Druff

[accountinquestion]

Watching a bit of coverage of the Cali Fires, Cnn had a reporter on a street that showed a house completely untouched, while the houses on both sides had been burned to the ground. On the other side of one of the destroyed houses was another house completely untouched. And this wasn't an anomaly. I saw another street where one side of the street houses were burned to the ground and on the other it was sporadic.


Makes me wonder what are they building these (million dollar) houses out of? It is a case of the 3 little pigs where some are built of straw and sticks (wood) and others built of bricks? Why are we building houses out of flammable materials? Just because they are cheaper?

And it looks like roofing materials are flammable on most houses. maybe that too is something they should rethink.

Just thinking out loud.

It would depend a lot on vegetation. If there was a stone fence. Most of the heat is due to radiation and that radiation adds up. So a fence can absorb a lot of the radiant heat .. or brick. As long as the brick doesn't get too hot to conduct enough heat to start a fire on things that touch it. If the grass was well mowed. It would also depend on how the building nearby burned.

People will be paying more and more attention to this.

I hear so much talk about reservoirs being empty but when a house burns down the pvc piping is going away and there would he infinite leaks causing a catastrophic failure in the water system. Or at least that is what I would think.

[kewlJ]

It appears the comeuppance is affecting more than just the California flakes!

And I like it....

What are you all hopped up on grape soda again, Ron?

[MDawg]

I'm a believer in psych-meds. I wish we could pass around a hat for KewlJ to go get checked out and look at being medicated.

[DGenBen]

Watching a bit of coverage of the Cali Fires, Cnn had a reporter on a street that showed a house completely untouched, while the houses on both sides had been burned to the ground. On the other side of one of the destroyed houses was another house completely untouched. And this wasn't an anomaly. I saw another street where one side of the street houses were burned to the ground and on the other it was sporadic.


Makes me wonder what are they building these (million dollar) houses out of? It is a case of the 3 little pigs where some are built of straw and sticks (wood) and others built of bricks? Why are we building houses out of flammable materials? Just because they are cheaper?

And it looks like roofing materials are flammable on most houses. maybe that too is something they should rethink.

Just thinking out loud.

It would depend a lot on vegetation. If there was a stone fence. Most of the heat is due to radiation and that radiation adds up. So a fence can absorb a lot of the radiant heat .. or brick. As long as the brick doesn't get too hot to conduct enough heat to start a fire on things that touch it. If the grass was well mowed. It would also depend on how the building nearby burned.

People will be paying more and more attention to this.

I hear so much talk about reservoirs being empty but when a house burns down the pvc piping is going away and there would he infinite leaks causing a catastrophic failure in the water system. Or at least that is what I would think.

Both of you are right. Fire resistant roofs & building materials, multipaned windows, brush clearance directly around the house, all these things greatly increase the chances of a house surviving.

Interestingly enough, a lot of it comes down to luck.

Another thing that doesn’t hurt is government officials that are focused more on emergency services & filling emergency service leadership with the best qualified people instead of people that check off a box because they are lesbian or they had their dicks chopped off.

[accountinquestion]

Watching a bit of coverage of the Cali Fires, Cnn had a reporter on a street that showed a house completely untouched, while the houses on both sides had been burned to the ground. On the other side of one of the destroyed houses was another house completely untouched. And this wasn't an anomaly. I saw another street where one side of the street houses were burned to the ground and on the other it was sporadic.


Makes me wonder what are they building these (million dollar) houses out of? It is a case of the 3 little pigs where some are built of straw and sticks (wood) and others built of bricks? Why are we building houses out of flammable materials? Just because they are cheaper?

And it looks like roofing materials are flammable on most houses. maybe that too is something they should rethink.

Just thinking out loud.

It would depend a lot on vegetation. If there was a stone fence. Most of the heat is due to radiation and that radiation adds up. So a fence can absorb a lot of the radiant heat .. or brick. As long as the brick doesn't get too hot to conduct enough heat to start a fire on things that touch it. If the grass was well mowed. It would also depend on how the building nearby burned.

