"Ship... out of danger?"
Well, it looks like Escondido has been largely spared from the flames, and that the closest major fire has turned eastward and away from the city. I know that the danger to other Californians and their property is far from over, but I'm thankful that the damage to Escondido has been so minimal.
I guess it's no new revelation, but natural disasters like this serve as a pretty potent reminder that there are things out there that humans simply can't control. You can rely on human skill to a certain extent--the skill of firefighters, the savvy of community developers and their fire-safety regulations, etc.--but it's frightening how quickly (in this case, within hours) that mankind's best efforts can be overwhelmed by a natural danger like fire. As much damage as has been done (and is still being done), it's easy to look at a map of southern California and at the weather and wonder at how much worse it could have been. Bravo to everyone who is fighting hard to save lives and homes. Thanks be to God for keeping the loss of life so low, and for giving us tools and skills to fight these disasters as best we can.
Oh, and 50 bonus Nerd Points if you can identify the source of the "ship out of danger" quote.
Comments
How many nerd points do you get if you can finish out the rest of the dialogue from that movie?
Here's an article from the North County Times about Escondido.
Posted by: Bill | October 29, 2003 3:38 PM
Reciting the rest of the movie would earn you an additional 1,500 Nerd Points.
What's your Nerd Point total these days? I'm at 19,250. Only 750 more and I gain a level.
Posted by: jrau | October 29, 2003 7:14 PM
Star Trek II, the quote is by Spock after some heroics at the end of the movie.
Scary thing -- I have been thinking that *exact* quote the last few days as I've been watching news about Escondido. I'm not kidding.
Posted by: joel | October 29, 2003 8:07 PM