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01-22-2017, 07:35 PM
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Wind damage
We don't think much about the weather here in Southern CA, because it doesn't change very much. In the last 5 days however, we've received about twice our annual rainfall and a significant amount of rain. Yeah, I know...our annual rainfall is only 3 inches. We are a coastal desert. Not set up for rain. Most of you guys get this in an hour many times over in a year. I am not whining or bragging, just say'n.
The follow picture was posted from our local 10News station about an incident that happened locally two days ago. It reminded me to be very aware of my surroundings when we travel.
It hurts to see this. I feel so very sorry bad for these guys. They apparently stored their coach locally, and were luckily away from it while on a cruise.
Travel, and park, safely!
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01-22-2017, 07:51 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Port Orchard, WA
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Originally Posted by HavingABlast
We don't think much about the weather here in Southern CA, because it doesn't change very much. In the last 5 days however, we've received about twice our annual rainfall and a significant amount of rain. Yeah, I know...our annual rainfall is only 3 inches. We are a coastal desert. Not set up for rain. Most of you guys get this in an hour many times over in a year. I am not whining or bragging, just say'n.
The follow picture was posted from our local 10News station about an incident that happened locally two days ago. It reminded me to be very aware of my surroundings when we travel.
It hurts to see this. I feel so very sorry bad for these guys. They apparently stored their coach locally, and were luckily away from it while on a cruise.
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01-23-2017, 01:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Half-timer from Murrieta, Ca.
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Where did this happen at?
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01-23-2017, 01:26 PM
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It was reported on the local news here in San Diego. I don't know specifically where in the county. We've had several deaths here this week from old eucalyptus trees that just snap and come down on motorists. We are a coastal desert. Not at all engineered to handle this rain and wind.
BTW, eucalyptus trees are not indigenous to San Diego. They were imported by the Speckles family (think sugar) as a fast growing tree to be used as railroad ties when the railroad line was extended to San Diego. Problem is however that the grain is sort of in a radial twist. Makes splitting a very labor intensive endeavor. Has to be split when freshly cut too. If you age it like traditional wood, the grain tightens up. Please don't ask me how I know. 😡
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01-23-2017, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by biosensai
Where did this happen at?
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Oh...I see that you are a neighbor, just 40 minutes (not on a Friday afternoon) north of me. You already know about Euc's. If you were asking about the park, I don't know.
It is painful to see the pic.
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01-25-2017, 01:28 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Half-timer from Murrieta, Ca.
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Originally Posted by HavingABlast
Oh...I see that you are a neighbor, just 40 minutes (not on a Friday afternoon) north of me. You already know about Euc's. If you were asking about the park, I don't know.
It is painful to see the pic.
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Neighbor's? Yep. That's why I was curious about which park. If the traffic were only an issue on Friday's. We moved to Temecula in the mid '80's to be in the middle of nowhere. Boy did that change. At retirement we had 5 beautiful acres in the hills overlooking the wine country. Even a seasonal stream. Awesome, but I could not stand the traffic. Got rid of everything intending to travel the country for 10 years looking for the perfect place to live. Quickly became apparent that anyplace we'd want to live had lots of traffic. My wife truly missed the grandkids in Menifee. And So Cal weather? 360 days of the year it's just great. (These recent rains, and at our place we've had over 14"s since Christmas, remind me of what we experienced of first winter along the Gulf Coast.) Found a great place in a retirement community in Murrieta right above the Calvary Chapel Theology Campus. Extended RV travel works better for us than full-time. And the traffic? I have just learned to not be out when others are. Become that old dude I used to make fun off!
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01-25-2017, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: western NC mountains!
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that tree didn't have a problem pushing that ClassA gasser around, hunh? : /
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