Two fires
It was initially a typical day at the beach.

Venice Beach at its best
But if you turned around it looked like a nuclear bomb had gone off in LA. It turns out to have been a brush fire in Griffith Park.

Los Angeles Brush Fire
Then if you turned to the left you could see a smaller, yet still significant plume much closer to home.

I bet the meter is still running
The driver was complaining to the fire captain that it took a full 25 minutes for them to get there after calling 911. 25 minutes probably seems like an eternity when you’re watching your car go up in flames.
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March 30th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
TGIF. Nice three day weekend.
March 31st, 2007 at 6:17 am
For the record I worked before and after the ride and fighting obesity is all of our job.
April 2nd, 2007 at 1:26 pm
[...] each ride: Babes and Fires
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drewcif wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptTh [...]