It’s all the way on the other side of the world, but the fires in San Diego are still a concern.  And they’re even more of a concern for those who live there or have family there. 

Over the past few days, it’s been interesting to see within the RE blogger community the concern that has gone out to those affected.  Posts of "Have you heard from …?" or "the latest from San Diego is …" have been numerous.  Many of these bloggers have never met – they simply talk and discuss over the Net, but their concern has been obvious. 

For example …
More here …
And finally …

It’s been really kind of neat to see how all of these people that blog on real estate suddenly turned their attention to their own, many of whom they had never met.  And then, one of those directly affected, Kris Berg, puts out this post today.  This one hit home for me after all that the New River Valley and VT have gone through in the last several months.  I know exactly what she’s talking about, hope you can feel it too.