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More Fire

I-805 is now shut down from I-8 to the I-5 merge, which means that I-5 is the only north-south artery still open in San Diego. They're recommending that people stay home unless ordered to evacuate. No imminent danger here, but I'm not about to go anywhere either, as I-5 is absolutely jammed from downtown SD all the way north to at least Carlsbad (the online traffic report doesn't go any further). The fire has jumped Highway 52 (10 lanes!) and creeping towards Clairemont Mesa Blvd. (and 99 Ranch Market!). We're not even leading the national news, as the fires in San Bernardino County have been even more devastating, as wildfires that would've burnt just wilderness a few years ago are now taking out new homes and subdivisions.

Ashes are collecting in the swimming pool outside. The air is still thick with the smell of smoke, and other nasty combustion compounds. I'm breathing through a wet towel to block out some of the bad stuff in the air. Put a wet towel in front of the air purifier intake, too. Watch the Niners game on a small window on a corner of the screen as the Fox station mostly stuck to the news. The Niners lose, too. Great.