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From: 6500king%ucsbuxa@hub.ucsb.edu (Scott King)
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Subject: Re: Is Santa Barbara Completely Destroyed?
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Date: 3 Jul 90 02:37:21 GMT
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In reguard to your posting about Santa Barbara...

I live here, and I have seen the damage.  I believe that Mark Twain
said "the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated".  Granted,
there are around 470 homes destroyed, but most of those were in the
hills and asking for it (eg. surronded by a lot of brush)

There were about ten businesses destroyed, but each only employeed
about four people.

Although the "sundowners" (a local version of a Santa Ana wind) were
resposible for the damage on the first day, they quit on the second
day and allowed the fire to be contained (the sundowners had been
blowing for about 3 weeks).

All in all, I would say that we should stop whining and start to count
our blessings.  The whole city would be gone had this happened a week
prior.

In summary, I would say that 1200 people lost their homes, 50 people
lost their jobs and 100,000 people stepped in to help in some form.


Scott King