@dirtdude said:
I feel bad for those that don't have insurance.
All the big companies canceled most of the fire insurance policies a number of months ago. They looked at the previous winter that was super wet which created a bunch of growth, and then the super dry summer to follow it. Then they took a look at the side of those hills, and said, nah.
Maybe some of those actuaries could actually put their powers of evil towards something good and let everybody else know what was going to happen.
@ScotchnSmoke sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones.
@Rdp77 said:
Semantics will matter when it comes down to insurance paying out. Many fire policies won’t pay for arson.
Interesting. I wonder if it’s arson by others or policy holder that constitutes a non payout. I think, historically, the later.
It all depends on how the policy is written up. With the way insurance companies across the country have been making up reasons to cancel policies…nothing about the crooked sonsabitches would surprise me.
For the record, once any possible way a fire gets started, in Santa Anna winds above 30+ mph it becomes extremely low odds for containment. Doesn’t help when the winds get above 50 mph. The embers just fly for miles lighting anything combustible and multiplies exponentially.
I had wondered about that, too. It is now more than apparent that the failure to do the small burns at appropriate times has led to a condition where much of the state is basically a tinderbox, and many voices are calling for a return to controlled burns.
But, is it too late?
Maybe not too late, as something must be done, but it sure seems like it would be a nightmare to coordinate with any degree of safety.
And then, while the many sources in this loose widespread network have historically done an admirable job of supporting each other, what would happen if someone tried to coordinate it as a whole? Would we end up with bureaucratic infighting hindering a system that sort of works?
Just wondering. Sort of like the situation where Insurance has turned the art of medicine into an industry, making our health a commodity rather than a goal to be attained by the individual. Sorry, rambling. Coffee will help focus, in time. I hope.
One great point he made, it all rests on the hard work of people who are often underserved and underpaid. Amen to that.
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I had wondered about that, too. It is now more than apparent that the failure to do the small burns at appropriate times has led to a condition where much of the state is basically a tinderbox, and many voices are calling for a return to controlled burns.
But, is it too late?
Maybe not too late, as something must be done, but it sure seems like it would be a nightmare to coordinate with any degree of safety.
And then, while the many sources in this loose widespread network have historically done an admirable job of supporting each other, what would happen if someone tried to coordinate it as a whole? Would we end up with bureaucratic infighting hindering a system that sort of works?
Just wondering. Sort of like the situation where Insurance has turned the art of medicine into an industry, making our health a commodity rather than a goal to be attained by the individual. Sorry, rambling. Coffee will help focus, in time. I hope.
One great point he made, it all rests on the hard work of people who are often underserved and underpaid. Amen to that.
I don’t think it’s too late. Managing the task, I agree, would be monumental and extremely expensive. Taxpayers would take the brunt of the costs. I’m sure certain funds would need to be diverted from other programs as well. Possibly, joint efforts from many municipalities, working together, to hit critical areas. Followed up with maintenance of these areas. Big money for sure. All I know is southern California is a desert. We have Santa Anna winds that are formidable forces of nature every year that aren’t going away. We’ve had several large scale fires that have decimated communities throughout the state over the past 20 years. Water is a scarce resource. Any preventative maintenance that could help mitigate and reduce the rapid spread of fire is worth considering.
And in Moss Landing, Monterey County next to the Elkhorn Slough wildlife sanctuary where I like to kayak one of the battery energy storage plants on the site of the old coal fired power generation plant caught fire.
A fire rages out of control at the Vistra battery storage plant, one of the world’s largest, in Moss Landing, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)
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If there was a good place for a Commie-fornia herf, it would be at my place! I've got 10 cabins and room for 70 RVs. We even got wimmin here but most of them have summer teeth.
March and October are the best months. Let's do this.
Wrong, summer teeth, some are here, some are there
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Watched that. I've never heard of this fellow, but he seems to make some very good points. I've read that the main thing that brought the Roman Empire down was the fact that the Roman government ceased to take care of the center and focused all of its time and energy on the fringes of the empire. Seems to be happening here, too.
