Comments on: Santa Barbara Fire update http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/11/15/santa-barbara-fire-update/ Same old blog, brand new place Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:29:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Doc Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/11/15/santa-barbara-fire-update/comment-page-1/#comment-104532 Doc Searls Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:05:56 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/11/15/santa-barbara-fire-update/#comment-104532 Melissa, When we first moved to town, we loved on Paso Robles, the little street that parallels Sycamore Canyon, running from Chelham Circle to the playground at Cold Spring School. Did you know John Pharr, or any of the Tack brothers? Patrick Tack was the builder for the house we live in now. I believe that section of Sycamore Canyon was spared, as was Chelham, Paso Robles, the school and Lotusland. Some houses on Circle Drive were lost, up near Westmont. So were most of the houses along Coyote going up to Mountain Drive. The same area burned in both the Sycamore Canyon Fire, and the Coyote Fire fourteen years before that. Westmont also took some hits. Scary place to live. Lesson: don't have anything there you're not willing to lose. Melissa,

When we first moved to town, we loved on Paso Robles, the little street that parallels Sycamore Canyon, running from Chelham Circle to the playground at Cold Spring School.

Did you know John Pharr, or any of the Tack brothers? Patrick Tack was the builder for the house we live in now.

I believe that section of Sycamore Canyon was spared, as was Chelham, Paso Robles, the school and Lotusland. Some houses on Circle Drive were lost, up near Westmont. So were most of the houses along Coyote going up to Mountain Drive. The same area burned in both the Sycamore Canyon Fire, and the Coyote Fire fourteen years before that. Westmont also took some hits.

Scary place to live. Lesson: don’t have anything there you’re not willing to lose.

]]> By: Melissa (Butts) Stern http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/11/15/santa-barbara-fire-update/comment-page-1/#comment-104516 Melissa (Butts) Stern Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:12:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/11/15/santa-barbara-fire-update/#comment-104516 I heard about this fire and dreaded what I would find. I lived on Sycamore Canyon Rd, two blocks away from Cold Springs Elementary School, where I also attended. I swam at the pool at Westmont College every summer and caught the bus at the base of Westmont Rd to ride on into Santa Barbara Jr. High. I lived through the Sycamore Canyon fire. My family was lucky, our home was fine, many of my friends did not have homes to return to. My heart goes out to all. I heard about this fire and dreaded what I would find. I lived on Sycamore Canyon Rd, two blocks away from Cold Springs Elementary School, where I also attended. I swam at the pool at Westmont College every summer and caught the bus at the base of Westmont Rd to ride on into Santa Barbara Jr. High. I lived through the Sycamore Canyon fire. My family was lucky, our home was fine, many of my friends did not have homes to return to. My heart goes out to all.

]]> By: Doc Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/11/15/santa-barbara-fire-update/comment-page-1/#comment-104496 Doc Searls Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:48:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/11/15/santa-barbara-fire-update/#comment-104496 Thanks, Andrew. I'd like to know if the links truly are permanent. Forgive me, but "at least for several months" doesn't cut it. Meanwhile, keep up the good work. Much appreciated. Thanks, Andrew.

I’d like to know if the links truly are permanent. Forgive me, but “at least for several months” doesn’t cut it.

Meanwhile, keep up the good work. Much appreciated.

]]> By: Andrew, Sr. Producer, LA Times Travel http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/11/15/santa-barbara-fire-update/comment-page-1/#comment-104410 Andrew, Sr. Producer, LA Times Travel Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:26:13 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/11/15/santa-barbara-fire-update/#comment-104410 Hey Doc, not sure when you posted this since your blog doesn't have timestamps (?), but the good news is those LAT links you mention are permalinks, at least for several months. LAT news (and the rest of latimes.com) has been out from behind a paywall for some time now. Thanks for sharing the photos. Glad to hear things are ok, at least in your immediate neck of the woods. For the latest on all the SoCal fires, tune into latimes.com/lanow Hey Doc, not sure when you posted this since your blog doesn’t have timestamps (?), but the good news is those LAT links you mention are permalinks, at least for several months. LAT news (and the rest of latimes.com) has been out from behind a paywall for some time now.

Thanks for sharing the photos. Glad to hear things are ok, at least in your immediate neck of the woods.

For the latest on all the SoCal fires, tune into latimes.com

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