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California Burning ... Again

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Football_Bat, Aug 31, 2009.

  1. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    So I guess we'll know by Wednesday afternoon if Mt. Wilson escaped ...

    http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fire2-2009sep02,0,7760883,full.story
     
  2. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    With all that smoke, I should think California is going to get one hell of a cap-and-trade bill.
     
  3. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    San Francisco FD refuses to send a strike team to help fight the Station fire down in L.A. The firefighters' union is pissed.

    http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/09/burned_san_francisco_spurns_st.php

    The fire chief blames high salaries: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/09/sf_fire_chief_defends_decision.php
     
  4. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Still smoky ... but still there.
     
  5. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    I look at firefighters in California as high-paid mercenaries. Not unlike the guys from Blackwater. They put their asses on the line, and they get paid, in salaries and benefits, extremely well. Both paid by taxpayers.
     
  6. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Bumping because the webcam has shifted its line of sight to where the actual flames can be seen threatening the observatory.

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