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Semantics will matter when it comes down to insurance paying out. Many fire policies won’t pay for arson.
I feel bad for those that don't have insurance.
All the big companies canceled most of the fire insurance policies a number of months ago. They looked at the previous winter that was super wet which created a bunch of growth, and then the super dry summer to follow it. Then they took a look at the side of those hills, and said, nah.
Maybe some of those actuaries could actually put their powers of evil towards something good and let everybody else know what was going to happen.
I have no problems, just more work to do.
Interesting. I wonder if it’s arson by others or policy holder that constitutes a non payout. I think, historically, the later.
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
It all depends on how the policy is written up. With the way insurance companies across the country have been making up reasons to cancel policies…nothing about the crooked sonsabitches would surprise me.
For the record, once any possible way a fire gets started, in Santa Anna winds above 30+ mph it becomes extremely low odds for containment. Doesn’t help when the winds get above 50 mph. The embers just fly for miles lighting anything combustible and multiplies exponentially.
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
Here we go…big ambulance chasers construction companies lining up.
https://www.constructiondive.com/news/disaster-recovery-contractors-la-wildfire-damage/737492/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue: 2025-01-16 Construction Dive Newsletter [issue:69558]&utm_term=Construction Dive
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
I guess the saying is true… when there's blood in the street, time to buy real estate.
Newsom says it's illegal to sell or was it buy?
Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.
Just a saying, not literal. Bottom feeders are going to do what they do best. Profit from death and destruction.
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A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
I had wondered about that, too. It is now more than apparent that the failure to do the small burns at appropriate times has led to a condition where much of the state is basically a tinderbox, and many voices are calling for a return to controlled burns.
But, is it too late?
Maybe not too late, as something must be done, but it sure seems like it would be a nightmare to coordinate with any degree of safety.
And then, while the many sources in this loose widespread network have historically done an admirable job of supporting each other, what would happen if someone tried to coordinate it as a whole? Would we end up with bureaucratic infighting hindering a system that sort of works?
Just wondering. Sort of like the situation where Insurance has turned the art of medicine into an industry, making our health a commodity rather than a goal to be attained by the individual. Sorry, rambling. Coffee will help focus, in time. I hope.
One great point he made, it all rests on the hard work of people who are often underserved and underpaid. Amen to that.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
I don’t think it’s too late. Managing the task, I agree, would be monumental and extremely expensive. Taxpayers would take the brunt of the costs. I’m sure certain funds would need to be diverted from other programs as well. Possibly, joint efforts from many municipalities, working together, to hit critical areas. Followed up with maintenance of these areas. Big money for sure. All I know is southern California is a desert. We have Santa Anna winds that are formidable forces of nature every year that aren’t going away. We’ve had several large scale fires that have decimated communities throughout the state over the past 20 years. Water is a scarce resource. Any preventative maintenance that could help mitigate and reduce the rapid spread of fire is worth considering.
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
https://apple.news/ALjJsKsJGTJC9ezd-mJds0A
Here’s another problem they’re dealing with.
Dang…431,000 teslas in LA county 😳
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
And in Moss Landing, Monterey County next to the Elkhorn Slough wildlife sanctuary where I like to kayak one of the battery energy storage plants on the site of the old coal fired power generation plant caught fire.
A fire rages out of control at the Vistra battery storage plant, one of the world’s largest, in Moss Landing, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)
As of today.,…
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
If there was a good place for a Commie-fornia herf, it would be at my place! I've got 10 cabins and room for 70 RVs. We even got wimmin here but most of them have summer teeth.
March and October are the best months. Let's do this.
"Not all heroes eat crepes"
Summer teeth?
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
No teeth 😂
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
This is great. What’s next????
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
Wrong, summer teeth, some are here, some are there
-- Winston Churchill
"LET'S GO FRANCIS" Peter
Some background that I found interesting;
Watched that. I've never heard of this fellow, but he seems to make some very good points. I've read that the main thing that brought the Roman Empire down was the fact that the Roman government ceased to take care of the center and focused all of its time and energy on the fringes of the empire. Seems to be happening here, too.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain