San Diego's Good Humor Wearing Thin

The relatively good humor which has characterized the response of San Diego County citizens to the fire disaster is finally starting to wear a bit thin:

Tempers are flaring along state Route 67 at Poway Road, where a line of cars is backed up as far as the eye can see.

Ramona residents are being denied re-entry to the community. Around noon, 100 or so residents got so impatient with the roadblock that they ran to their cars and blew past CHP authorities.

CHP called in extra help, and about 10 armed members of the National Guard are now stationed there, said CHP spokesman Brian Pennings.

There is no word on when Ramona residents will be allowed back in.

Those poor people have been through an awful lot. You can't really blame them for being impatient to get back to their homes to see what's left.