LA has No Water

This is what I imagine when I think of Johnny Odae . That he was a hoop superstar . And that he’d be out from sun up to sun down ballin’ out at the courts playing pickup basketball . And that he had that sweet jumper to where you couldn’t leave him open . Like maybe they called him “ All Day Odae “ , and that maybe his girlfriend with the big chest and the hoop earrings came to watch him play . Maybe they went to Sizzler afterwards . And maybe he jumped into bed with some of her skeezer friends for a foursome of fun and carnal jubilation as a nightcap after all the sports action that happened during the sunshine hours came to an end . Maybe he caught the crabs from one of them . Maybe not . It’s up to you . Use your imagination . 

@spockgato

 Bro, did play hoops, 7th man, saw a lot of mop up time. Did have the 10 fter down which is how I made the team. Lacrosse was my sport come springtime. Couldn't wait. Lots in my neighbourhood had hockey sticks at the ready, me always had 2 beauty lacrosse sticks one a little whipper. You got to hit people the whole game. Played high level and against great competition. The Indian Reserve teams all across my province were very skilled and loved beating up on the white man. Epic games were played. Chased out of arenas in certain spots.! Good times. Then it was off to school and couldn't do both. History Major with a minor in Metallurgy for backup. 72 now and set. Money guy tells me I'm good to 93 before the well runs dry. My total nut per month is 4,350. Easily doable. I am an open book, my only critique would be the older and wiser I get, as you should learn something everyday, is I don't suffer fools well. Been told that since retiring @ 63 in the early fall it is my weakness. Nobody's perfect.

I remember watching Johnny play in those short shorts many moons ago...It was magical for a young Canadian kid 

thank you for being so forthcoming and honest . I completely could hear the truth in your voice as I read what you wrote because your letters leapt off the page with resounding sincerity .

God bless .

Maybe that’s what this forum needs . A good ‘ol fashioned “ getting to know ya . “ maybe this thread is the place to do it too .

Yo I woulda never known you had them freakish roundball skills like that . Blessing the hardwood with your rhythmic ferocity and lightning quick handle as you stop and pop that J from 10 feet , leaving the hand out so the disgruntled defender could see it is something I didn’t know about you . Cuz I never thought to ask .

Huh . Funny how a little open communication brings to light so many unknown details . Yeah I hooped too . Good long range shooter . Pretty good in the post . Nice footwork . I watched all the Kevin McHale videos . But my favorite part of the game is for sure rebounding . Yo I’m the king of the box out . Motherfuckers are afraid to really stick their ass out cuz it’s weird and makes em look silly . Not me son . I’d be pokin’ my glutes out so far blocking your access to that crucial area of the paint where the ball is most likely to carom to that motherfuckers I played against would catch feelings and ask me out on dates . But I don’t swing that way . Not that there’s anything wrong with that . Ya dig ?

Flipmode was the greatest, still is.  Countdown to extinction level event.  Did you know Donald Trump delivered Bustas newspaper and he didn't ever tip him?  He drove a Rolls Royce pickup truck to the mailbox just to get the mail.  Hell with these platinum credit cards, I got me a uranium card

Chuck D crew 

California governor Gavin Newsom has requested 40B in federal aid to help rebuild The City of Angels and surrounding areas in the aftermath of 'The Fire!' Why should US taxpayers take care of California when they knowingly allowed the brave fireman to hook up their hose to hydrants with no water? Why should the country trust Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass, the mayor of LA? 

One reason they should is that California pumps an insane amount of tax dollars into the federal government.

They also collect the most in tax revenue for their own state.

So, I am not so sure that it should completely absolve them from making changes or having responsibility for inactions to prevent, or lower costs for disasters.

I am not sure how conditional federal funding should be, but they for sure need to take some responsibility on their own and make changes and hold their politicians and administrations accountable.

At some point, if they have to pay more out of their own revenue and receive less from federal, maybe they will make some changes.

What are they supposed to do? Rain dances?

@StumpTownStu

 That may get them more water, sure.  Giving them more money certainly will not make it rain more.  It obviously does not make them store it better.

But that is not where the problem starts.  Prevent the fires, manage the forests better, have water supply on hand, etc.  

Perhaps, do not allow folks to build in certain areas.

Have resources ready for these disasters.  Save money and put it aside for these things instead of other things they spend money on.

