Email bag: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a flying pine cone! Several folks have weighed in on last week’s warning about things that fall from the sky. Rock-hard pine cones are just one of the dangers in our tree-covered hills. Branches are another. One reader reports that the wind snapped a branch that fell with such force that it did $5,000 damage to his car. There’s a case to be made for leaving your convertible home in a wind storm.

Fright fest: Who knew hell fire could be so seductive? Folks are dying to get into The Fat Lady’s Hellfire Club, an “underground cave” in the back of the popular Jack London Square restaurant. The Fat Lady’s always over-the-top decorations include a guillotine table and a headless horseman — not to mention that annual surprise in the bathroom. The restaurant’s Diane Splendorio says it’s a real scream.