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Richard Castaneda, 87, waits to pick up his mail outside the Pasadena post office on Lincoln Avenue. Castaneda lost his home in the Eaton Fire .If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.Altadena residents who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire still need to get their mail. And right now that means waiting sometimes hours at a post office in Pasadena.
“Every time you think about something you lost, a little more pain,” he said. “And the really bad part is everybody ‘Oh, I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry.’ Finally someone called me and said, ‘Hey Steve, it took me so long to call you because I didn’t know what to say.’Richard Castaneda was wearing a weathered jean jacket as he stood in line. At 87, he has a bushy white mustache and calloused hands — evidence of time spent gardening.
Castaneda had been in his house on Olive Avenue since 1986. He said he and several members of his family got out just in time. “I don’t want to say it’s OK. It’s not OK. It sucks, baby,” she said. “But, you know, I was going to say it could be worse. And technically, yes, it could, but we’re scraping the bottom here.”“Hell yes I’m rebuilding....We’re not leaving this area. It’s just too special. Too wonderful. And all the people I know who live here have said the same damn thing. I mean, I’ve got a 100-year-old oak tree in my front yard,” Bannon said.
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