Not exactly in those words according to a forest scientist just on PBS radio, the leaders just do not learn from history. This is in regards to the current fires around San Diego, the scientist said that every fall, this area has a drought and high winds, perfect for burning all that brush and if man doesn't ignite it, nature will.
Regarding ancient history, the Mexicans and Spaniards knew enough to burn this brush every year, not much of a burn, that was also the practice in WI until it was banned, get a flame front about two feet wide that goes across the field burning all the weeds and junk, leaving behind, very good fertilizer. But recent thinking is to let that brush grow wild, can't do anything about the winds carry lots of O2, nor the drought, but man certainly can do something about the fuel that is allowed to accumulate at an excessive rate.
One option he suggested is that they harvest this fuel and burn it in an electric generating plant getting some use of it. A caller called in and asked if these fires had anything to do with global warming, he just gave a big fat no to that question, this has been going on for centuries. Also stated that as recently as 2003, this same kind of fire destroyed over 6,000 homes in that area, they just put out the fires, but did not do anything to cure the problem, getting rid of that fuel.
He makes a lot of sense, refreshing to listen to common sense occasionally. Went further on indirectly attacking the so-called environmentalist about wanting to leave the forest grow. Says more trees will grow than the land can stand causing a water and a sap shortage, with fewer trees, and water, the trees have sufficient sap to kill beetles, leaving them alone, the sap disappears and the beetles are free to multiply like crazy. They kill the tree, it falls and dries up making even more fuel for a terrible forest fire. So indirectly, he is stating that environmentalists while thinking they are well meaning, are stupid.
Heard one newscaster state that over a half a million were forced to leave their homes in that area and another say a million people had to leave. Already over a billion dollars worth of homes and businesses have burnt down. All this good have been prevented by harvesting that fuel.
Do you think the Californian leaders will learn something from this? Or are they just stupid? Even the early Mexicans knew this.
OK I'll bite, this is a trick question right!!!! LOL
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It's the enviro wacko's that cause problems. They want thick forests. 100+ years ago our forests had something like 20 healthy trees per acre. Enviro's decide they don't want any cut down, no new roads etc and now we have 500 unhealthy trees per acre.
Don't even get me started on the Sierra Club.
That what caused our big fires a few years back. Greenies made a fuss about under cutting and guess what. Little fire had lots of fuel to become a big fire.
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California leaders? What makes you think that California has leaders? "The land of fruits and nuts" I grew up there. My Mom said LA was a nice place before the war. Still pretty nice further North when I was a kid.The place is unleaderable (is that a word; maybe I invented a new one?) Its called diversity.
The newest religion of big business. The company sends me an e-mail with a new political correctness "diversity" skit video every so often. Last year it was ethics. Storing up some ammo to fight any court actions in the future I guess. "See...we have a very active program of diversity and ethics training and emphasis...blah blah blah" How about you Tim, filling your diversity square?
October 1975, and I'm in Van Nuys, CA (LA area). The air Guard unit there had had a little ground mishap with one of their airplanes and they sent an active duty team to do the investigation and report. The hills are burning! Standing outside my hotel room and its raining soot. HaHa, them Santa Ana winds pretty strong to carry soot from the hills all the way out to the coast. So the buckbrush and manzanita all burned off and a couple months later comes the SoCal version of the Southwest Monsoon and its mudslide time. Been happening for years.
Hey, its a free country. Can't tell a man what he can do with his property, and the rest of us get to subsidize their insurance premiums. Those burnt-out houses will be hauled away and new construction will replace them. Ain't it wonderful.
Sorry you are wrong Nick. I heard Dick Chenney was seen running from the scene with a bic lighter.
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Heard the gov'ner on a soft-news program this morning, he says global warming is to blame.
Oh, and they got their arsonist. Police shot someone while attempting to chase him down.
Are we sure it was related to global warming? Could have been related to one of Gore's 11 global warming lies!!!
Have you not learned yet Nick. You can't kill Dick Chenney!
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Oh come on guys... It's obvious who started the fire.. Saddam Hussein.. the poor bugger gets blamed for just about everything else that goes wrong in the world.
By the way, Billy Joel said that he didn't start the fire..Do you believe him?
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Never knock on deaths door... Ring the doorbell and run away, death really hates that!
Well, it's a terrible tragedy, I get upset when I find a scratch on my home, but maybe that is worse than watching it burn down to the ground. And could have been prevented, wonder if all these people and insurance companies would sue the government? Oh, that's right, can't sue the government, government made laws against that. Amazing to me how our leaders get away with murder
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