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I do not blame CA or LA for the fire starting. I blame them for letting a residential area burn to the ground. I blame them for pricing insurance out of the market so no one had fire insurance. I blame them for not maintaining areas where fire fuel was allowed to grow and did nothing to abate. I blame them for emptying reservoirs during fire season. I blame them for having a LA assist fire chief saying she can't get a 250 lb man out of a house, it is because the guy was in the wrong place in the house. https://nypost.com/2025/01/12/us-news/lafds-diversity-chief-sparks-fury-for-defending-dei-by-blaming-the-victim/ In a video defending the department’s DEI hiring practices, Deputy Chief Kristine Larson — who heads the Equity and Human Resources Bureau — addressed accusations that female firefighters aren’t strong enough to carry a man out of a burning building. Her response: “He got himself in the wrong place if I have to carry him out of a fire.” What fire department official talks like that? That is gross negligence!!! mspart

Of course they need to maintain things. But don't do the repairs when the fire season is on. Basic common sense. mspart

https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-wind-wildfires-climate-change-weather-42b55ae1e66b56a6375300e448f01946#:~:text=The Santa Ana winds are,contributes to vegetation quickly drying. Santa Ana winds are from Sep through May. See above. They plan maintenance years in advance. Someone must have forgotten fire season. That does not rest with the average Joe. That rests with the government. If item 3 is true, why is the state looking into it. https://www.yahoo.com/news/pacific-palisades-reservoir-offline-empty-163924460.html mspart

I didn't see anything there about a reservoir being empty, it just says it was off line for repairs. How long was it off line? Why was it offline and/or empty during santa ana winds when the fire danger is elevated? Who planned this? It certainly wasn't Joe Schmoe down the road. It was the government that planned that. Generally speaking, who is to blame when there is no water? Whoever manages the water supply is the first in line for blame. Who is that? Who was in charge of mowing down the grasses so such a fire didn't have the fuel to become catastrophic? The answer to these two questions will be the same. Unfortunately, the voters are ultimately to blame for voting in incompetent leaders and placing them in positions of responsibility for the safety and welfare of all citizens. mspart

Projection is your go to move my little crustacean friend. mspart

Sad week last week. I was for PSU and TX. During the Tx game, a lady came over with the chain saw I borrowed her, and she talked for roughly 45 minutes. The game was just tied 14-14 when that happened, when I got back to it, the game was 28-14. I really don't like OSU but they are a strong team. Notre Dame has their work cut out for them. mspart

Who empties a reservoir when the Santa Ana winds are coming? Seems like fire safety 101. mspart

Except for the reservoir that is empty. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reservoir-pacific-palisades-was-commission-fire-started-rcna187217 mspart

It helps when they don't have an empty reservoir. mspart

The Primer minister of Greenland is ready to discuss terms with Trump. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-denmark-greenland-military-b2677960.html https://www.reuters.com/world/greenland-leader-says-everyone-should-respect-islands-wish-independence-2025-01-10/ Not saying there will be a sale, but there will be an understanding. Probably access to stuff we don't already have access to. Probably on a lease type situation like I discussed earlier. mspart

You mean the chaos of the Aghanistan pullout that we were told went wonderfully and was a great success? Or are you speaking of the sieve of a border that we were told repeatedly that it was locked down or under control, only in the last years to be told it was not under control and needed an immigration bill to fix? Or are you talking about the inflation that was transitory before it wasn't and has hit consumers hard? Or is it the chaos of being told we' ll have to pay for student loans that we did not take out because those that did were not responsible only to have the SCOTUS say no and then Biden trying again only to be told NO again and then trying again? Or are you talking about the heckofa job for North Carolina in the wake of the hurricane that wasn't a heckofa job, an event that had FEMA not going to homes with Trump signs in their yard? Not really sure what chaos you are speaking of. mspart

As long as Student IDs state if you are a US citizen or no, I would see no reason they shouldn't be accepted. But there is no air of gubment authority to them, so that may be why. As for Tribal ID, I have no idea why they would not be accepted. I know that GA made numerous forms of ID acceptable. This is an easy thing to do, but there seems to be a lack of will to do it by certain groups.

Who would you blame? The guy without his house now? Who are we going to blame when we entrust the gooberment to fight fires and they don't. Who do we blame for insufficient water supply? Come on, I'm waiting. I can't wait for your response. mspart

So it is therefore is not worth thinking about, talking about, or investigating. Yes you are a wealth of practical experience. mspart

Correct. Cut spending to that which is absolutely necessary. Fire prevention and fighting is necessary. Eight years ago the voters approved billions for water recovery. That did not happen. You excuse malfeasance as if it was not a decision made by voted in to keep the people safe. But it is exactly their decisions that led to no water in the hydrants and the fuel that allowed the fire to get out of control with 0% containment for days. Who else should be faulted? This happened in Seattle some years ago. It got cold and the roads iced up. City busses were sliding down the steep hills that rival San Francisco. Many cars were also damaged as a result. All because the mayor said not salt on the roads. Zero, nada. Why? Because Mr. Ecology didn't want to unbalance the Puget Sound with too much salt. Next election he was outta there. Another fool came in. But they salt the roads now. Hopefully the good people of CA can make the necessary changes to get this situation changed for the better. mspart

This is probably true. But I think grappling is enogh different than wrestling for this to be debateable. Grapplers don't care if they are on their back. They use submission. Wrestling does not and they do not teach counters to submissions. So the basics are similar but the rest is different. mspart

Lack of preparedness? Thanks for your expert analysis. That is what everyone on here is saying. What a load you are. And why were they unprepared? Because the politicians voted in to keep the people safe were derelict in their duty. LA mayor reduced LA fire department budget. Proposition 1 provided for funding reservoirs years ago and nothing has come of it. The state has actively reduced the ability to store water. They have not cleared the fire fuel from the forests and wilderness as they were warned to do . They have been warned for years about this lack of preparedness, yet they did nothing to get better prepared abut actively did things to go the opposite direction. You can't stop a fire coming but there is knowledge out there on how to mitigate its effects and actively fight it effectively. But these were ignored for more important funding initiatives. mspart

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyvy4q82l9o MPs vote against Tory call for new grooming gangs inquiry https://humanrightsvoices.org/victim-voices/british-girls-raped-by-muslim-gangs-on-industrial-scale/?y=2015 Nearly 400 British girls as young as eleven are believed to have been sexually exploited by Muslim rape gangs in Oxfordshire over the past 15 years, according to a chilling new report. It charges local officials with repeatedly ignoring the abuse due to a "culture of denial." So who is it that is not into stopping this kind of thing? We have something similar in the US where 159 D reps voted against sending illegals back to their home country when they commit crimes in the US. What in the world is all this craziness about? mspart

Tell us you understand how wildland firefighting works without telling us you understand how wildland firefighting works. Since you are an expert in pointing to a lack of experts, what, in your expert opinion, went wrong here? mspart

Nuff said. mspart

Sources please. mspart

I just posted an article on this where the Chicago city council council money to people crossing he southern border. It explained that part of them are Venezuelans. They are illegal aliens in our country entered from the southern border. Are you really that stupid that you can't see this? mspart

This has what to do with fighting the CA fires going on right now? Absolutely nothing. But it has been a go to for RV for years. It holds no water just like the new CA reservoirs do not hold water because they have not been built although allocated. I think you just like to hear yourself type. mspart

Grappling is different than wrestling isn't it. Jones may be better in grappling which has submission techniques. mspart

That is what Karelin thought too. He didn't like the outcome. mspart