Same as anyone anywhere does on a personal level.  You decide what is the priority to plan for.

States should do this also.

States should have some accountability for their actions and inactions, etc.

Just giving more money to them has proven to not fix the parts of the problem that can be fixed.

How about, behind closed doors, hiring a recovery consultant who is far-left, had two employees plead guilty to fraud in New York for Huricane Sandy relief funds??!!!   Done.

Or how about firing your Fire Chief. Done.

My wife watches the show "HOARDERS". When one of them said "What am I supposed to do?" I thought of your 1st rain dance post. This is your 2nd. Sorry man, but I see a lot that should have been done.

@Raiders22

 Any money would be for disaster relief. And what is meant by storing it better? There certainly isn't any problem with capacity. I would also posit that there isn't anything wrong with the aqueduct system. What exactly could be better and how?

Saying "prevent the fires" is like saying "prevent the hurricanes," or "prevent the tornadoes." Most wildfires don't occur in actual forests, though some do. The LA fires weren't in a forest. Portions of the region are wooded but much of it is heavily developed. Mitigation isn't as simple as some media would have you believe. It's a chaparral region. It's borderline desert. You can hack that shit until the cows come home, it just grows back. The vegetation in these regions is heavily drought resistant and just explodes. Much of the area is private property, and management falls on the ownership. As far as water, when too many valves are open, pressure is going to drop. The system was simply overloaded.

Sure, disallow new construction. Most of the homes have beem their for decades. Some since the 40s and 50s.

As far as saving money rather than spending on ridiculous programs, and elected official accountability, we already know we are on the same page on such things.

If you see a lot that should have been done, please enlighten me.

@StumpTownStu

 "95% of California’s wildfires are caused by people, whether purposeful, reckless or simply careless behavior."

I am simply saying they need to address the things that they can address and have failed to address.

Storing the water was a reference to the empty reservoirs and empty fire hydrants.

Mitigation is not even being done at all is my point.  

They have to take some responsibility and be proactive.

Same with states that have hurricanes and tornadoes.

Everyone realizes the issues they have with drought and vegetation.  Many other places have done things that have worked.  California has not done any of those things.

The disaster relief has been shown to be much more effective when done at the state level.  The Federal agencies are nearly inept at it.

So, I was just addressing the point he Brough up about why give them more money if they are not even going to attempt to be more prepared and preventive.

Everything from infrastructure to preparedness needs to be addressed.

We have always, always had the dry winds that explode these fires.  They knew these were predicted and still acted as if they were caught off guard.

Same with Florida and the hurricanes.  They keep wanting federal help.  Why give it to them if they are not going to try to fix the problem.

You cannot just give folks money with no expectation of them not doing better, or they keep wanting more money each time it happens.

Then the states are surprised when they cannot even get insurance now that the companies are leaving the states.

Stop building in hurricane-prone areas and expecting federal money to repair.

It is not fair to the individual in Iowa, or wherever, that has his home destroyed by a major wind storm.  His house will not be declared a federal disaster.  Yet, hi taxes still subsidize bad behavior in fire/hurricane states.

If these folks know they are always getting bailed out -- they will continue to build there.

If the states do not enact better measures but keep getting federal bailouts -- they will continue to not be proactive.

You are right that the system got overwhelmed -- but did it need to happen and did they learn from it this time and decide to do something different?

Instead of just letting the Fire Chief go because she basically out the mayor on blast -- how about addressing the things you can address?

Liberalism has reared it's very ugly head in the Palisades! It has been about 80 days since the City of Angels and surrounding area burned to the ground because liberals did not allow water in fire hydrants! You can not make this up! Permits have been moving like stale pond water! The Palisades has issued a whopping total of 4 permits! Liberalism is a m***** d*******! MAGA!

