Originally Posted by Rick V (Post 4870570)

The thing that torques my shorts most of all (not just Ca.) is that people build in these areas (where Mother Nature loves to remind you that she is in charge) is that every bodies insurance goes up. Why should I have to pay a higher premium because others chose to live in an unsafe area.

Originally Posted by HardDrive (Post 4869949)

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Anyone else out there think that ****ing morons who build their homes in the dry scrubland hills above LA should be entitled to:

A) A place to sleep on a gymnasium for a couple days

B) A helpful brochure entitled "A facktards guide to not building your ugly McMansion where its going to burn down every year"

C) Nothing else. Not one thin dime of the publics money.

Firefighters are dying because morons want to build their homes in a blast furnace? WTF? WHY does the rest of the country have to see this year after year? Piss off idiots. If Schwartzenuthin asks for federal disaster aid, I am going to blow a valve.

Is it REALLY that difficult to understand?

A) Don't allow development in these fire areas.

B) If you are going to allow development, insist that the developments are surrounded by firebreaks 200 yard across, and all homes have thick gauge metal roofing.

California: Suckin just a little bit harder every day

Disagree with me? Fine, I'm all full of Petite Syrah, and I'll take on the lot of ya.

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Originally Posted by DAEpperson (Post 4871047)

The eco-nannies at the AQMD will not issue the necessary permits to allow the Forest Service to make controlled burns, so when it does burn, we get loss of life, property, and lungs.

Originally Posted by trekkor (Post 4871314)

My favorite part of the post! :D

Originally Posted by DAEpperson (Post 4871047)

The eco-nannies at the AQMD will not issue the necessary permits to allow the Forest Service to make controlled burns, so when it does burn, we get loss of life, property, and lungs.

Originally Posted by RWebb (Post 4871406)

the real fact is that these areas are fire-prone ecosystems. period.

they are going to burn no matter what - all the plants there are adapted for, and most REQUIRE fire to breed.

SoCal needs Fire Zoning but does not have it (or nearly so) - last year one of the fire chiefs said that the #1 thing to do was to zone the whole area for fires.

you can "mow"; drag chains; spray with herbicides; whatever and it will only delay the fires (which allows more fuel to build up and make the eventual fire worse).

the area probably needs more compact development which makes it easier and cheaper to defend against fires - the most rie-prone or indefensible areas could become neighborhood or regional parks

- but as some comment above show - many there do not want that. they want big back yards.

so if your backyard fills up with flames... that is the inevitable end result of living in a Mediterranean climate ecosystem

bon appetit!

Originally Posted by KevinP73 (Post 4873607)

I was prepared to offer up my best defense as to why I choose to live where I do then it struck me.....I don't give a flying f**k what you think about where or why I live where I do. And if you're not OK with that then go f**k yourself after all I'm stone cold sober.

Originally Posted by KevinP73 (Post 4873607)

I was prepared to offer up my best defense as to why I choose to live where I do then it struck me.....I don't give a flying f**k what you think about where or why I live where I do. And if you're not OK with that then go f**k yourself after all I'm stone cold sober.