put into perspective what those numbers mean? You ask mom. "Every place, no matter its price, is someone's million-dollar home," she said. So true. Even this morning, I was still making calls to friends whose homes were at risk. None of them were affected (beyond evacuations), but all had a story to tell of others less fortunate.
In professional life, at the end of the day all we have is our reputation. In personal life, all we have is our family, our faith, and our homes. According to the L.A. Times, some 259 homes were lost or damaged in the Freeway Complex fires (Brea, Corona, Chino Hills, Yorba Linda, Anaheim Hills); 524 in the Sylmar-Granada Hills fires; and 219 in the Montecito area. Do you have a story to tell about the fires? Write here.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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I was simply amazed that just a few miles down the road in South OC, the sky was crystal clear - amazingly clear! It was a perfect day. And yet, a 15-minute drive would have put us in someone else's hell.
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