People will be paying more and more attention to this.

I hear so much talk about reservoirs being empty but when a house burns down the pvc piping is going away and there would he infinite leaks causing a catastrophic failure in the water system. Or at least that is what I would think.

Both of you are right. Fire resistant roofs & building materials, multipaned windows, brush clearance directly around the house, all these things greatly increase the chances of a house surviving.

Interestingly enough, a lot of it comes down to luck.

Another thing that doesn’t hurt is government officials that are focused more on emergency services & filling emergency service leadership with the best qualified people instead of people that check off a box because they are lesbian or they had their dicks chopped off.

I'm not sure how much the quality of people matter when fighting fires. Either tehy do their job or they don't. For the most part these people should have prepared their homes. It sucks that you probably need to get rid of all the trees around your house but small price to pay for something that seems fairly inevitable now.

Everything seems so incredibly politicized. Republicans don't want to tax anyone to pay for anything and will also spend it on dumb shit when given the chance. So so tired of it all.

I remember years ago some big fire like this happened. One dude's house worked and it was some asian engineer who had the house built himself (or did it himself) Cinderblocks ftw.

Ultimate it is on people ot make sure their place is fireproofed. They know how these winds work. Blaming it all on the government is a fucking joke. No one wants to take responsibility. Like the level of fire protection to prevent this would have been so high it was not affordable. Perhaps it the government cut down the brush in people's YARDS but then we'd hear the right complaining about big government. People are too stupid all over. We're doomed.

[kewlJ]

Well enough of this from me. Bottom line is if you choose to live in California, be prepared to deal with earthquakes and I guess huge wind swept fires wiping out tens of thousands of homes. If you live in Florida, be prepared to deal with hurricanes every year. If you live in the plains in the middle of the country, be prepared to have your home blown away from tornados. If you live in New Orleans, be prepared for a once in a hundred year flood, every 5 years or so. And climate change IS making all these weather things worse. But you can choose to deny that as well if you want.

Makes living in the desert look not so bad. We have a little water shortage. But really not even....if California wasn't taking more than their share.

I still hope the Jewish looking guy that owns this forum, and his family are ok.

[DGenBen]

It would depend a lot on vegetation. If there was a stone fence. Most of the heat is due to radiation and that radiation adds up. So a fence can absorb a lot of the radiant heat .. or brick. As long as the brick doesn't get too hot to conduct enough heat to start a fire on things that touch it. If the grass was well mowed. It would also depend on how the building nearby burned.

People will be paying more and more attention to this.

I hear so much talk about reservoirs being empty but when a house burns down the pvc piping is going away and there would he infinite leaks causing a catastrophic failure in the water system. Or at least that is what I would think.

Both of you are right. Fire resistant roofs & building materials, multipaned windows, brush clearance directly around the house, all these things greatly increase the chances of a house surviving.

Interestingly enough, a lot of it comes down to luck.

Another thing that doesn’t hurt is government officials that are focused more on emergency services & filling emergency service leadership with the best qualified people instead of people that check off a box because they are lesbian or they had their dicks chopped off.

I'm not sure how much the quality of people matter when fighting fires. Either tehy do their job or they don't. For the most part these people should have prepared their homes. It sucks that you probably need to get rid of all the trees around your house but small price to pay for something that seems fairly inevitable now.

Everything seems so incredibly politicized. Republicans don't want to tax anyone to pay for anything and will also spend it on dumb shit when given the chance. So so tired of it all.

I remember years ago some big fire like this happened. One dude's house worked and it was some asian engineer who had the house built himself (or did it himself) Cinderblocks ftw.

Ultimate it is on people ot make sure their place is fireproofed. They know how these winds work. Blaming it all on the government is a fucking joke. No one wants to take responsibility. Like the level of fire protection to prevent this would have been so high it was not affordable. Perhaps it the government cut down the brush in people's YARDS but then we'd hear the right complaining about big government. People are too stupid all over. We're doomed.

