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Originally Posted by pramjockey
My in-laws are in Poway. I haven't reviewed the news/firelines yet. Hell, they can afford to lose their house, unlike many others.
Be safe out there So-Calians.
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I lived in San Diego when I was stationed there and several years as a civilian before I went back into the military. That's why I follow the Chargers which is also the reason for the bolt avatar.
Locals said the Qualcom Stadium parking lot, formally known as Jack Murphy Stadium, was pretty much turned into a big tailgate party rather then the disaster the Super Dome became. They are asking that finger-pointing reporters and politicians leave them alone and let them do their jobs.
Things are running very smoothly in California as far as disaster relief. This is what happens when the Governor actually tries to do his job and cooperates with the Feds and the President rather then fight them at every turn like Gov. Blanco in LA and Mayor Nagan did in New Orleans after Katrina.
Harry Reid said yesterday that the fires were caused by Global Warming.......then when asked about his statement a few minutes later denied it. Now we find out that many of the fires were set by arsons.
Barbara Boxer claimed that the reason it was so hard to fight the fires is because half of the National Guard's equipment was in Iraq. How many wild fires are the California National Guard fighting in Iraq? What good does she think that untrained National Guard troops will do with 100 mile/hr winds and a 60-80 ft high wall of flames. They will just end up being overrun by the flames.
The California Lt. Governor, a Democrat, is complaining about Bush coming to visit. He doesn't want him to visit because he thinks he will just get in the way. Arnold needs to tell him to shut his mouth and get out of the way and let everyone willing to help do their jobs without all of the political nonsense.
