Thanks for all the notes. Boats are fine, our house of 35 years is gone, along with those of all neighbors. We're now in a Santa Monica hotel.. We are all much like Maui fire, no possessions, but all options open. This is a natural disaster of biblical proportions, unimaginable really, and there is no sense of being singled out.
The solution to Southern Californias problem. There should be one at every home and in the mountains in fire prone areas. Familiar with these Wells I searched for information to share and luckily found the info written by an acquaintance of mine who has the best blog ever on Venice.
The recent break in the water main was only one of many episodes over the centuries which illustrate the particular difficulties facing a city condemned to live the life of the Ancient Mariner, surrounded by water but without any to drink. As historian Marin Sanudo famously put it in 1500 or so...