Quality of people may not matter in all professions, ie ditch digger, cashier, driver, but yes it sure as heck matters in fire & emergency services particularly the leadership positions which is what I was referring too.

Of course you can’t blame it all on the government & people have to take personal responsibility but the issue is taxes are extremely high in CA & one of the most basic and fundamental purposes of government is indeed fire protection.

So maybe less attention to things like hiring drag laureates & more attention to basic services like fire for the excessive amount of taxes.

[The Boz]

Druff posted his power is back on. The only casualty was his refrigerator so he made out better than most in LA….so far.

[MDawg]

How about this one UNKewlJ? What well known AP said this:

I thought that was common knowledge about Kewlj being a male prostitute.

With sociopaths it's all about what they need at the moment. It is now evidently clear that this is what we are dealing with when it comes to this fraud.

What’s crazy about all this is that any normal person would realize that his ever changing story and desperate attempts to put out fires is just confirming that his story is false, and making him look even worse, but a sociopathic liar can’t help himself, and keeps lying just to cover up other lies.

[DGenBen]

Druff posted his power is back on. The only casualty was his refrigerator so he made out better than most in LA….so far.

That’s good to hear. (Not that his refrigerator was a casualty, but that he is otherwise fine.)

[monet]

All you needed was a garden hose.
This man saved his and some of his neighbors' homes.
The problem is that most people are Pussies in California.
Firefighters could have saved his neighborhood.
The Leaders in charge wanted the city to burn.
I secretly wanted the entire city to burn to the ground.

[MisterV]

Not good.

Santa Ana winds predicted to kick up again this weekend and into next week.

New fires popping up, little containment.

Is the worst yet to come?

What a calamity.

Hey douchnozzles...let's avoid politicizing this one, OK? Yeah, I know, that's asking a lot.

[Rob.Singer]

I see some of LA celebs and big shots are coming out with broadcasted donations--not directly from themselves but from their companies, foundations, closets etc.

Typical snobby democrats, who BTW likely ALL voted the now-squirming California politicians into office. This is shameful. Where were these people when all the much poorer residents of NC etc. REALLY lost everything in the flooding? Oh--go back and listen to the Rogan interview of Trump during the campaign. The president warns Newsome and California officials that unless they ignore the stupid environmentalists and alarmist about the water flow and underlying dead vegetation, devastating wildfires are right around the corner. Good thing this guy will be leading our sad, pathetic country in just days.

[jpfromla]

I see some of LA celebs and big shots are coming out with broadcasted donations--not directly from themselves but from their companies, foundations, closets etc.

Typical snobby democrats, who BTW likely ALL voted the now-squirming California politicians into office. This is shameful. Where were these people when all the much poorer residents of NC etc. REALLY lost everything in the flooding? Oh--go back and listen to the Rogan interview of Trump during the campaign. The president warns Newsome and California officials that unless they ignore the stupid environmentalists and alarmist about the water flow and underlying dead vegetation, devastating wildfires are right around the corner. Good thing this guy will be leading our sad, pathetic country in just days.

Wait till they try to pull the permit to rebuild. It will take years. Environmental reviews, bureaucracy! The beach homeowners will be really screwed. Wait for the Coastal Commission to refuse them to rebuild on the beach. Lots of diehard blues will be turning red - physically and politically.

[DGenBen]

Not good.

Santa Ana winds predicted to kick up again this weekend and into next week.

New fires popping up, little containment.

Is the worst yet to come?

What a calamity.

Hey douchnozzles...let's avoid politicizing this one, OK? Yeah, I know, that's asking a lot.

Who’s politicizing it?

If you pay some of the highest taxes in the world wouldn’t you expect basic competence on basic services regardless of anyone’s political affiliation?

