Southern California on Fire

Nickelodeon said:
Shoot all criminals?
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Yes. Save my country a hell of a lot of money by not housing/feeding/ educating/giving health/dental care etc to these pukes. Shoot them instead--especially when they're caught in the act. No more Mr. Nice Guy. We're tired of this bs. :(
 
sandy said:
Arsonists started several of the blazes. Police shot one suspected arsonist after he tried to flee. I think police should shoot all arsonists. And all criminals.
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Here's to your being executed next time you are stopped for speeding (or jaywalking, or littering).
 
Cops flirt, stutter, drool, and then faint when they stop me. They don't have the strength/desire to shoot. I don't litter.

Steal an apple, bam! You lose. :D

It's my Chuck Norris war on crime. :D

"Contrary to popular belief, America is not a democracy, it is a Chucktatorship." :D
 
Buffalo Roam said:
Despite the widespread understanding that our forests are at risk, some environmental
groups literally have formed human roadblocks to stop efforts by federal land managers to restore
forest health. Appeals and lawsuits filed by environmental groups for projects throughout the
nation, large and small, now represent the greatest risk to federal forests.
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Dude, give the red font a fucking rest.
 
Them's some big-assed fires

The NYT blog "The Lede", is currently covering the California fires. They found this image from NASA:

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Those Santa Ana winds that fanned the flames are the same ones that sent much of the smoke out to sea, away from the lungs of Californians. Now that they’ve moved away, the smoke “will get blown back over land by afternoon sea breezes over the next week,” The Weather Underground predicts.

(The Lede)
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Pretty impressive.

Guacamole fans can relax; the avocado crop isn't nearly as devastated as first thought.

And a curious issue:

Qualcomm Stadium has received rave reviews as “the Ritz of disaster shelters,” even sending out a call for diet soda for thirsty evacuees. But as Californians return home, another contingent was hoping to take its place: football fans.

In its Sunday game against the Houston Texans, the San Diego Chargers would much prefer to play on its own field, as scheduled. But the N.F.L. commissioner has raised several other options this week, including Phoenix, Los Angeles and, most outrageously, Texas.

The Chargers are unlikely to cede its home-field advantage, especially after a crazy week that left 45 members of the organization, including many players, displaced, according to The Houston Chronicle.

A decision was expected to be announced later today, with one local paper saying it was increasingly likely that everything would proceed as previously scheduled. For now, the Chargers are practicing in Arizona.

(ibid)
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I'm going to wait until Saturday and Sunday to see what this actually means. The nearest figure I can find so far is "thousands" of refugees, and since the stadium holds over 71,000 in its seats for events, I'm wondering what that translates to as a refugee camp. How many will be left this weekend? What will the air quality be like?

It seems kind of strange that they're having the discussion at all. As of yesterday, Houston and Dallas look more likely to host the game than San Diego.

Also, the Los Angeles Times has some impressive photos coming in from readers.


Portola Springs at SR-133 and SR-241
interchange on Sunday evening. (Photo by Gary)

But Baby's on fire!
And all the instruments agree that
Her temperature's rising,
But any idiot would know that.

(Brian Eno)​
 
Tiassa said:
The nearest figure I can find so far is "thousands" of refugees, and since the stadium holds over 71,000 in its seats for events, I'm wondering what that translates to as a refugee camp.
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And no one seems to be screaming and ranting for the government to come in and save them all. Why is that? Why is it so different to what transpired in New Orleans during the hurricane? Oooh, could it be that the refugees in California can take care of themselves? Hmm, why so different?

Baron Max
 
Baron Max said:
And no one seems to be screaming and ranting for the government to come in and save them all. Why is that? Why is it so different to what transpired in New Orleans during the hurricane? Oooh, could it be that the refugees in California can take care of themselves? Hmm, why so different?

Baron Max
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It would appear even the most obvious things needs to be pointed out to you. Could it possibly be the majority of the people and homes affected in the California fires are in the upper wage bracket? I don't know? Could it? Do you see the connection here? And could it be that they (the people in California) had help right from the start while the people in New Orleans had to beg, wait and then wait some more for the Government to realise the extent of the damage? Could it be that also Baron?

I wonder if the situation would have been the same in New Orleans if there had been a few more celebrities living in the region, as there are in California. What do you think Baron?
 
Bells said:
It would appear even the most obvious things needs to be pointed out to you. Could it possibly be the majority of the people and homes affected in the California fires are in the upper wage bracket? I don't know? Could it?
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So ....only poor people are allowed to cry and whine to the government for help and handouts? And everyone else who've lost everything in a fire, can't whine and cry and ask for government assistance?

Perhaps the poor people are poor because they spend their money on drugs and guns and booze, and can't save any for a rainy day?

Weren't all rich people poor at one time? How'd they get to be rich? I started out as a dirt-poor farmer's son, and I retired at 55 with more than enough money to last several lifetimes. How did I do it? Ohh, wouldn't be all the work I put into it, could it?

Bells said:
Do you see the connection here? And could it be that they (the people in California) had help right from the start while the people in New Orleans had to beg, wait and then wait some more for the Government to realise the extent of the damage? Could it be that also Baron?
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Nope, that ain't it. The people in California were told to evacuate and they did. The people in NO were told to evacuate and they didn't!! And yet, when the shit hit the fan, they whined and cried as if it was all someone else's fault that they were in the fix they were in. And then the expected someone else to get them out of the fix that they, themselves, caused.

No, must be something else, Bells, wanna' try again?

Baron Max
 
The people who evacuated in California must have means or finances, the people in New Orleans were either poor or turned back at gunpoint by their friendly neighboring states.
 
Baron Max said:

And no one seems to be screaming and ranting for the government to come in and save them all. Why is that? Why is it so different to what transpired in New Orleans during the hurricane? Oooh, could it be that the refugees in California can take care of themselves? Hmm, why so different?
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Maybe because the government hasn't abandoned them yet?

Hmm ... just maybe?

:rolleyes:
 
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