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(149,699 posts)The clouds are plainly visible though.
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)in Glendale, with some of the haze hanging low in the air as well.
Silver Gaia
(4,546 posts)We can see and smell it. The sun is dimmed. It's hard to breathe, for me anyway.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)that the smoke hasnt reached the Inland Empire yet. The skies are the clearest Ive seen in months this morning.
Brother Buzz
(36,463 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,463 posts)Arguably the best opening paragraph in hard boiled detective fiction, bar none.
"There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge."
― Raymond Chandler, Red Wind: A Collection of Short Stories
Interesting, my father, a native Southern Californian called the wind 'Santana'.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)but Ive not gotten round to reading it. Now I may have to!
PasadenaTrudy
(3,998 posts)I can see smoke and my throat and eyes are irritated. Can't smell it though....yet.
beaglelover
(3,489 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)Every once in a while I'll take in an indy movie at the Laemmle.
beaglelover
(3,489 posts)Close to the new NOHO West development.
Wintryjade
(814 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,463 posts)Wintryjade
(814 posts)I have a lot of guest coming from Calif so I like to keep updated on this stuff. Thank you. I had it very wrong. Between the fast moving fires and not having time on the net, I was not getting the info. I appreciate this.
IcyPeas
(21,904 posts)I had no idea at first that the Woolsey fire was Malibu...