re: Major wildfire in Los Angeles (and Pasadena)

Posted by Thracken13

Aft Cargo Hold of Serenity

Member since Feb 2010

18853 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 10:47 am to jizzle6609

you do realize that just because certain political parties are elected, that not every person there voted for them? and before you say, well they can move - how realistic is that nowadays?

the fact is, noone deserves what is happening there - they are fricking human beings you piece of shite.

i would wager ignorant fricks like you are way worse in the long run.

Posted by jizzle6609

Houston

Member since Jul 2009

20093 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 10:50 am to AbitaFan08

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Your comments today aren’t doing much to change that narrative.

Thats fine.

I am not on national tv making statements on behalf of the South, thank God.

Fine, like I said, Im willing to die on this hill against that state. Yes, I am, in this situation a very shitty person and I am just like those I detest. 100% agree.

I am willing to admit all of that and march forward. I am not letting a fire erase all the bullshite ideology California in particular has exposed the United States to.

This fire will be extinguished. The houses will be rebuilt.

The ideology will still be here long past that time.

Posted by jizzle6609

Houston

Member since Jul 2009

20093 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 10:52 am to OysterPoBoy

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Well, I know more world leaders than any one of you have ever met in your whole goddamn life

Dont disagree, you probably have.

Posted by GreenRockTiger

vortex to the whirlpool of despair

Member since Jun 2020

60591 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 10:52 am to jizzle6609

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Just letting you know that no one on the West and certainly not the North East cared at all when things were bad here. Not even a shred.

so that means we shouldn’t care about them because they don’t care about us?

Isn’t this how we got into this situation in the first place? Politicians only caring about themselves and lining their pockets. Maybe it’s time to change.

Posted by GreatLakesTiger24

Member since May 2012

60661 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 10:54 am to jizzle6609

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No doubt, population.

that's.. not why

Posted by facher08

Baton Rouge

Member since Aug 2011

6084 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 10:56 am to Figgy

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Figgy
George, just don’t engage him. He’s not here to do anything other than troll.

Yea. I'm starting to think so. At least, I hope so. He said he'd "die on a hill" for a self-admittedly "dumb statement". He's either a troll or slow.

Posted by Figgy

CenCal

Member since May 2020

10344 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 11:01 am to GreenRockTiger

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so that means we shouldn’t care about them because they don’t care about us? Isn’t this how we got into this situation in the first place? Politicians only caring about themselves and lining their pockets. Maybe it’s time to change.

The thing that gets me is that he speaks for all of us out here. Of course he has no idea what in the hell he’s talking about but that doesn’t stop him. I know someone that took in her nephew after Katrina because their home was destroyed. My BIL lives in Bowling Green and when the tornados came through a few years back I was in that thread providing info on where locals could go for food. But you know, us Californians don’t care about anyone in the Southeast. We’re just a bunch of elitists. Human tragedies should bring people together. Empathy matters in these times. Being a know-it-all dick for the sake of being edgy is just dumb.

Posted by LarryCLE

Member since Apr 2017

1720 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 11:02 am to Figgy

I propose everyone ignores him and the thread goes back to fire updates/news.

Posted by Tr33fiddy

Hog Jaw, Arkansas (it exists)

Member since Aug 2023

1971 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 11:05 am to facher08

California banned prescribed burns to "save the environment". Well asshats...What's better for the environment. Smaller controlled burns or major out of control fires burning houses, cars and all sorts of toxic materials.

Now they are gonna put the climate change badge on the fires saying climate change made it drier and winds stronger. No... your own stupid climate policies allowed this to happen.

Posted by PerplenGold

Member since Nov 2021

2276 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 11:10 am to LarryCLE

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I propose everyone ignores him and the thread goes back to fire updates/news.

Please

I popped in to get the typical OT up to the minute updates and there's nothing but political BS.

Posted by LegendInMyMind

Member since Apr 2019

75117 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 11:12 am to jizzle6609

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I am willing to die on this hill.

If only you actually would.

Posted by LegendInMyMind

Member since Apr 2019

75117 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 11:13 am to Tr33fiddy

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California banned prescribed burns to "save the environment".

This again?

They sure do a hell of a lot of prescribed burns for them to be fricking "banned". Stop talking out of your arse and parroting lines you are fed.

Posted by Eighteen

Member since Dec 2006

37405 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 11:14 am to Lsupimp

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it’s hard to imagine what the final dollar number is going to be on all this real estate. Shockingly high.

the ramifications of all of this is going to big

more insurance company losses which is going to drive up prices even more on everyone

how many of these people get their check and don’t rebuild there but take their money to another state and further drive the California spread of real estate to other states

on the pro side there’s going to a shite ton of money and job opportunities to be made rebuilding these mansions

Posted by pjab

Member since Mar 2016

5761 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 11:16 am to Eighteen

Someone on X mentioned the app Watch Duty. It’s very helpful for those like me who don’t know this area well. It shows up to date fire locations as well as evacuation areas.

There is also prescribed burn locations. I don’t know if there is history. There quite a few listed in Cali but I don’t see any in the LA area (not arguing policy just an observation).

This post was edited on 1/8/25 at 11:20 am

Posted by Packer

IE, California

Member since May 2017

8699 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 11:18 am to pjab

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Someone on X mentioned the app Watch Duty. It’s very helpful for those like me who don’t know this area well. It shows up to date fire locations as well as evacuation areas.

I think it allows you to listen to their radio comms too. It was super helpful when we were almost evacuated for a fire a few months ago.