But I do understand that when you take off your KKK hood and are not David Duking Tasha, that you are a pretty sensitive guy very concerned with social justice particularly around LGBTQ issues as long as they are not black LGBTQs.

[Rob.Singer]

I see some of LA celebs and big shots are coming out with broadcasted donations--not directly from themselves but from their companies, foundations, closets etc.

Typical snobby democrats, who BTW likely ALL voted the now-squirming California politicians into office. This is shameful. Where were these people when all the much poorer residents of NC etc. REALLY lost everything in the flooding? Oh--go back and listen to the Rogan interview of Trump during the campaign. The president warns Newsome and California officials that unless they ignore the stupid environmentalists and alarmist about the water flow and underlying dead vegetation, devastating wildfires are right around the corner. Good thing this guy will be leading our sad, pathetic country in just days.

Wait till they try to pull the permit to rebuild. It will take years. Environmental reviews, bureaucracy! The beach homeowners will be really screwed. Wait for the Coastal Commission to refuse them to rebuild on the beach. Lots of diehard blues will be turning red - physically and politically.

The next California governor will be a republican, and will plow thru all the environmental alarmists' manmade climate change bullshit to make LA safe from this nonsense again. These wussified phonies and their global warming lies are all learning their lessons the hard way thru this one.

And it's a beautiful thing.....

[jpfromla]

I see some of LA celebs and big shots are coming out with broadcasted donations--not directly from themselves but from their companies, foundations, closets etc.

Typical snobby democrats, who BTW likely ALL voted the now-squirming California politicians into office. This is shameful. Where were these people when all the much poorer residents of NC etc. REALLY lost everything in the flooding? Oh--go back and listen to the Rogan interview of Trump during the campaign. The president warns Newsome and California officials that unless they ignore the stupid environmentalists and alarmist about the water flow and underlying dead vegetation, devastating wildfires are right around the corner. Good thing this guy will be leading our sad, pathetic country in just days.

Wait till they try to pull the permit to rebuild. It will take years. Environmental reviews, bureaucracy! The beach homeowners will be really screwed. Wait for the Coastal Commission to refuse them to rebuild on the beach. Lots of diehard blues will be turning red - physically and politically.

The next California governor will be a republican, and will plow thru all the environmental alarmists' manmade climate change bullshit to make LA safe from this nonsense again. These wussified phonies and their global warming lies are all learning their lessons the hard way thru this one.

And it's a beautiful thing.....

Some PFA love

[accountinquestion]

Not good.

Santa Ana winds predicted to kick up again this weekend and into next week.

New fires popping up, little containment.

Is the worst yet to come?

What a calamity.

Hey douchnozzles...let's avoid politicizing this one, OK? Yeah, I know, that's asking a lot.

Who’s politicizing it?

If you pay some of the highest taxes in the world wouldn’t you expect basic competence on basic services regardless of anyone’s political affiliation?

But I do understand that when you take off your KKK hood and are not David Duking Tasha, that you are a pretty sensitive guy very concerned with social justice particularly around LGBTQ issues as long as they are not black LGBTQs.

I'm waiting to see this die down and see if it is true how much FD money was given to random LGBQT causes. I read sometihng that was pretty crazy but there is a lot of faker news going around.

Outside of that I'm not sure why you think they're not having "basic competence". Where is the "dried vegetation". Thats the same lie referencing forest upkeep I've been hearing for a decade but applied to any fire. I think I heard this on a few years ago with Mickey. Then I did the math on the acreage and manpower required to clear out this undergrowth. It makes absolutely no sense for anyone who isn't an unthinking muppet and can apply math.

Trump just speaks with nonsense have no clue about so much. He has zero concern about lying. It is crazy. Not even worth discussing They're going hard at liberal California just like they always do. It is so easy to make up bullshit but the reality is fires like this are incredibly hard to maintain and the only way for government to have prevented them is by a level of governance that would be very onerous. I feel quite confident the same fucking thing would have happened with a Republican controlled fire department.

btw funny shots at mister v.

