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#188650 - 10/24/07 03:59 PM
Re: California fires...
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Oh and TW...I wish you the best!
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#188659 - 10/24/07 04:34 PM
Re: California fires...
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Good point.
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#188687 - 10/24/07 08:30 PM
Re: California fires...
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I dont want to sound harsh but, Thease fires happen every year and they are a problem only because the brush and fuel for the fires has ben alowed to acumulatein the hills . People build holmes in thease areas where the fires are a natural part or the egosystem . They deed to build fire breaks around there houses and remove flamible brush from the aria .
I am saying this as a former USFS Firefighter and a former Californian
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#188688 - 10/24/07 08:30 PM
Re: California fires...
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I dont want to sound harsh but, Thease fires happen every year and they are a problem only because the brush and fuel for the fires has ben alowed to acumulatein the hills . People build holmes in thease areas where the fires are a natural part or the egosystem . They deed to build fire breaks around there houses and remove flamible brush from the aria .
I am saying this as a former USFS Firefighter and a former Californian
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#188699 - 10/24/07 10:18 PM
Re: California fires...
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Uh, its a little more complicated than that. My own neighborhood is a hundred years old. Fire is definitely a fact of life here, but overzealous development in fire-prone areas is not the sole problem.
Not to sound harsh either but I am getting sick of everyone looking for *someone* to blame. (Not that that is what you were doing OM).....from Bush, to Schwarzenegger, to Malibu celebrities, to smokers, and no sh*t - one jerk even proposed terrorism.
PS. Wherever you all are, please breathe for me -- its almost impossible to do here. Ugh.
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#188700 - 10/24/07 10:22 PM
Re: California fires...
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Registered: 10/13/07
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You should get the heck outta dodge and enjoy some fresh air!
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#188704 - 10/24/07 11:03 PM
Re: California fires...
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Wherever you all are, please breathe for me Consider it done, Bro! Wish you weren't having to breathe all that, but Glad you're still OK. John
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#188716 - 10/25/07 02:11 AM
Re: California fires...
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Registered: 09/02/07
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Hi,
Look, I lived in California more than three decades before moving here. Between fires and mudslides, someone's always passing blame around. TW, I'm thankful you and yours are still okay, and I know the breathing and the air both suck right now. I've been close enough to fires myself to have an idea how bad it can be (less than a mile away from Cazadero fire in 1978, I think, and a few miles from the one in the Berkeley hills sometime in the early 80s).
Stay calm, and best wishes.
Ed
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