San Diego Fire

I live in San Diego and have been experiencing these terrible fires for the past four days. I'm one of the two lucky ones that did not have to evacuate my home. But none the less everyone, even those not forced to leave has been significantly effected by these fire storms.

First of all, it's not business as usual around here. All the schools are closed, and there is a feeling as if we are suspended in time. I am not sure if it is because the air is thick with a haze of thin smoke, or if it's from the realization that our weather seems to be taking a very serious turn.

It could also be very strange around here because the sun is just an orange ball in the sky. I believe this is what it will be like when and if there is ever an end to this world.

For a short time, the city was on fire and there was a significant loss of control, making this experience was very different from any other fire I have ever witnessed and I have lived in California my entire life.

During the first few days of the fire, there was a feeling as if the end was near, as well as a sense of catastrophe floating thick through the air along with the stifling smoke that made it difficult to breath.

As I walked out the door from the house, it was as if the heat just sucked out any moisture that my skin was holding. It was a different kind of hot, it was a lifeless hot, as if nothing could live with air which could be so incredibly stifling and smothering.

I have never felt the environment like this before, and because of this incredible event, it has brought global warming closer to home and not just something that I hear on the television.

I never had children, so when I leave this world, I will not fear for what I have left behind. If indeed I did have children, at this point, I would not worry so much for them as much as I would fear for the future generations of grandchildren that have yet to be born.