[accountinquestion]

I see some of LA celebs and big shots are coming out with broadcasted donations--not directly from themselves but from their companies, foundations, closets etc.

Typical snobby democrats, who BTW likely ALL voted the now-squirming California politicians into office. This is shameful. Where were these people when all the much poorer residents of NC etc. REALLY lost everything in the flooding? Oh--go back and listen to the Rogan interview of Trump during the campaign. The president warns Newsome and California officials that unless they ignore the stupid environmentalists and alarmist about the water flow and underlying dead vegetation, devastating wildfires are right around the corner. Good thing this guy will be leading our sad, pathetic country in just days.

Wait till they try to pull the permit to rebuild. It will take years. Environmental reviews, bureaucracy! The beach homeowners will be really screwed. Wait for the Coastal Commission to refuse them to rebuild on the beach. Lots of diehard blues will be turning red - physically and politically.

The next California governor will be a republican, and will plow thru all the environmental alarmists' manmade climate change bullshit to make LA safe from this nonsense again. These wussified phonies and their global warming lies are all learning their lessons the hard way thru this one.

And it's a beautiful thing.....

I know you get off trying to get under people's skin but I'll give you another chance to redeem yourself from me diagnosing you as having a bad case of the neggerbrains. What climate change policies are going on that enable the fire jumping around in neighborhoods?

Think hard. I suspect you actually believe this nonsense just like all the other halfwit rubbish you've written over the years.

No, AIQ, Singer is not in on the joke. He just is ...

[DGenBen]

Not good.

Santa Ana winds predicted to kick up again this weekend and into next week.

New fires popping up, little containment.

Is the worst yet to come?

What a calamity.

Hey douchnozzles...let's avoid politicizing this one, OK? Yeah, I know, that's asking a lot.

Who’s politicizing it?

If you pay some of the highest taxes in the world wouldn’t you expect basic competence on basic services regardless of anyone’s political affiliation?

But I do understand that when you take off your KKK hood and are not David Duking Tasha, that you are a pretty sensitive guy very concerned with social justice particularly around LGBTQ issues as long as they are not black LGBTQs.

I'm waiting to see this die down and see if it is true how much FD money was given to random LGBQT causes. I read sometihng that was pretty crazy but there is a lot of faker news going around.

Outside of that I'm not sure why you think they're not having "basic competence". Where is the "dried vegetation". Thats the same lie referencing forest upkeep I've been hearing for a decade but applied to any fire. I think I heard this on a few years ago with Mickey. Then I did the math on the acreage and manpower required to clear out this undergrowth. It makes absolutely no sense for anyone who isn't an unthinking muppet and can apply math.

Trump just speaks with nonsense have no clue about so much. He has zero concern about lying. It is crazy. Not even worth discussing They're going hard at liberal California just like they always do. It is so easy to make up bullshit but the reality is fires like this are incredibly hard to maintain and the only way for government to have prevented them is by a level of governance that would be very onerous. I feel quite confident the same fucking thing would have happened with a Republican controlled fire department.

btw funny shots at mister v.

Here’s the disconnect I think,

Very recently there has been a push in CA to clear brush and create defensible space around homes.

However as recently as 2023 there were also many cases of different types of vegetation and brush that was protected by environmental regulations or other regulations so some homeowners were either legally prevented from or actually faced large fines if they did clear this “protected brush”

So who’s right? The pussy grabbin’ facist racist insurrectionist Republicans? Or the child grooming, latte sipping, dick chopping, faggot libtard Democrats?

Well each side would have plenty of anecdotal things they could point to, but the bottom line is that the ones in charge own it.

When you’re the leaders it’s your responsibility whether you have good excuses or not.

My point was simply that if the leadership in CA had been more focused on fire prevention which is a known major threat there and less focused on social justice issues like introducing school books about two guys jerking each other off into grade school, there may have been a better outcome.