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CSUCM Fire San Diego

xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
edited 2014-05-18 12:05 in General Discussion
All I had was my phone so bear with me, pretty intense smoke and a massive effort to keep this one contained.

[video=youtube_share;hc8LssJYSsQ]

Title should read CSUSM (Cal State San Marcos)

Comments

  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-05-15 00:29
    Scary. How's the air quality, onshore wind?
  • RS_JimRS_Jim Posts: 1,766
    edited 2014-05-15 06:02
    I hope you and your airplane are not in any danger from the multiplicity of fires!
    Jim
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-05-17 23:49
    I just saw this silly "grass paint" ad in a popup. Ironically, the company is in San Marcos CA, right where xanadu took the fire video. Sadly, that area will need a lot more than green paint to restore it.

    http://www.lawnlift.com/
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2014-05-18 09:47
    Time to consider starting a career as an independent insurance adjustor that represents the party suffering a loss against the insurance company. There is actually big money in this and in California with its all to often wildfires, there are ample clients.

    The only problem is how to learn the trade. You really have to work for one to pick up all the details (or maybe have worked for an insurance company that dealt with them). Insurance companies very much dislike these guys as they get everything they can out of the insurance companies. And when your house burns to the ground, that may include paying for a rental while you rebuild, cash for a new wardrobe, cash for furnishings, and so on.

    You don't have to be a lawyer or a CPA to do this, but it helps to have a good relationship with one of each. You get paid a nice fat percentage of what the insurance company awards. You do have to get licensed in California.

    http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0050-renew-license/0200-requirements/public-insurance.cfm
    http://www.naiia.com/
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2014-05-18 12:05
    Air quality was bad but got better fast. Airplanes are ok, there were some flight restrictions most are lifted.

    Loopy I couldn't agree with you more. I spent the better part of Thursday evening consoling someone who had lost their home in the fire. She said that her "fire insurance" was nowhere near enough coverage for her to break even on the losses. Just like technology, people don't want to understand it they just want it to work. Just like technology that doesn't always happen. It's pretty sad to find this stuff out under the circumstances. If such a thing exists already I'm not sure but some kind of insurance auditor that basically goes in an simulates a worst case scenario for you would be great, identifying all the issues before hand so at least people know. There are also a lot of insurances that simply cost too much with not a lot of claims filed which doesn't make sense to me at all.

    Here are some more pics:

    Carlsbad fire about 40 minutes after it started.

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    Carlsbad airport straight ahead looking south

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    Camp Pendleton blackened area from fire, taken Saturday.

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