I hate what has happened to twitter. There was no equal for disaster updates and the idiotic algorithms at fb need to be paused so we can see the updates of our LA peeps without a bunch of fake clutter.
Empty Greene sez Gavin Newsom is "criminally liable" for the LA fires. Does this open the door to charges for Sir's COVID mass murder of U.S. Citizens? Yes. Yes indeed, it does!
Sounds like there ought to be altitude restrictions for building home where the water pressure would prove to be inadequate. And maybe some kind of fire breaks to prevent fires from getting too large. Of course that would dispossess a lot of rich people, but I always say, "fuck the rich."
Eaton Canyon is where Mr Moonshine and I hiked on our first date.
It’s where we could hike with the babies because it’s pretty flat for a lot of the trail so the tiny boss could sit and eat sand if he didn’t want to waddle.
One bestie has evacuated from Altadena, and her sister’s home in the Palisades is probably gone. The last image from the security camera showed flames on the property. Another bestie who lives near Boulder was sharing the post-fire advice she learned after her town burnt up 3 years ago, including the home of another old friend.
My mom and I ran from a Cali wildfire that burned my parent's home to the ground (I was visiting) along with 8 hundred others. This fire looks makes the one we lived through look like a pygmy. All my relatives live in California, I checked on them, so far they're not in immediate danger. The vid of the flames is making my skin crawl.
Last night the high winds brought down tree branches, which landed on high voltage electric lines, add a bone-dry landscape with a shower of sparks – et voila!
Julius Caesar was bankrolled by Crassus, the wealthiest Roman at the time, whose business was firefighting. If your building was on fire, his fire wagons would roll up and offer you a choice: they would buy the property from you at a deep discount and put out the fire, or they would let the building burn to the ground. Maybe the wealthy real estate guy would appreciate that kind of private fire company?
Once the heat hits a certain level in a fire front, it creates its own weather, specifically the type that will further propagate fire. we've seen it down here time and again - and if the area is already in drought, the fuel load increases almost exponentially as the hot dry wind leaches moisture out of otherwise 'green' plants, adding them to the fuel load.
If you're in the area, wear cotton clothes with long legs and sleeves, a natural fibre scarf to act as head cover/mask if you don't have a suitable hat, and eye protection from embers/ash (sun glasses will do in a pinch)
if you are at home when the front hits, wet towels down for coverage and smoke filtration, lay down in the middle of the house and WAIT FOR THE FIRE TO PASS - your house will burn, but not so quick you can't get out once the active fire front goes past - it will be scary as hell but you have better chance to survive inside your home than in a car or the open.
these are all hard lessons we've learnt down here - i'm really hoping none of you ever have to endure them
Yeah, and do not for any reason wear polyester or nylon while near fire. You will be permanently disfigured by the plastic burning into your skin if a flame touches your plastic clothing. In case of fire it is safer to be naked than to wear polyester.
No, Nicolle, you cannot use your new bff Julie for content while her brother wails in despair at the sight of his gutted home…and on the scene reporter, Steve, mercifully knew better, JFC.
A lot of these homes had swimming pools. Maybe spend a few hundred $ and a press of button pumps water over house?
I'd say it's way too soon to be politicizing this tragedy.
I hate what has happened to twitter. There was no equal for disaster updates and the idiotic algorithms at fb need to be paused so we can see the updates of our LA peeps without a bunch of fake clutter.
Empty Greene sez Gavin Newsom is "criminally liable" for the LA fires. Does this open the door to charges for Sir's COVID mass murder of U.S. Citizens? Yes. Yes indeed, it does!
I hope all the CA Wonketteers are safe and away from the flames. I also hope they check in and mark themselves safe.
Lucky this happened before That Thing takes office.
It (or something very like it) will happen again--possibly several times--after that thing takes office. And it will be orders of magnitude worse.
I'm safe in Hollywood, although it looked dicey for a minute.
Expect Show Hearings and Show Trials. GOP Congress all set to charge Newsom for the fires.
The fire departments have done a heroic job, considering they were up against four simultaneous fire hurricanes.
Far from over I'm afraid...
Sounds like there ought to be altitude restrictions for building home where the water pressure would prove to be inadequate. And maybe some kind of fire breaks to prevent fires from getting too large. Of course that would dispossess a lot of rich people, but I always say, "fuck the rich."
Fuck, eat, potato, potahtoe...
MSNBC reporting insurance companies are already saying they can't cover the losses...
Of course not.
What, nobody thought to call Trump and get him to have that big Canadian faucet turned on?
Hulk Hogan wasn't available to turn it as he was likely cheating on his new wife, needed more steroids and his head was up the Orange One's ass.
Eaton Canyon is where Mr Moonshine and I hiked on our first date.
It’s where we could hike with the babies because it’s pretty flat for a lot of the trail so the tiny boss could sit and eat sand if he didn’t want to waddle.
One bestie has evacuated from Altadena, and her sister’s home in the Palisades is probably gone. The last image from the security camera showed flames on the property. Another bestie who lives near Boulder was sharing the post-fire advice she learned after her town burnt up 3 years ago, including the home of another old friend.
It’s too much!!!
My friend's old condo building in the Palisades is gone, and we still don't know about her current place there. It's a lot.
My mom and I ran from a Cali wildfire that burned my parent's home to the ground (I was visiting) along with 8 hundred others. This fire looks makes the one we lived through look like a pygmy. All my relatives live in California, I checked on them, so far they're not in immediate danger. The vid of the flames is making my skin crawl.
I haven't heard anything about the cause?
Last night the high winds brought down tree branches, which landed on high voltage electric lines, add a bone-dry landscape with a shower of sparks – et voila!
Thanks. One Cali wildfire I covered was caused by arson so I wondered.
This morning checked again on the relatives.
Julius Caesar was bankrolled by Crassus, the wealthiest Roman at the time, whose business was firefighting. If your building was on fire, his fire wagons would roll up and offer you a choice: they would buy the property from you at a deep discount and put out the fire, or they would let the building burn to the ground. Maybe the wealthy real estate guy would appreciate that kind of private fire company?
Once the heat hits a certain level in a fire front, it creates its own weather, specifically the type that will further propagate fire. we've seen it down here time and again - and if the area is already in drought, the fuel load increases almost exponentially as the hot dry wind leaches moisture out of otherwise 'green' plants, adding them to the fuel load.
If you're in the area, wear cotton clothes with long legs and sleeves, a natural fibre scarf to act as head cover/mask if you don't have a suitable hat, and eye protection from embers/ash (sun glasses will do in a pinch)
if you are at home when the front hits, wet towels down for coverage and smoke filtration, lay down in the middle of the house and WAIT FOR THE FIRE TO PASS - your house will burn, but not so quick you can't get out once the active fire front goes past - it will be scary as hell but you have better chance to survive inside your home than in a car or the open.
these are all hard lessons we've learnt down here - i'm really hoping none of you ever have to endure them
Yeah, and do not for any reason wear polyester or nylon while near fire. You will be permanently disfigured by the plastic burning into your skin if a flame touches your plastic clothing. In case of fire it is safer to be naked than to wear polyester.
Natural disaster causes (by locality):*
Midwest - immigrants
CA - mayors of color
FL - gays
*all causes, nationwide, are directly attributable to (D)s, regardless of the event. Sources: X,FB
No, Nicolle, you cannot use your new bff Julie for content while her brother wails in despair at the sight of his gutted home…and on the scene reporter, Steve, mercifully knew better, JFC.
LA dodged a bullet by NOT electing Caruso as mayor.