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Massive downtown L.A. fire closes freeway, 250 firefighters battling
L.A. Times ^ | 12/8/14 | LAUREN RAAB AND SHELBY GRAD

Posted on 12/08/2014 3:10:11 AM PST by Bodleian_Girl

Massive fire in downtown Los Angeles closed down portions of two major freeways Monday morning and could be seen for miles.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; fire; lafire; losangeles
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To: RipSawyer

Excuse me ?


101 posted on 12/08/2014 1:13:11 PM PST by tomkat
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To: Born to Conserve

I saw an apartment building under construction, and thought the same thing. A huge pile of wood just waiting for a spark.

I thought construction of larger buildings (over 4 stories) was now structural steel, metal studs and light weight concrete. I guess not.


102 posted on 12/08/2014 1:24:15 PM PST by wrench (Ebola is not a threat to the US. 0bama says so, and he would never lie..........)
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To: DuncanWaring; RipSawyer; sportutegrl
Yep, I goofed .. blame it on posting 5min after waking with only 1/2 cup coffee on board.

20% s/b ~35.5%

Assuming a population of 350,000,000:

350,000,000 * .85 = 297,500,000 * .355 = 105,612,500

350,000,000 * .15 = 52,500,000

Morals of the story: 1) Attrition will usually out; 2) Don't post half-asleep

103 posted on 12/08/2014 1:35:43 PM PST by tomkat
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To: tomkat

A mere 20% of our 85% yields a 2:1 advantage over 100% of your 15%.
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Twenty % or 1/5th OF eighty five % equals seventeen % against one hundred % of fifteen % which is fifteen %. Seventeen % is not twice as much as 15 %.


104 posted on 12/08/2014 1:50:44 PM PST by RipSawyer (OPM is the religion of the sheeple.)
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To: logi_cal869

I agree with your rant -which isn’t a rant but logic and clarity. Only in today’s PC world would speaking the truth seem out of place -even to the speaker. So keep it up!

I haven’t checked out your links yet but will do so soon. Busy day doing domestic stuff -laundry, calls, and mostly, packing for our rebellious move. We’ll create our own gulch ;). Actually, where we’re going it will be a holler instead.


105 posted on 12/08/2014 2:19:45 PM PST by yorkiemom
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
You going to learn a very hard lesson Deray if you keep on with that. Never start something you can't completely finish...
As Deray and his "homies" would say, never let your alligator mouth write a check your butterfly ass can't cash.
106 posted on 12/08/2014 2:33:08 PM PST by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
You going to learn a very hard lesson Deray if you keep on with that. Never start something you can't completely finish...
As Deray and his "homies" would say, never let your alligator mouth write a check your butterfly ass can't cash.
107 posted on 12/08/2014 2:33:08 PM PST by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: Bodleian_Girl

Signs need to go up: LOOTERS AND ARSONISTS WILL BE SHOT ON SIGHT!


108 posted on 12/08/2014 3:29:26 PM PST by LibWhacker ("Every Muslim act of terror is followed by a political act of cover-up." -Daniel Greenfield)
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To: Nickname

We can look forward to him being president one day then, can’t we.


109 posted on 12/08/2014 3:55:59 PM PST by TheZMan (Buy more ammo.)
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To: Bodleian_Girl

MLK.......Yes Martin Luther Kang Boulevard..

sort of a puny fire..../


110 posted on 12/08/2014 3:56:11 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Bodleian_Girl

thats VERY BIG inferno


111 posted on 12/08/2014 3:56:47 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Bodleian_Girl
bragadocious punks everywhere...

YOU FAMOUS ......DE_RAY is that DELORES RAY?


112 posted on 12/08/2014 4:12:57 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Bodleian_Girl

Whoever started these fires is in big heap trouble... there will be hell to pay...

This is a LOT of CO2 and carbon and GlowBull warming will be making a quantum leap now in seriesness.

That is, hell to pay to Algore and Climate 10-Alarm-ists (or whatever number of Alarms this fire is).


113 posted on 12/08/2014 4:47:32 PM PST by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: Bodleian_Girl

Would that knowledge be available to the public? If not, sounds like maybe terrorism or a state like Russia. The Communist party supports Putin 100 percent, and there’s no reason to think the FSB ended their control of them.


114 posted on 12/08/2014 4:48:01 PM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: yorkiemom

Well, thanks.

I half-expected some here to attack me for commenting on the conservative split, which exists in multiple forms here at FR in particular.

Half of the time that I ‘write my mind’ I end up gettting abuse because my opinion differs from another’s (or ‘the clique/cabal’). I don’t mind a logical argument and will admit when I’m in left field, so-to-speak, but getting called names for disagreeing with the status quo is so ‘Alinsky-ish’, ya know? Last week I was ‘traitor’ and ‘treasonous’, among others. And I’m as blue as blue can be (I don’t agree with ABC/MSM changing the color scheme in 1979(?) and will never accede to that).

Take care.


115 posted on 12/08/2014 4:55:05 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: logi_cal869

“And I’m as blue as blue can be (I don’t agree with ABC/MSM changing the color scheme in 1979(?) and will never accede to that).”

They couldn’t handle having commie red be their color. Too close to the truth.

I expect more from ‘conservatives ‘ than to call names. Like you said, that is a lefty tactic. Separate and demoralize the offender. Although I think most times in this dumbed down society, it is done when they can’t articulate an intelligent argument.

Keep at it and ping me when you need a kind word to offset the nastiness ;)


116 posted on 12/08/2014 6:31:39 PM PST by yorkiemom
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To: C210N

“This is a LOT of CO2 and carbon and GlowBull warming will be making a quantum leap now in seriesness.”

LOL!


117 posted on 12/08/2014 6:32:47 PM PST by yorkiemom
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To: Bodleian_Girl

http://www.amazon.com/Domestic-Enemies-Reconquista-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B0050K0GD6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418093991&sr=8-1&keywords=Matt+Bracken


118 posted on 12/08/2014 6:59:08 PM PST by gaijin
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To: logi_cal869; All

I guess keeping the costs down was one of the reasons the upper 6 floors were flammable wood frame construction.


119 posted on 12/08/2014 11:48:46 PM PST by gleeaikin
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To: MeshugeMikey; maggief

Google search result here; look here for pics:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=pictures&as_epq=massive+fire+in+downtown+l.a.&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&lr=&cr=&as_qdr=all&as_sitesearch=&as_occt=any&safe=images&as_filetype=&as_rights=


120 posted on 12/09/2014 5:02:11 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2001)
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