We're in one of the many canyons just north of Los Angeles. The winds in the past day have reached almost 100mph around the county. For several hours yesterday the house vibrated and it sounded like roaring jet engines outside - it was like being in a 747 just at the beginning of takeoff roll.
Here, protected by the canyon walls ( about 1/2 mile apart ) we have had no damage. But three blocks away, at the base of the canyon, my relatively unprotected neighbors got clobbered.
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Also they only lasted about a day.