Los Angeles On Fire
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The number of bots, trolls, and others intentionally sowing division and discord on this site is not insignificant.
My buddy has a theory that this is how AI takes us out...encourage us to destroy each other and just wait.
Lol at @Phenomenally Frantastic liking this post. That pussy just has no wherewithal.
LMAO-
Sowing racial division through victimhood, discord and resistance is the progressive Dem platform.
African Americans and Hispanics are sick of being told they’re victims.
The whole agenda lost you the election
Good point. But so few on this site actually live in Cali, and there’s lots of criticism (some justified) and free advice.
It’s been generally agreed across the board by people on CNN and Fox that this fall hasn’t brought the usual onset of rainfall in Cali, and it’s also been pointed out (sadly) that fire hydrants ran dry in the Palisades by afternoon yesterday. Three mammoth tankers each loaded with a million gallons of water ran out and also depleted the supply overall. Do planners actually run extreme scenarios that incorporate such possibilities?
It’s also been pointed out by the WSJ that California hasn’t built any NEW reservoirs since 1979. The population there has significantly increased since then - yet a drive led by groups to preserve certain species of fish has taken precedence. Yes, reservoirs are full. A legitimate question is are there enough of them?
A sober and necessary look at the current state of emergency planning in California is overdue and in need of modifications.
It's weird that you think you can be the biggest assholes on the planet because you barely won an election.
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But both conditions are not unknown as part of the climate in California. Drought and Santa Ana winds are part of the reality of living there.
Not sure it’s poor leadership entirely but it is most assuredly poor planning.
We could go all the way back to approving development of the housing in canyons and hills if we want to go the “poor leadership” route.
There are some events where mitigation is not possible. Not sure how this is different from a hurricane striking Florida. Should we go down that path of blaming the leadership in coastal areas for that destruction?
Soooooooooo.......poor planning doesn't equate to poor leadership? How about poor budgeting?? As the risk of an event increases, is it solid leadership to reduce the budget for dealing with said event? 🤡 I don't need to live in ****ing California to answer that one! 🤣
My summary:
1. As much as we all might like to believe otherwise, events such as this are really not "preventable" or even "manageable" regardless of who is elected, what the budget is, who the firefighters are, or the like. Natural disasters always overwhelm human guardrails and responses.
2. The root cause here is the fact that this is a desert, with millions of people living in it in densely packed neighborhoods. And not just any desert. A desert in a bowl near the mountains with regular high wind phenomena.
3. There is plenty of water. And while it might be nice to have an urban water distribution system with greater capacity to pump very high volumes of water in situations such as this rather than simply the capacity to pump volumes of water to deal with the usual sorts of urban problems, those types of infrastructure projects don't pop up overnight, if at all, because they're boring and forward thinking. So if you must suggest there's neglect here, recognize that it's very long term neglect. (But see #1). I'm sure when the dust has settled that CA will be looking for big federal dollars to make LA more defensible along those lines, but I do wonder a bit whether this Congress at least will suggest that they pay for it themselves (federal flood insurance protecting southern coastal states notwithstanding), or attach some strings to it that CA very much will not like. Frankly, and sadly, having a potential opposition presidential candidate as your governor is not likely to help.
4. I do hope we can all acknowledge the tragedy here notwithstanding the stupid political bickering. To be sure, I'm not sure why I should care whether a movie star's malibu bungalo is destroyed more than that of most other californians who don't have the privilege of living within a mile of the pristine beach, but even they are people, and it's good to remember the thing that people who have been through this consistently say: it's not the loss of the house, it's the loss of the memories that is most saddening.
5. Notwithstanding #4, the celebs and uber wealthy probably aren't helping themselves by taking to twitter. Case in point - I mentioned my niece and her weirdo husband from the private equity family evacuating yesterday. Well, they've basically gone sightseeing in Barstow.