I woke up one morning on a hot sunny day , my eyes were on fire and the skies were ablaze

so I decided to drive over in my sixty fo’ to my homie’s home to say “ hey “ ,

the dro was fuckin’ rolled and gettin’ smoked , the fro above my shoulders on my dome blowin’ in the brayze ,

no yo I didn’t go with the fade ,

cuz that ho Barbara told me don’t go to the barber cuz that type of cut was butt and “ trust me “ it was motherfuckin’ “ played “ ,

So I roamed totally loc’d out with a coked out stone cold zone molded to my gaze ,

yo I was in a trance , soul broken in a daze ,

but that’s what happens when you “ get wet “ and wrecked off the dust plus the motherfuckin’ ‘cane ,

mind playin’ tricks on me like was the big homie Scarface from the “ H “

town and don’t frown cuz I’m just speakin’ off the cuff ,

cuz trust ,

you don’t wanna see me on the street cuz I’ll put you to the ground if there’s beef like a burger gets put into a bun ,

sesame seed if you’re sly ,

sundance what the fuck man ? I can’t believe you’re “ still inside “ ……

free that playa sundance ya feel me 

get them shackles off . 

Just saw your post Stu. 

I see it like this; When I worked in Michigan if, say, a big snowstorm is coming my employer would prepare for it. Line up folks for overtime, get all available snow removal equipment checked and ready, have a mode of communication and a backup mode. We had a plan. We KNEW it was coming and could be very bad, or maybe it fizzles. Either way we were ready. 

When I worked in Nevada in 2014 a major line of thunderstorms were hitting the same hill/mountain side over and over. I had been monitoring weather radar all that day on my job. At about 1pm I notified my manager, who was 60 miles away from my location, that an impending disaster was about to happen, certainly flooding at least. Told him we needed to proactively prepare. He told me NO, only the director can declare an emergency and he won't do so until there is an actual emergency. WTF? West Coast thinking!! The flood took out the power plant, no power in the area. The flood took out the major interstate to my location, cut it right in half. I was finally called in at midnight to use an off road vehicle to reach my critical worksite to get generator power restored. IMO, it was all so stupid. Could have prepared early knowing what was coming. Could have seamlessly handled it ahead of time.

That is what I see with the wildfires. They knew spring rains and then months of drought created high probibility of fire. They knew high winds were forecasted. They knew powerlines damaged from high winds could cause disaster. Yet it appears business as usual and then throw their hands up when it happens. 

The following is a stunning update regarding the City of Angels peacefully and quietly burning to the ground. The LA communist mayor named Karen Bass has issued a paltry 68 building permits out of 6,800 destroyed structures! You have heard it many times from me. The following is still very true. Liberalism is truly and without question a mental disorder!

These people are completely delusional.   The left destroying the country.   They will be more of this .  The left can't stop themselves for creating all this chaos.   They thrive on it.  They support the worse kind of people.  Hence why liberalism is a mental disorder. 

Destroying the fabric of LA as we strike the keyboard!

The truth comes out regarding the strategy of fighting the fires in LA. Firemen were ordered by the communist Left to let them burn down. Here is the story inside the link below. The Left inside the United States is evil and dangerous!

Pacific Palisades fire victim shows there were 2 FULL massive tanks of water not used and says, “The fireman told me that we were ORDERED TO LET THEM BURN DOWN.” — The Donald

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good luck getting a building permit

The people of LA are still under vicious attacks by the classless, evil and dangerous Left inside the City of Angels! What is Karen Bass doing to people who lost their home in LA when the LA Fire Department was not allowed to have water in fire hydrants? She will fine homeowners without a home $750 if they do not clean up brush around their destroyed home! You can not make this up on your best day! Liberals inside Covers will tell you that this action is ok and justified! MAGA! Please help Bobby Jr and I make vaccines for our children safe again! Please see the link below!

Wall Street Apes on X: "Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass are now fining fire victims Hundreds of Los Angeles residents who lost their homes during the Pacific Palisades fires have been issued fines and they’re PISSED “We get this notice of non-compliance from the City of Los Angeles Fire Department that https://t.co/wfIu7tcwzl" / X

@StumpTownStu

 I know you read.  It may not be your type of reading.  But if you have not read The Big Burn by Timothy Egan -- it is well worth it.  

Dredging this up to ask if you ever found your copy of this and got a chance to read it?

I thought about it because I was talking to a retired firechief from Colorado that actually grew up in SoCal area. 
I was asking him about burning off cottonwood fluff and oil.  I had never even thought of, or heard of having to do this. That is a big thing my algorithm on TikTok has decided I need to see every video possible of.

This book came up and he said he enjoyed it also years ago.  It reminded me that I had mentioned it to you on here. 

I read the highlighted part and was about to respond, "We have a copy of it somewhere but I haven't read it." Then I read the entire post. Still haven't read it. I will put it in the queue.