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mchill

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3. I was a forester in California

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2018, 02:46 PM

Nov 2018

And worked campaign fires for 20 years.

These large fires are totally due to drought and the low fuel humidities. Not much can be done in the face of high winds.

The Republicans are using it to push for more logging. What most don’t realize, in California, logging is greatly subsidized by taxpayers. If they think they are going to add more costs for unreasonable fuel treatments, besides not working, impractical!

Raking? Got a laugh out of that one. Those are McClouds, not rakes, btw.

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So About That "Poor Forest Management"... [View all] Initech Nov 2018 OP

K&R smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #1

Yeah I am so sick of conservatives trashing my state. Initech Nov 2018 #5

Trash us all you want, just DON'T COME HERE, Reich Wingers. You couldn't handle living here anyway! BamaRefugee Nov 2018 #17

Science is FAKE NEWS ... Reality is what IQ45, Hannity, Alex Jones, Limpballs ... tell them ... mr_lebowski Nov 2018 #2

It's all Soros' fault! Initech Nov 2018 #6

No, everything is Obama's fault. LakeArenal Nov 2018 #15

Well I heard a guy on the internet say it, so it must be true! Initech Nov 2018 #18

Ehhh throw Hillary in with them. LakeArenal Nov 2018 #21

I was a forester in California mchill Nov 2018 #3

Aren't mature "loggable" trees harder to burn? Beartracks Nov 2018 #4

Pretty sure that'd be an over-generalization TBH ... (nt) mr_lebowski Nov 2018 #8

Yeah, I laughed at the raking too. The more of his Hortensis Nov 2018 #29

Didn't Trump admin cut forest services budget in 2017? flibbitygiblets Nov 2018 #7

The fiscal year 2017 began in Oct 2016 which was the last year of the Obama administration. former9thward Nov 2018 #10

I'm talking about Trump's first Forest Service budget flibbitygiblets Nov 2018 #11

Yes, but what did they end up getting? former9thward Nov 2018 #27

Yup! Initech Nov 2018 #13

Things can't burn without something to burn. former9thward Nov 2018 #9

Forgive my ignorance. qwlauren35 Nov 2018 #12

Brown says that this is the new ABNORMAL and we have to adapt. BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #14

Trying to think this through. qwlauren35 Nov 2018 #19

I was near two of the 5 worst CA fires in 2003 and 2007. BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #22

California is a very unique state. qwlauren35 Nov 2018 #23

A friend called me this past week and she said, BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #24

forest management to them means turning wilderness over to loggers certainot Nov 2018 #16

Republican answer to forest fires: no forests! n/t Beartracks Nov 2018 #28

He's a complete and total malaise Nov 2018 #20

What's your tagline from? Conflict Nov 2018 #26

From the aerial views I've seen... Conflict Nov 2018 #25