so let me make sure I understand what you are saying...are you saying the residents are to blame for the worst fire in the history of LA? The record santa ana winds didn't have anything to do with it? It is just dumb california residents not smart enough to clear the dry brush off their property? Just making sure that is what you mean.
Off-Topic: Southern California Fires
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One thing this thread has shown me is how many ISU alumni/fans live in the LA area.
Take care all of you.
Take care all of you.
Hit Google streets. Drive thru the Super wealthy portions of SB and Montecito. Nothing resembling commonsense, in terms of protecting properties from potential fires. Thick, vegative growth, surrounding multi-million $ properties.
Not blaming those that chose to live in such locations. Rather, realize the inherent risks.
KidSilverhair
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So now this is happening - doofuses flying their drones over the fires to get “click worthy” videos are now taking out actual firefighting aircraft. FFS.
Stop it. You are using your tiny small little slice of experience in Santa Barbara to judge thousands of people in LA that you have no idea about. Hit google streets? That is laughable.
Random dude on Twitter. That seems legit.
Yeah we in so cal are all devolving into one giant fireburned version of the Purge. What a bunch of garbage. 99.99% of people aren't doing that. Way more people are looking for ways to help and volunteer than are looking to commit crimes. But normal and truthful doesn't generate clicks.
demoncore1031
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Because that is how dumb humanity is getting. So many people are driving into the fire areas just to record videos. Is risking your life really worth it to get a bunch of views? Apparently so.
Just stfu. Seriously. People are dead, thousands of homes destroyed, businesses gone, pets dead, you name it. Lives are forever changed.
From what I learned from this thread is there are more Los Angeles clones on here than I thought. Being a Los Angeles resident, I think they will echo with me that the last 3 days have been some of the worst days in the history of Los Angeles history. It’s been a heavy and sombering 3 days in my surrounding communities and the community I work in even though we weren’t impacted. I would guess all of local clones either had to evacuate or knows of people who had to.
There is a time to put the bottle down and not say anything. Now is the time.
Completely agree. I work in Long Beach, and have co-workers and friends that live all over LA / Orange County. This last few days has been insanity. The amount of suffering and loss is just staggering. I guess that is why I was a bit po'd about this post as well. If you aren't here right now, I know it is easy to not understand how bad the situation is and poo-poo it. But have a little sympathy for people you don't know. When we hear about tornadoes in Iowa, or hurricanes in the south east our first reaction shouldn't be to blame the people who live there. It is good to hear there a lot of other ISU grads / fans out here in the LA area. Silver lining.
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Way into the video he uses the word allegedly. Just another rabble rouser trying to stir the pot.
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love or hate him, it was cool to see him and Alyssa Milano (who are bitter enemies) work together to help save all her animals.
I mean if we lived in places where there was no risk from anything, we shouldn't live anywhere. I live in central Iowa which is known to get some of the most tornados in the world....guess I better move?
You can look at how leadership bungled or mismanaged things that could have helped, but to blame residents for being where they want to be seems pointless....plus now is the time to help folks, not point fingers.
The only spots that don't seem to have much for massive weather catastrophes are along the north woods line (could be wrong) with exception to lots of snow. They have an occasional tornado in northern WI but it's not like a full on season.
I predict the Lake Superior region etc. is going to fill in with transplants over the next few decades with that being a factor along with water supplies.
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