How the west was won...or was it?

Wild fires in the west are not uncommon. But this is a real disaster!


"A woman watched her neighbor's home burn on the Rincon Indian Reservation."
Picture Courtesy: Reuters.


"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger observed a fire burning out of control in Lake Arrowhead, California."
Picture Courtesy: Associated Press.


"The famous California sun is now obscured behind smoke and ash."
Picture Courtesy: BBC.


Like waiting for bread in the former Soviet Union.
Picture Courtesy: Sacramento Bee.


"President Bush consoles Kimber Fowler at the Rancho Bernardo Community Center resource center on Thursday as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, looks on. Fowler's home burned down in the recent fires in San Diego."
Picture Courtesy: Associated Press.


And later on at a press conference in Escondido... "President Bush speaking about the fires Thursday while Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger looked on. The men had previously not made a habit of supporting each other."
Picture Courtesy: Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse-Getty Images.



And only last week, I was telling a date that it should be a sea change to live in California