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107F/42C in Pleasanton. Hard to believe we’re just a short ride away from San Francisco where it’s 77F/22C today.

House Burns While I Attend Launch: Silicon Valley
Yesterday was supposed to be a relaxing day of networking and watching startup pitches at Launch: Silicon Valley 2008, a joint event of SVASE and Garage Technology Ventures. The event started smoothly, with 400 or so participants when I received disturbing news: my next-door neighbor’s house was one fire. These side-view photos were taken from my window:
Here’s a video courtesy of the Pleasanton Weekly:
It was a bit of a nerve-wrecking day. “Luckily” enough the neighbor’s son and daughter both live in town, so they had a place to temporarily move to, until the house becomes habitable again.
Update (6/12): Apparently reconstruction will take several months, just as bad (or worse) than building a new home. The problem with old houses is that you have to bring everything up to current code. My neighbors, a nice elderly couple are now looking for a house to rent until they can move back.
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