Large Trees and Freeways Do Not Mix

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*boggle*

A large pine tree has fallen across the 73N to 55 connector lane. I called from the ARCO station to report that I'd dodged most of it but the SUV in front of me appeared to have hit it pretty hard. Apparently I'm not the only one. I saw this on the Orange County CHP website when I got home, called back on the non-emergency # to say "the driver at the ARCO station doesn't need assistance," and the dispatcher said, "Thanks for checking in, but that's yet another person who's hit it!"

Fun time in the OC tonight!

-- from the OC current traffic report on the CHP website...

Incident: 0628 Type: Traffic Collision - No Details Location: NB SR73 JSO NB SR55 Zoom Map: 859 7D info as of: 1/16/2008 11:08:08 PM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
10:43PM PLS RECALL PTY 1023 AT ARCO STATION AND ADVISE IT WILL BE A WHILE BEFORE THE UNIT CAN GET THERE
10:43PM LRG TREE BLOCKING THE RS AND SLOW LN NEED CALTRANS TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY
10:35PM RP #3 HIT TREE // WILL FILE COUNTER RPT
10:31PM 2ND VEH HIT TREE - WHI CHEV CARGO VAN
10:24PM VEH HIT TREE - NOW A TC
10:22PM TREE IN RIGHT LN
RESPONDING OFFICERS STATUS
10:42PM CHP Unit On Scene
11:02PM CHP Unit On Scene


I think I will join the cat, who has hunkered down on the bed with large googly eyes. The wind gusts are between 60-100mph tonight.

Comments

[heavenscalyx.livejournal.com]

10:42PM CHP Unit On Scene

Do not need CHP Unit! Need CHIPPER Unit!

[birdshit.livejournal.com]

Yikes!

Well, I'm glad you're okay. Also, I have a friend heavily involved in Greece studies and I passed along your 'greek to me' site to her. She seemed to like it a lot!

(Also, I realized I was never clear to you about who I was -- I was Collin on GarouMUSH. It's good to see you're still around and kicking. :))

[trekqueen.livejournal.com]

yikes! they were pretty nasty up here too. Dal was up in the attic with a buddy working on the ductwork for the AC/heating system and the whole place was creaking and rattling that the buddy thought they were going to get taken out like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz!

oh and I wuuuuuub my messed up allergies whenever these winds pick up. yuck