Supplemental item 6: The mayor deserves every bit of shit she's taking for her Marion Berry moment. http://washingtoncitypaper.com/arti...-super-bowl-and-the-blizzard-of-indifference/
1. As much as we all might like to believe otherwise, events such as this are really not "preventable" or even "manageable" regardless of who is elected, what the budget is, who the firefighters are, or the like. Natural disasters always overwhelm human guardrails and responses.
2. The root cause here is the fact that this is a desert, with millions of people living in it in densely packed neighborhoods. And not just any desert. A desert in a bowl near the mountains with regular high wind phenomena.
3. There is plenty of water. And while it might be nice to have an urban water distribution system with greater capacity to pump very high volumes of water in situations such as this rather than simply the capacity to pump volumes of water to deal with the usual sorts of urban problems, those types of infrastructure projects don't pop up overnight, if at all, because they're boring and forward thinking. So if you must suggest there's neglect here, recognize that it's very long term neglect. (But see #1). I'm sure when the dust has settled that CA will be looking for big federal dollars to make LA more defensible along those lines, but I do wonder a bit whether this Congress at least will suggest that they pay for it themselves (federal flood insurance protecting southern coastal states notwithstanding), or attach some strings to it that CA very much will not like. Frankly, and sadly, having a potential opposition presidential candidate as your governor is not likely to help.
4. I do hope we can all acknowledge the tragedy here notwithstanding the stupid political bickering. To be sure, I'm not sure why I should care whether a movie star's malibu bungalo is destroyed more than that of most other californians who don't have the privilege of living within a mile of the pristine beach, but even they are people, and it's good to remember the thing that people who have been through this consistently say: it's not the loss of the house, it's the loss of the memories that is most saddening.
5. Notwithstanding #4, the celebs and uber wealthy probably aren't helping themselves by taking to twitter. Case in point - I mentioned my niece and her weirdo husband from the private equity family evacuating yesterday. Well, they've basically gone sightseeing in Barstow.
Supplemental item 6: The mayor deserves every bit of shit she's taking for her Marion Berry moment. http://washingtoncitypaper.com/arti...-super-bowl-and-the-blizzard-of-indifference/
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Here_4_a_Day really getting his yuks-yuks out today. Guy loves to live-laugh-love.
Okay. Then I hold Gov. DeSantis responsible for the destruction caused by hurricanes Helene and Milton.
See how silly that is?
I find the A level of stupidity thrown around on this board to be hilarious...so shoot me..... That and the lengths some of the usual suspects are going to to exonerate those responsible.
Ugh. This is going to intensify the insurance issues for all of us across the country.
Ummmm......not really. Comparing the two events is downright moronic........
Not really - most insurance risk pools are at the state level. Only if the feds jump in with subsidies or a new program does that become an issue.
I only took him off ignore when @Hawki97 returned so I could be amused by 97’s owning of ole Hereford.
If a large insurer is nationwide they’re going to try to maintain current income and profit and if that means prices go up in other states then that’s how it is.
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Time magazine, great propaganda rag. Imagine my shock to see a moron like you passing along their content (hard to call them a news source given the obvious). This is 100% a problem of the left's creation.
Too much common sense for the modern left to even consider, let alone implement. Best they can do is up the DEI hires and blame trump every time they fall on their face.
Regardless of what evidence you lay out for a leftist they will not take responsibility. They can only double down on smooth brain takes and blame others. They will learn nothing from this unfortunately.
Not "quite" how that is...policies, premiums, liquidity, etc. are mostly regulated at the state level, so there are limits to the ability to cross subsidize geographically.
Editorial comment: the idea that insurance is regulated primarily at the states is the stupidest possible thing imaginable.
What did he get by winning 40 of 50 states, the minority?
This is why I will never forgive maga and their cult. These ****s amplify falsehoods into their own narrative to try to gain political clout. **** all of them. Live in your echo chamber of lies, twats.
Feeling like a victim? comes with the territory of being a racist leftist
Yeah, Trump never cries like a little bitch, does he? I know you never see him crying because you’re constantly giving him a rimjob. But trust me, little simp boy, he is a crier.
I forgot about Hawaii. If memory served, that too 'looked like a war zone'.
